The surgical team prepares the room for a trauma case. The nurse is notified by the ER that the patient is a 3-year-old female with a gunshot wound. In preparing the room for the patient’s arrival, the surgical technologist should ensure that the room is 

During a vaginal hysterectomy the surgical team noticed that the safety belt was left off the patient before the drape was applied. How can the patient be secured to the OR bed without interrupting the sterile field or procedure?

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?