Surgical Assisting VT259- Midterm QA Latest

Surgical Assisting VT259- Midterm Q&A Latest Update 2024-2025 Guaranteed A+ A disadvantage of tilting the surgical table so the patient's head is lower than its tail is:

• It interferes with visualization of the caudal abdomen
• The increased pressure on the diaphragm, which can interfere with respiration
• The tension on the large bowel, which may initiate defecation
• It can cause a gastric volvulus - CORRECT ANSWER: b. The increased pressure on

the diaphragm, which can interfere with respiration

A good time to clean the surgery room is:

• Once a week
• Once a month
• Immediately before the surgery so things can be as clean as possible
• On the night before surgery to allow airborne dust to settle before surgery -

CORRECT ANSWER: d. On the night before surgery to allow airborne dust to settle

before surgery

A patient is to be prepared for an ovariohysterectomy. What part of the body is prepped?

• Ear
• Paw
• Ventral abdomen

d. Ventral chest wall - CORRECT ANSWER: c. Ventral abdomen

A safeguard to ensure that a pack is sterilized adequately is:

• Visually inspecting the pack for microorganisms
• Sterilization indicators
• Sterilization tape
• Feeling how hot the instrument is after the sterilization process is complete -

CORRECT ANSWER: b. Sterilization indicators

A Snook hook is typically used during:

• A diaphragmatic hernia repair
• Declawing
• A castration

d. An ovariohysterectomy - CORRECT ANSWER: d. An ovariohysterectomy

A sponge count should be done:

• Before closure only 1 / 2

• Before surgery only
• At the beginning of the surgery and before closure
• Several times during the surgery - CORRECT ANSWER: c. At the beginning of the

surgery and before closure

A surgical mask should cover which of the following areas of the face?

• Entire face with holes for eyes and nose
• Just the nose
• Just the mouth
• The eyes and the nose

e. The nose and the mouth - CORRECT ANSWER: e. The nose and the mouth

A surgical prep for feline castration:

• Includes plucking or pulling the hair from the scrotum before the surgical scrub
• Does not involve hair removal, because the entire scrotal area is prepped with

Nolvasan and alcohol

• Involves clipping the scrotum with a No. 40 clipper blade
• Involves clipping the prescrotal region from the umbilicus to the scrotum - CORRECT

ANSWER: a. Includes plucking or pulling the hair from the scrotum before the surgical scrub

A surgical scrub with residual antibacterial activity is important because:

• It makes it unnecessary to worry about touching a scrubbed area with an ungloved

hand

• Bacteria below the superficial dermal area are constantly rising to the surface
• It makes it unnecessary to worry about prepping the area with alcohol, in addition to

the surgical scrub.

• It makes it unnecessary to be as fastidious in the scrubbing technique - CORRECT

ANSWER: b. Bacteria below the superficial dermal area are constantly rising to the surface

A timed scrub should last at least:

• 5 minutes
• 1 minute
• 30 minutes

d. 15 minutes - CORRECT ANSWER: a. 5 minutes

All of the following are duties assigned to the sterile surgical assistant EXCEPT:

• Passing instruments
• Administering drugs intraoperatively
• Draping the patient
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