Pre-test

1.) What is minor surgery?

2.) Give one member that is part of the scrubbed sterile team.
3.) What are the 4 key members of the surgical team?
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7.) Differentiate anesthesiologist from anesthetist.
8.) Give at least one responsibility of a scrub nurse.
9.) Give at least one responsibility of a circulating nurse.
10.) What do you call the equipment that can be seen in a minor surgical room that is
located in the center of the room to allow easy access from both sides?
11.) What do you call the equipment that can be seen in a minor surgical room that is
used to place the surgical instruments and material used during the surgery?
12.) Give at least 5 surgical instruments in a minor surgery.
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17.) What are the 2 main features of surgical sutures?
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19.) Give one example of a local anesthetic.
20.) True or False – One of the purposes of preparing room for minor surgery is to
make sure that all necessary instruments and supplies are complete.

Answers:

1) Is a set of procedure in which short surgical techniques are applied on superficial tissues.
2) Any of the following: surgeon, assistant surgeon, scrub nurse.
3) Surgeon
4) Anesthesiologist/anesthetist
5) Scrub nurse
6) Circulating nurse
7) Anesthesiologist is a physician who is trained in the administration of anesthetics while
anesthetist is a registered professional nurse who is trained to administer anesthetics.
8) Any of the following:
a. Preparation of supplies and equipment on the sterile field
b. Maintenance of patient safety and integrity of the sterile field
 c. Observation of the scrubbed team members for breaks in sterile technique
d. Provision of appropriate sterile instrumentation, sutures, and supplies to the
operating surgeon
e. Adherence to established policies and procedures for sponge, instrument, and
sharp counts
9) Any of the following:
a. Creating safe environment for the patient, managing the activities outside the
sterile field, and providing nursing to the patient.
b. Enforcing the principle of aseptic technique.
c. Recognizing and implementing actions to resolve possible environmental hazards
that involve the patient or surgical team members.
d. Ensuring the sponge, instrument, and sharp counts are completed and appropriately
documented.
e. Communicating relevant information to individuals outside of the OR, such as
family members and other health care members.
10) Operating table
11) Side table
12) Any of the following:
a. Scalpel
b. Scissors
c. Needle-holder
d. Dissecting forceps
e. Hemostats
f. Surgical retractors
g. Biopsy punch
h. Curette
i. Cryosurgical equipment
j. Electrocautery
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17) Nonabsorbable sutures
18) Absorbable sutures
19) Any of the following:
a. Procaine
b. Tetracaine
c. Chloroprocaine
d. Benzoine
e. Lidocaine
f. Mepivacaine
g. Bupivacaine
h. Prilocaine
i. Etidocaine
j. Ropivacaine
20) True
Post-test

1) What are the two categories of the OR team based on its member’s responsibilities?
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3) Enumerate the members of the non-sterile team.
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6) Enumerate the members of the sterile team.
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9) Is a member of the surgical team who prepares the set up and assists the surgeon by
passing instruments, sutures, etc.?
10) This is a surgical instrument where it allows the surgeon to cut with precision through the
skin and other tissues.
11) Give the 4 purposes of preparing a room for minor surgery
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True or false:

15) You will use two sterile picking forceps upon opening the inner cover of the gown pack.

Answers:

1) Scrubbed sterile team

2) Non-scrubbed sterile team
3) Circulating nurse
4) Anesthesiologist/anesthetist
5) Other allied personnel
6) Surgeon
7) Assistant surgeon
8) Scrub nurse
9) Scrub nurse
10) Scalpel
11) To make sure that all necessary instruments and supplies are complete.
12) To maintain sterility of the surgical instruments.
13) To prevent accidents in the surgical field.
14) To facilitate the performance of the surgical procedure.
15) True