Exam 12: Care of the Perioperative Environment

The scrub person may remove the mask or eyewear after stepping far enough away from the patient and sterile field at the end of a case.

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Question 21

An accepted way to transport large used or contaminated items to the decontamination area after a case is finished is to

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Question 22

Knife blades should be removed using a heavy hemostat.

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Question 23

After a procedure,instruments may be placed in the sterilizer immediately after a case in order to save time in between cases and to decrease turnover time.

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Exam 12: Care of the Perioperative Environment

The scrub person may remove the mask or eyewear after stepping far enough away from the patient and sterile field at the end of a case.

An accepted way to transport large used or contaminated items to the decontamination area after a case is finished is to

Knife blades should be removed using a heavy hemostat.

After a procedure,instruments may be placed in the sterilizer immediately after a case in order to save time in between cases and to decrease turnover time.

Perioperative Education

Foundations of Perioperative Patient Care Standards

Legal, regulatory, and Ethical Issues

The Perioperative Patient Care Team and Professional Credentialing

The Surgical First Assistant

Administration of Perioperative Patient Care Services

The Patient: the Reason for Your Existence

Perioperative Pediatrics

Perioperative Geriatrics

Physical Facilities

Ambulatory Surgery Centers and Alternative Surgical Locations

Potential Sources of Injury to the Caregiver and the Patient

Surgical Microbiology and Antimicrobial Therapy

Principles of Aseptic and Sterile Techniques

Appropriate Attire, Surgical Hand Hygiene, and Gowning and Gloving

Decontamination and Disinfection

Sterilization

Surgical Instrumentation

Specialized Surgical Equipment

Preoperative Preparation of the Patient

Diagnostics, specimens, and Oncologic Considerations

Surgical Pharmacology

Anesthesia: Techniques and Agents

Coordinated Roles of the Scrub Person and the Circulating Nurse

Positioning,prepping,and Draping the Patient

Physiologic Maintenance and Monitoring of the Perioperative Patient

Surgical Incisions implants and Wound Closure

Wound Healing and Hemostasis

Postoperative Patient Care

Potential Perioperative Complications

Endoscopy and Robotic-Assisted Surgery

General Surgery

Gynecologic and Obstetric Surgery

Urologic Surgery

Orthopedic Surgery

Neurosurgery of the Brain and Peripheral Nerves

Spinal Surgery

Ophthalmic Surgery

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Otorhinolaryngologic and Head and Neck Surgery

Thoracic Surgery

Cardiac Surgery

Vascular Surgery

Organ Procurement and Transplantation

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