Question 1

The scrub person may receive medications into the sterile field in all of the following ways except

Accepted Answer

A) circulator places the bottle on the corner of the back table. 
B) circulator pours the medication into a sterile container. 
C) scrub person draws up the medication from the bottle held by the circulator. 
D) all of the above are correct. 
A) circulator places the bottle on the corner of the back table. 
B) circulator pours the medication into a sterile container. 
C) scrub person draws up the medication from the bottle held by the circulator. 
D) all of the above are correct.

Question 2

Which of these is not one of the "five rights" but is crucial in medication administration?

Accepted Answer

A) Right documentation 
B) Right patient 
C) Right route 
D) Right time 
A) Right documentation 
B) Right patient 
C) Right route 
D) Right time

Question 3

List the five rights of medication administration.

Accepted Answer

Right drug
Right dose
Right time
Right p

Question 4

A recapped bottle of sterile saline is considered

Accepted Answer

A) sterile. 
B) unsterile. 
C) expired. 
D) none of these. 
A) sterile. 
B) unsterile. 
C) expired. 
D) none of these.

Question 5

Which member of the surgical team must document the medications that are used at the surgical field?

Accepted Answer

A) Surgeon 
B) Circulator 
C) Surgical first assistant 
D) Surgical technologist in the scrub role 
A) Surgeon 
B) Circulator 
C) Surgical first assistant 
D) Surgical technologist in the scrub role

Question 6

When recapping a needle you should

Accepted Answer

A) throw the needle into the trash. 
B) use the two-handed method. 
C) use the one-handed method. 
D) hand the uncapped needle to the circulator. 
A) throw the needle into the trash. 
B) use the two-handed method. 
C) use the one-handed method. 
D) hand the uncapped needle to the circulator.

Question 7

When handling medications in the surgical department,which one of the following statements does not apply?

Accepted Answer

A) Both the scrub person and the circulator must follow aseptic technique. 
B) Multidose vials may be recapped aseptically and dated to enable the remaining portions to be used at a later time. 
C) Medications in a powder form must be reconstituted by the circulator before delivery to the sterile field. 
D) When the circulator is delivering solutions to the sterile field, the scrub person should hold the receiving container away from the sterile table. 
A) Both the scrub person and the circulator must follow aseptic technique. 
B) Multidose vials may be recapped aseptically and dated to enable the remaining portions to be used at a later time. 
C) Medications in a powder form must be reconstituted by the circulator before delivery to the sterile field. 
D) When the circulator is delivering solutions to the sterile field, the scrub person should hold the receiving container away from the sterile table.

Question 8

A surgeon requests the use of an embolectomy catheter that has a 3mL balloon.Which of these syringes is the BEST choice for inflating this balloon?

Accepted Answer

A) 1 mL TB syringe 
B) 5 mL syringe 
C) 10 cc syringe 
D) A Tubex syringe 
A) 1 mL TB syringe 
B) 5 mL syringe 
C) 10 cc syringe 
D) A Tubex syringe

Question 9

When changing shifts,the incoming surgical technologist notices one of the medications on the sterile field is not accurately labeled.What should he or she do?

Accepted Answer

A) Discard the medication and ask the circulator for a new dose. 
B) Ask the scrub person to label the medication before leaving. 
C) Ask the circulator to show him or her the empty vial and then label it properly. 
D) Ask the surgeon what to do. 
A) Discard the medication and ask the circulator for a new dose. 
B) Ask the scrub person to label the medication before leaving. 
C) Ask the circulator to show him or her the empty vial and then label it properly. 
D) Ask the surgeon what to do.

Question 10

Match the following terms with the correct definitions.
-Without infection

Accepted Answer

A) Asepsis 
B) Carpule 
C) Contamination 
D) Diluent 
E) Reconstitute 
A) Asepsis 
B) Carpule 
C) Contamination 
D) Diluent 
E) Reconstitute

The scrub person may receive medications into the sterile field in all of the following ways except

Which of these is not one of the "five rights" but is crucial in medication administration?

List the five rights of medication administration.

A recapped bottle of sterile saline is considered

Which member of the surgical team must document the medications that are used at the surgical field?

When recapping a needle you should

When handling medications in the surgical department,which one of the following statements does not apply?

A surgeon requests the use of an embolectomy catheter that has a 3mL balloon.Which of these syringes is the BEST choice for inflating this balloon?

When changing shifts,the incoming surgical technologist notices one of the medications on the sterile field is not accurately labeled.What should he or she do?

Match the following terms with the correct definitions. -Without infection

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Exam 4: Medication Administration

The scrub person may receive medications into the sterile field in all of the following ways except

Which of these is not one of the "five rights" but is crucial in medication administration?

List the five rights of medication administration.

A recapped bottle of sterile saline is considered

Which member of the surgical team must document the medications that are used at the surgical field?

When recapping a needle you should

When handling medications in the surgical department,which one of the following statements does not apply?

A surgeon requests the use of an embolectomy catheter that has a 3mL balloon.Which of these syringes is the BEST choice for inflating this balloon?

When changing shifts,the incoming surgical technologist notices one of the medications on the sterile field is not accurately labeled.What should he or she do?

Match the following terms with the correct definitions. -Without infection

Basic Pharmacology

Medication Development,regulation,and Resources

Pharmacology Mathematics

Antibiotics

Diagnostic Agents

Diuretics

Hormones

Medications That Affect Coagulation

Ophthalmic Agents

Fluids and Irrigation Solutions

Antineoplastic Chemotherapy Agents

Preoperative Medications

Patient Monitoring and Local and Regional Anesthesia

General Anesthesia

Emergency Situations

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