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Vet 262
Surgical Nursing
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A patient is to be prepared for a cystotomy. What part of the body is prepped | Ventral abdomen |
| All of the following statements regarding cesarean sections are true, except | After the newborns are removed, the mother is out of danger, and most of the technician's attention should be on the newborns |
| Before starting the surgical procedure, the technician who has scrubbed in with the surgeon should do all the following, except | Open the suture material |
| External fixation devices include all of the following except | Bone plate |
| For which of the following surgeries are stay sutures not normally necessary | Hepatic biopsy |
| Preparing a patient's skin for surgery | Reduces the bacterial flora to a level that can be controlled by the patient's immune system |
| The client should be instructed to contact the veterinary hospital if any of the following occur with a splint or cast, except | The animal is walking on or using the splinted or casted leg |
| The effectiveness of a surgical scrub on the hands and arms with an antibacterial soap depends on the | Combination of contact time and scrubbing action |
| The hair coat can be most efficiently and gently removed when preparing a dog for spaying by which of the following methods | Clipping against the grain of the hair with electrical clippers using a No. 40 blade |
| What agent, method, or device is most appropriate for sterilizing a needle holder to be used in a surgical procedure | Autoclave |
| When a bitch is presented to the hospital for an ovariohysterectomy, the technician should do all of the following except | Give the dog aspirin, because the surgical procedure will be painful |
| When feeding the patient through a gastrostomy tube, the technician should | Flush the tube with water |
| Which of the following is not true of an aural hematoma | Trimming back the pinna repairs it |
| Which of the following is a needle driver that is also able to cut suture material | Olsen-Hegar |
| Which of the following suture materials is most appropriate to close the muscle layers of a cow following a left-displaced abomasum surgery | 3 polydioxamone |
| Which of the following is absorbable suture material | Polydioxanone |
| Which of the following clinical signs would not normally be seen if a dog were suffering from hemorrhage after an ovariohysterectomy | Decreased respiratory rate |
| Which of the following statements regarding c-section is false | The client should observe the surgical incision starting after 1 week because the newborns don't start moving around the mammary area until then |
| Which of the following suture materials remains in the body for the longest period | Prolene |
| Which of the following is an advantage of molofilament material over multifilament material | Passes through tissue more easily |