2024 VTNE Surgical Nursing Review

2024 VTNE Surgical Nursing Review Complete Questions & Answers (Solved) 100% Correct

• If during surgery you notice an item at the edge of a sterile field, you should:
• ask others to find out weather it was contaminated
• consider it unsterile if you are not absolutely certain
• consider it sterile
• move it further into the sterile field

Answer: b

• what type of instrument is a kelly?

• needle holder
• scissors
• towel clamp
• hemostatic forceps

Answer: d

• which of the following suffixes is used to describe the surgical alteration of a shape

or form?

• -pexy
• -plasty
• -ostomy
• -rrhapy

Answer: b

• what agent, method, or device is most appropriate for sterilizing a needle holder to

be used in a surgical procedure?

• autoclave
• dry heat
• ethylene oxide gas
• liquid chemical disinfectant

Answer: a

• what is the significance of an autoclave that will not properly seal, but still has

steam rising from it? 1 / 4

• because it is the sterilizing agent, it will work fine, but you must be more cautious

to prevent burns to personnel

• the pressure is what kills the microbes, and thus the autoclave will not work
• it will continue to sterilize but will require more water as the steam escapes
• the pressure will not increase, which is required to meet the minimum

temperature for sterilization

Answer: d

• when attaching and ECK, which leg should have the red lead attached to it?

• right foreleg
• left foreleg
• right hind leg
• left hind leg

Answer: d

7. preparing a patients skin for surgery:

• renders the skin sterile
• does nothing to affect the outcome of the surgery
• reduces the bacterial flora to a level that can be controlled by the patients immune

system

• is not necessary if antibiotics are administered

Answer: c

• during a surgical procedure, which of the following does not have to be sterile to

maintain aseptic technique?

• mask
• drapes
• instruments
• gloves

Answer: a

• the effetiveness of a surgical scrub on the hands and arms with an antibacterial

soap depends on the:

• combination of contact time and scrubbing action
• amount of soap used throughout the scrub 2 / 4

• scrubbing action of the brush
• temperature of the water

Answer: a

• which statement regarding first-intention wound healing is false?

• it occures without infection
• it occures when the skin edges are held together in apposition
• it usually has some degree of suppuration
• it occurs with minimal scar formation

Answer: c

• which of the following statements about eletrocautery is false?

• if the patient is not properly grounded, the surgeon may receive a shock
• the intensity of the current passed through the unit is adjustable
• small bleeding blood vessels are sealed with a controlled electrical current that

burns the bleeding end

• all portions of the electrocauter unit can and should be sterilized

Answer: d

• what is the size of a scalpel blade used for making an abdominal skin incision in

a dog?

• No. 10
• No. 11
• No. 12
• No. 15

Answer: a

• before starting the surgical procedure, the technician who has scrubbed in with

the surgeon should do all of the following except:

• count the gauze sponges in the pack
• arrange the instruments to be located quickly and easily
• place the scalpel blade on the handle
• open the suture material

Answer: d

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• an ovariohysterectomy might be performed for all of the following reasons, except:

• prevention of prostate cancer
• prevention of pyometra
• sterilization of the animal
• prevention of estrus

Answer: a

• place the following surgeries in the order in which they should be scheduled,

from first to last:

• cruciate repair, OHE, compound fracture repair, intestinal resection
• intestinal resection, cruciate repair, compound fracture repair, OHE
• compound fracture repair, cruciate repair, OHE, intestinal resection
• cruciate repair, compound fracture repair, OHE, intestinal resection

Answer: a

• if an animal goes home with a bandage, the client should observe the bandage

daily and remove it if any of the followoing are observed, except:

• skin irritation at the edge of the bandage
• all bandages should be removed 24 hours after being applied
• the bandage is wet
• the position of the bandage has shifted

Answer: b

• which of the following is not true about dogs that are spayed before their first

estrous cycle?

• the hair coat will change and become easier to manage with less shedding
• the surgery is generally considered easier to perform if the bitch has not been

through an estrous cycle

• mammary cancer is less likely to occur in a bitch that has been spayed

before her first estrous cycle

• the uterus and ovaries enlarge after the first estrous cycle. this necessitates a larer

abdominal incision when the bitch is spayed

Answer: a

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