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Quiz 4
Kaylie K
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| All of the following are acceptable intermediate storage containers to keep medication on the sterile table EXCEPT: | opened ampules. |
| The best thing to do when recapping a needle is to: | use one hand. |
| The improper or inadequate labeling of medication is legally considered: | negligence |
| You are assigned to scrub on a bilateral myringotomy with insertion of ear tubes. After the ear tubes are placed, the surgeon asks you to place two drops of Floxin (ofloxacin) Otic drops in the patient's ears. What would you do as a CST? | Tell the surgeon you cannot administer medication and ask them to do it |
| Responsibilities of the Surgical Technologist include all of the following EXCEPT: | prescribing |
| Improper or inadequate labeling of medications may be considered which one of the following? | Negligence |
| Which member of the surgical team documents the medication used at the surgical field? | Circulator |
| A 30-gauge hypodermic needle is larger in diameter than an 18-gauge needle. F/T | False |
| A plain tip syringe, also known as a _______________ is used for____________________. A. slip tip B. Leur lok C. venipuncture D. intramuscular injection | A and C |
| When changing shifts, the incoming surgical technologist notices one of the medications on the sterile field is not accurately labeled. What should the surgical tech do? | Discard the medication and ask the circulator for a new dose. |
| All of the following are standard parts of a syringe EXCEPT: | Needle |
| What is the correct sequence of steps for medication identification? | First, the circulator reads the label to themselves, then aloud. They show the scrub person. Next, the scrub person states the medication information aloud, accepts the medication, and labels the container. |
| The five "Rights of Medication Administration" include all of the following EXCEPT right: | drug company |
| The barrel of a syringe is the: | outer, hollow cylinder that holds medication. |
| Half-life is defined as the time it takes a certain medicine to be ______________ from the body. | eliminated |
| The circulator may deliver medication to the sterile field by placing the vial on the corner of the sterile backtable. T/F | false |