The surgical technologist is opening for a procedure and notices the wrapped item she just opened has a hole in the outer layer. Which of the following is the proper course of action? 

A surgical case ends, and the surgeon removes the drapes to finish dressings. What is the first action that the surgical technologist must take as the surgery ends and drapes are removed? 

Which of the following patients is at the greatest risk for OR-acquired pressure ulcer development?

A patient’s dentures are removed in the operating room.  Which of the following is the proper procedure for the care of the dentures? 

A patient is having a cervical cone biopsy.  The surgeon prefers to not use a Bovie.  Which of the following solutions should the surgical technologist have available in the room for control of bleeding? 

When steam sterilizing biological indicators, how long are they incubated before the reading is recorded? 

When reviewing the autoclave log, the surgical technologist should confirm that which of the following have been documented before using the instrumentation? 

When being relieved for lunch during surgery, which of the following tasks is performed by the outgoing surgical technologist? 

The surgical technologist reviews the schedule for the following day and notices that an orthopedic surgeon has scheduled an ACL reconstruction with donor graft. Which of the following tissue implants is the correct term describing this graft? 

While preparing to do an abdominal hysterectomy on a 500 lb. female the surgical technologist begins to retrieve supplies and instrumentation. Which of the following retractor systems should the technologist retrieve for this case?