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OR 4N151Av1
Surgical Technology volume 1 CDC set A
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| How would you best summarize the mission of the USAF Medical Service? | Maintain the health of USAF personnel to ensure maximum readiness. |
| Where in the organizational structure would the MAJCOM command surgeon fit? | Above the OMG commander and below the Surgeon General |
| What organizational structure is used for most medical facilities that support surgery? | Group with four squadrons |
| Who has the overall responsibility for all activities of the medical group? | OMG commander |
| In most cases, a surgical technician is assigned to the | Medical Operations Squadron |
| How are the shredouts in the surgical services career field identified? | by an alphabetic AFSC suffix |
| What duties can be performed by a "c" shredout surgical technician? | assisting in the reduction of fractures and positioning for casting |
| The assistance NCOIC or NCOIC of surgery is usually a | 4N171 |
| Once assigned a 9 skill-level, what duty position is most likely assigned? | Superintendent of surgical services |
| What CCAF degree can a surgical technician obtain? | Associates in Surgical Services Technology |
| Under the AECP, after graduation frm college you | can enter either OTS or COT |
| What hospital committee grants surgeons certain operating privelges? | credentialling |
| Ideally, who should serve as the surgeon's first assistant during an operation? | another physician |
| What surgical team member usually oversees patient care activities performed in the recovery room? | an anesthesiologist |
| When a member of the surgical team unnecessarily exposes a patient's body, what two ethical standards have been directly violated? | respecting human dignity and ensuring the patients physical privacy |
| What is the best way to handle a co-workers mistake or substandard duty performance? | avoid public criticism and try to talk to the person in private. |
| To protect the patients privacy, what should you do if you have to pick up and transport a patient of the opposite sex to the OR? | make sure you have a chaperone of the same sex as the patient in the room before you attempt to transfer the patient to the gurney |
| When is it appropriate to address adult dependent patient's by their first name? | only when they ask you to do so. |
| What famous person had a significant impact ondevelopment of a code of conduct for the nursing profession? | Florence Nightingale |
| What is fidelity? | keeping a promise |
| Whatis the term that describes a person's moral duty to refrain from harming himself, herself, or others? | nonmaleficence |
| What is apathy? | widespread lack of concern |
| What is the most common cause of illness in surgical personnel? | the body's response to constant physical and emotional strain |
| What is true about stress? | It can be managed |
| When performing deep-breathing exercises to relax, you should inhale | slowly through the nose and exhale slowly through the mouth |
| If a patient is injured because a 5-lvl surgical technician failed to raise the side rails on a gurney, the technician is guilty of | negligence |
| What tort have you committed if you threaten to hit a patient? | assult |
| What tort has been committed if a surgeon intentially strikes a technician? | battery |
| Who is not entitled to sue the federal government for the negligent acts of it's employee's? | active duty military personnel |
| Where are your specific legal duty responsibilities and liabilities documented? | in your specialty training standard |
| Patients rights evolved from and fall under | ethical standards relating to medical practice |
| Patient sensitivity applies to | all patients and potential patients |
| What is the key to patient sensitivity? | acting professional at all times |
| What type of human need is most patient care and treatment designed to fulfill? | physical |
| What need suffers a critical blow when a patient is unnecessarily exposed or examined? | self-esteem |
| What is the main purpose of the perioperative nursing care plan? | to establish goals for surgical nursing care which will become the guide for specific nursing actions |
| What form is used to document the operating room nurse's assessment of the surgical patient's needs and the plan of care designed to satisfy those needs? | AF Form 1864 - Perioperative Nursing Report |
| Most of the surgical team's efforts at satisfying a patient's psychological needs will occur during the | immediate preoperative period |
| Which patient fear originates from the patient's ignorance or misunderstanding of surgical procedures and anesthesia? | fear of the unknown |
| What action should a surgical specialist take if a patient says before surgery that he or she is afraid of dying during surgery? | report the commment immediately to a nurse, doctor or anesthesia staff member |
| What response can a surgical team expect when a highly anxiuos patient is operated on? | difficult anesthesia induction, increased incident of laryngospasms, and fluctuations of intraoperative vital signs |
| During what stage of dying does the patient begin to prepare for the "final journey?" | acceptance |
| What is the one thing surgical personnel cannot do to reduce a child's anxieties and fears during their surgery? | permit the parents to stay with the child during surgery |
| The primary purpose of the AFOSH program is to | protect all Air Force personnel from work-related death, injuries, and occupational illness. |
| What is a reponsibility of all Air Force personnel under the AFOSH program? | provide training for employees in job safety, fire prevention and protection, and health as required by AFOSH guidelines |
| AFOSH standard 91-8 Medical Facilities outlines responsibilities of key safety personnel, discuesses general safety practices, and | specifies safety requirements for particularly hazardous areas in a hospital |
| What area does AFI 90-821, Hazard Communication pertain to? | Chemical disinfectants such as glutaraldehyde |
| What form (or approved equivelant) should be used to document hazardous communication? | MSDS |
| Who is responsible for training workers how to identify and report hazards, accidents,and incidents? | the supervisor |
| Who must attend the Air Force Supervisor's Safety Course? | all first level supervisors |
| T/F - under no circumstance should AF Form 765 Medical Treatment Facility Incident Statement, be placed in a patient's medical record. | True |
| What is the quickest and most effective way to abate hazards? | report to your supervisor any situation you think may be hazardous |
| What unsafe practice is one of the biggest causes of job absenteeism in the Air Force and civilian work industries? | improper lifting of heavy objects |
| What are good guidelines to follow for good posture while you are standing? | slightly flex, but do not lock your knees; tighten and pull in your abdominal and buttock muscles; keep your feet perpendicular, between 6-12 inches apart; and distribute your weight equally, preferably on the balls of your feet |
| When lifting or moving patientsor heavy objects, you can increase the efficiency of your muscle power by | keeping your center of gravity close to your base of support. |
| Materials such as glass, rubber, and plastic are resistant to electrical flow and are called | insulators |
| What medical device is most susceptible to microshock? | internal pace makers |
| If an extention cord must be used in surgery, it should be constructed of | heavy-duty three-conductor wire |
| Why do operating rooms have isolated power systems? | to help prevent electric shock caused by leaking current from defective equipment |
| When a continual line isolation monitor indicates a ground fault or circuit overload, what is the first thing you do? | shut-off and unplug the last electrical device that was plugged in |
| What type of electrosurgical unit/system always requires the use of a separate patient grounding electrode? | monopolar |
| The ground electrode should be placed on a | large skin area as close to the surgical site as possible |
| What safety feature found on small gas cyliders and their corresponding regulators prevents you from accidentally connecting a nitroud oxide cylinder to an oxygen regulator? | a pin-index safety system |
| What is the reason for "cracking the valve" on a compressed gas cylinder before attaching a regulator? | to clear the valve opening of dirt and debris |
| The main hazard associated with any type of steam sterilizer is | burns |
| At what point is it safe to open a steam sterilizer door? | when the chamber pressure reads "zero" PSI |
| What action is taken to reduce the risk of personnel being burned when sterilizing solutions? | Run the solutions as the last sterilizer load of the day so they can cool overnight |
| What should you do as soon as possible if you are injured by a sharp instrument, needle, or blade | report the incident to the NCOIC or OR supervisor so that an indcident report can be filled out |
| What is an equipment operator not allowed to do during their PM responsibilities? | adjustments and calibrations(MERC's job) |
| How can you minimize radiation exposure from X-ray equipment? | a lead apron, rotate room assignments, and standing behind someone wearing a lead apron |
| The prefix in the word "intra cellular" means | within |
| what does the prefix "retro" mean in the word retroperitoneal? | behind |
| A syllable or group of syllables added at the end of a word or word's base to form a new word and give it grammatical function is called a | suffix |
| The suffix in the word "chondromalacia" means | softness |
| A suffic that means "fastening" or "fixation" is | -pexy |
| The root word that refers to the "head" is | cephalo |
| What root word refers to the cornea of the eye? | Kerat(o) |
| What root word denotes the cervix? | Trachel(o) |
| The root word that refers to the urinary bladder is | vesico |
| The medical term used to refer to a reconstruction of a bone is | osteoplasty |
| What medical term should you use to refer to an incision into a tendon? | tenotomy |
| T/F - use of abbreviations in outpatient records is encouraged. | False |
| The abbreviation a surgeon most likely would use in a postoperative order to indicate that a patient may get out of bed "as desired" is | ad.lib. |
| The abbreviation which means "if necessary" is | s.o.s |
| What is the medical abbreviation for biopsy? | Bx |
| What symbol isused to denote a female patient? | ♀ |
| Movement of a body part towards the body's midline is called | adduction |
| What term is used to describe movement of the foot which results in decrease of the angle between the heel and the backside of the lower leg? | dorsiflexion |
| What directional term best describes the relationship of the elbow to the wrist? | distal |
| What is the sequence for an enlisted persons chain of command? | Immediate supervisor, NCOIC, flight NCO, superintendent, squadron commander |
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