Introduction to the Operating Room LESSON 1: ORIENTATION Exercises: Lesson 1 |
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EXERCISES, LESSON 1
INSTRUCTIONS: Answer the following exercises by marking the lettered response that best answers the exercise, by completing the incomplete statement, or by writing the answer in the space provided at the end of the exercise.
After you have completed all the exercises, turn to "Solutions to Exercises" at the end of the lesson and check your answers. For each exercise answered incorrectly, reread the material referenced with the solution.
1. When the electrical fixtures are installed in a surgical suite, the AC and DC outlets are marked for identification in what way?
2. Outlets and switches that are not explosion-proof and are located in areas where flammable agents are to be used should be mounted five feet from what point?
3. Why is the humidity in the operating room maintained between 55 and 60 percent?
4. The floor should be grounded in each individual operating room. The electrical circuits supplying current for lighting and wall outlets should be:
5. In preparing an operating table for surgery, the casters must be:
6. The Mayo stand is constructed with a detachable tray in order to facilitate:
7. The table used for holding sterile goods, other than those for immediate use during an operation, may be appropriately referred to as the _______ table.
8. The electrode tip for the electro surgical unit is set up by the:
9. Possible sources of contamination during a patient's surgery include:
10. Supplies for the "sterile" team members are provided by whom?
11. A circulating specialist is passing a sterile area; he should face the sterile area in order to:
12. A specialist is cleaning floors in the surgical suite using the mop-and-pail method. He should:
13. If performed in the correct sequence, which operation is performed LAST?
14. What solution is generally used for dusting in the surgical suite?
FOR EXERCISES 15 THROUGH 22. The drawing below depicts an appropriate way of grouping furniture and equipment for a general surgery operation. The item labeled c is the anesthetist's stool.
15. What equipment or piece of furniture is a?
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16. What equipment or piece of furniture is b?
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17. What equipment or piece of furniture is d?
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18. What equipment or piece of furniture is e?
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19. What equipment or piece of furniture is f?
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20. What equipment or piece of furniture is g?
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21. What equipment or piece of furniture is h?
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22. What equipment or piece of furniture is i?
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