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Pregunta 1 de 10
What is the surgeon mainly responsible for during a surgical procedure?
Preparing the surgical equipment
Render the patient unconscious
Carrying out the intended surgical task
Ensuring that the surgical field is sterile
Pregunta 2 de 10
What must a surgeon have completed in order to perform a surgical procedure?
Medical school and a surgical residency
A surgical certification program in the form of a fellowship
A fellowship in surgery after graduating as a physician
A surgical technology training program
Pregunta 3 de 10
What is something the anesthesiologist does not generally perform during a surgical procedure?
Monitors the patient’s pulse rate and blood pressure
Administers anesthesia
Assists the surgeon with retraction and hemostasis
Monitors the patient’s temperature and respiration rate
Pregunta 4 de 10
Which of these are the minimum requirements regarding personal protection equipment for anesthesiologists during a surgical procedure?
A surgical gown, shoes covers and eye protection
A cap, gloves, and a face mask
A full surgical gown, gloves, and a face mask
A face mask, eye protection, and gloves
Pregunta 5 de 10
What are the main roles of the surgical nurse during a surgical procedure?
Carries out the surgical task by repairing tissues
Renders the patient unconscious
Prepares the technological equipment used during the operation
Assists the surgeon and ensures that the surgical field is sterile
Pregunta 6 de 10
What kind of certification program must a surgical nurse have completed?
A medical school program and surgical residency
A nursing health technician program and a specialty program in surgical nursing
A nursing school program and a surgical nursing certification
A residency in nursing and a fellowship in surgery
Pregunta 7 de 10
What is the role of the surgical technologist during a surgical procedure?
Administers anesthesia to the patient
Prepares the surgical equipment and passes it to the surgeon
Makes incisions and repairs tissues
Pregunta 8 de 10
What is the main difference in the level of protective equipment needed for surgical nurses and surgical technologists?
Surgical technologists need to wear more protective equipment than surgical nurses
Both surgical nurses and medical technologist must wear exactly the same type of PPE but there are aesthetic differences
Surgical nurses might need to wear more protective equipment than surgical technologists
Surgical technologists do not wear PPE because they are not in the theater during the procedure
Pregunta 9 de 10
What is scrubbing?
The process of washing and sanitizing the hands and arms before a surgical procedure
The process of positioning the patient on the operating table
The process of administering anesthesia to the patient
The process of making incisions and repairing tissues
Pregunta 10 de 10
What are the steps for scrubbing before a surgical procedure (in their correct order)?
Remove accessories such as rings, rub hands with soap, dry thoroughly and finally rinse
Remove rings and bracelets, wet hands and arms, apply soap, rub, rinse, and dry
Apply soap to wet hands and arms, apply antibacterial, rub hands, and then use a wet towel
Remove jewelry, rub hands with soap, wet, rinse and dry.