front 1 The emergency shut-off valve for the supply of oxygen into an operating room is designated by which color? | back 1 Green |
front 2 Where are surgical instrument “booms” mounted in an operating room? | back 2 Ceiling |
front 3 Which piece of OR furniture is usually the MOST proximal to the operative site? | back 3 Mayo Stand |
front 4 An operating room where a surgical procedure is in progress would be considered what type of area? | back 4 Restricted |
front 5 Which type of procedure would require an operating table with a fluid drain pan attachement? | back 5 Cystoscopy |
front 6 What are the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidelines for OR air exchanges per hour? | back 6 20-25 20% |
front 7 Unless the patient is at risk of hypothermia, the temperature range in the OR should be between: | back 7 68F and 73F |
front 8 Which of the following components of personal protective equipment (PPE) are worn for procedures using fluoroscopy? | back 8 Lead apron and thyroid shield |
front 9 Frozen section biopsies are sent to which hospital department for analysis? | back 9 pathology |
front 10 What is the term used for the process of cleaning an OR after one procedure and preparing for a subsequent one? | back 10 Turnover |
front 11 Which of the following is NOT a category of hazard for OR personnel or surgical patients? | back 11 physiological |
front 12 Which of the following terms relates to the potential impact on personnel from the duties of the job description or the handling and use of equipment and supplies encountered within the perioperative environment? | back 12 Ergonomics |
front 13 The visual representation of the components necessary to support a fire is which of the following geometric shapes? | back 13 Triangle |
front 14 Which type of electricity is generated primarily by friction between two surfaces? | back 14 Static |
front 15 Which of the following diagnostic studies emits ionizing radiation? | back 15 Fluoroscopy |
front 16 Amplification is a way to reduce exposure to which personnel? | back 16 Radiology |
front 17 What term is used for the smoke that is generated by use of a laser or electrosurgical unit pencil on tissue? | back 17 Plume |
front 18 What is the chemical name of the powder and liquid mixture used as bone cement for the placement of prostheses? | back 18 Polymethyl Methacrylate |
front 19 What is the name of the system attached to all anesthesia machines to remove waste anesthesia gases? | back 19 Scavenger |
front 20 Which of the following is a substance that is derived from tropical trees and that patients and health care workers may be highly allergic to? | back 20 Latex |
front 21 What distance from the portable x-ray unit should sterile members of the surgical team stand to reduce their exposure while the image is being taken? | back 21 Feet |
front 22 Which governmental agency mandates that operating rooms have a biohazard exposure control plan and make personal protective equipment available for personnel at risk | back 22 OSHA |
front 23 .The part of the complete ESU circuit that delivers alternating current back from exposed tissue to the ESU generator is the: | back 23 Patient Return Electrode |
front 24 Harvey Cushing, M.D., and William Bovie, Ph.D., collaborated in the 1926 to create the first: | back 24 Electrosurgical Unit |
front 25 .Equipment with the highest potential for serving as ignition sources in surgical fires include all of the following EXCEPT: | back 25 Phacoemulsification probes |
front 26 Which of the following would be least damaging to and most effective on a fire involving a laser generator or electrosurgical unit | back 26 Class C halon extinguisher sprayed on unit |
front 27 Which of the following is the large piece of OR furniture onto which most sterile supplies are opened and organized for use during a case? | back 27 Back Table |
front 28 Which of the following is commonly used as a tissue fixative and preservative for surgical specimens sent to pathology? | back 28 Formalin |
front 29 What is the abbreviation for the sets of references that provide information about all potentially hazardous chemicals used in the perioperative setting and must be accessible to health care workers? | back 29 MSDS |
front 30 Which of the following is NOT part of a Three-prong plug? | back 30 Airborne |
front 31 Which of the following should be used by the surgical team members to prevent potential injury from tasks involving heavy lifting, moving of equipment or patients, and long periods of standing or sitting? | back 31 Proper Body Mechanics |
front 32 Which of the following is the mnemonic used to remember the steps for operating a fire extinguisher? | back 32 Pass |
front 33 Which of the following Mnemonics used to remember the steps to take in the event of a surgical fire? | back 33 RACE |
front 34 The clarity of a computer monitor screen image is its: | back 34 Resolution |
front 35 What term describes an item that enhances or allows for the flow of alternating or direct electrical current? | back 35 Conductor |
front 36 Specialized equipment in the OR, such as portable x-ray units or laser generators may require which type of wall outlet can handle the increased load necessary to power the equipment. | back 36 220V |
front 37 All of the following are components of a three-prong electrical plug EXCEPT: | back 37 Current converter |
front 38 Which type of gas is used to enhance the effectiveness of the electrosurgical unit active electrode pencil? | back 38 argon |
front 39 To prevent inadvertent activation of the ESU resulting in impossible ignition of draping materials, the pencil should be placed In which of the following when NOT in use? | back 39 rigid Holster |
front 40 Which of the following lasers fall into the invisible part of the electromagnetic spectrum, are absorbed by cellular fluid, and are not dependent on tissue color? | back 40 CO2 |