Which member of the surgical team must document the medications that are used at the surgical field? a. Surgeon b. Circulator c. Surgical first assistant d. Surgical technologist in the scrub role

When changing shifts, the incoming surgical technologist notices one of the medications on the sterile field is not accurately labeled. What should he or she do? A. Discard the medication and ask the circulator for a new dose. B. Ask the scrub person to label the medication before leaving. C. Ask the circulator to show him or her the empty vial and then label it properly. D. Ask the surgeon what to do.

The five rights of medication administration include all of the following except a. right drug. b. right dose. c. right patient. d. right physician. e. right time.

Which statement does not apply to the required steps for proper medication identification? a. Read the label on the container. b. Check the integrity of the container. c. Check the expiration date. d. Show the label to the surgeon.

Medication labels must contain all of the following information except a. generic and trade names. b. contraindications. c. strength of medications. d. amount of medication

When handling medications in the surgical department, which statement does not apply? a. Both the scrub person and the circulator must follow aseptic technique. b. Multidose vials may be recapped aseptically and dated to enable the remaining portions to be used at a later time. c. Medications in a powder form must be reconstituted by the circulator before delivery to the sterile field. d. When the circulator is delivering solutions to the sterile field, the scrub person should hold the receiving container away from the sterile table.

Improper or inadequate labeling of medications may be considered a. malpractice. b. tort. c. materia medica. d. negligence.

Which step does not apply once a medication error has occurred? a. Notify the surgeon immediately. b. Notify the unit supervisor. c. Follow institutional policy. d. Do not complete an incident report.

Before medications are delivered into the sterile field, they must be identified by a. scrub person and circulator. b. two scrub personnel. c. physician and circulator. d. nurse anesthetist and circulator.

All of the following items must be read aloud when identifying a drug except a. drug name. b. manufacturer. c. strength. d. expiration date.

The scrub person may receive medications into the sterile field in all of the following ways except a. circulator places the bottle on the corner of the back table. b. circulator pours the medication into a sterile container. c. scrub person draws up the medication from the bottle held by the circulator. d. circulator reconstitutes powder medication and the liquid is withdrawn with a syringe

The most common type of syringe used in surgery is the a. plain tip. b. Luer-loc. c. tuberculin. d. insulin.

When recapping a needle, you should a. throw the needle into the trash. b. use the two-handed method. c. use the one-handed method. d. hand the uncapped needle to the circulator.

Who is responsible for passing a medication to the surgeon for administration during the surgical procedure? a. Anesthesiologist b. Scrubbed surgical technologist c. Circulating nurse d. Another scrubbed surgeon

Which of these is not one of the “five rights” but is crucial in medication administration? a. Right documentation b. Right patient c. Right route d. Right time

Why should the scrubbed surgical technologist repeat the medication label information aloud? a. To ensure that he or she can read b. So that he or she can be heard c. To confirm the correct drug d. So that the surgical team will know

What is the first action that should be taken by the scrubbed surgical technologist when withdrawing medication from an inverted vial held by the circulator? a. Puncture the rubber stopper. b. Remove the rubber stopper. c. Remove the syringe plunger. d. Draw air into the syringe.

A recapped bottle of sterile saline is considered a. sterile. b. unsterile. c. expired. d. none of these.

All of the following are containers acceptable for storing medication on the sterile table, except a. pitchers. b. opened ampules. c. medicine cups. d. basins.

All of the following pieces are basic parts of a syringe, except a. hub. b. barrel. c. plunger. d. tip.

A surgeon requests the use of an embolectomy catheter that has a 3mL balloon. Which of these syringes is the BEST choice for inflating this balloon? a. 1 mL TB syringe b. 5 mL syringe c. 10 cc syringe d. A Tubex syringe

Which hypodermic needle has the smallest lumen? a. 18-gauge b. 21-gauge c. 25-gauge d. 27-gauge

What is the length of a spinal needle? a. 1 1/2 inches b. 2 1/2 inches c. 3 inches d. 1/3 inches

MATCHING 1. Glass tube containing a medication 2. Liquid such as saline or water used to reduce the concentration of an agent 3. Turning a solid medication into a liquid by adding water or saline 4. Transmission of microorganisms to a sterile field or item 5. Without infection a. Asepsis b. Ampule c. Contamination d. Diluent e. Reconstitute

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A 30-gauge hypodermic needle is larger in diameter than an 18-gauge needle. true/false

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