How to position the needle holder in relation to the suture needle depends on whether the _____ is right-handed or left-handed.

A suture-needle combination containing a needle at each end of the suture is called a ______ suture.

Surgeons are accustomed to receiving sutures from the scrub in a prescribed manner for _____

The process of suturing two tissue edges together is called ______

The ____ needle has a round body that narrows to a sharp point. It punctures tissue, making an opening for the body of the needle to follow. Its primary use is for suturing soft tissue.

The ____ phase of wound healing is the proliferative stage. During this phase, fibroblasts synthesize collagen and other cell matrices.

In areas where great strength is required, such as abdominal incisions, _____ sutures are used in conjunction with routine abdominal suture layers to add support to the closure.

When cutting sutures, use only ____ scissors. To cut the suture, open the scissors slightly. Use only the tips of the scissors to cut; never the mid-portion of the blades.  

A free-tie suture attached to the end of a clamp is called a _______

_____ will contribute to the healing process of the surgical incision.

A ____ suture is a suture-needle combination designed to discharge the suture easily.

A _____ suture with long suture length is anchored at one end of the tissues, and the needle alternated from one side of the tissue edge to the other the entire length of the wound.

Excess inflammation and serous discharge from the wound is a sign of surgical _______

The ability of suture material to absorb fluid is called ______

A(n) _____ suture is a continuous suture used to approximate the open ends of a lumen. It is traditionally used during an appendectomy to close the base of the appendix after distal part removed

Load the needle holder ____ removing the entire needle suture combination from the package.

A monofilament suture is extruded from the package and ______

Surgical gut sutures are packaged in a(n) ______ solution

Most commercial needles are now manufactured with the suture pre-attached. This is called a ______ suture.

A suture that causes little of no bioactivity is said to be ______

The surgical technologist must keep track of the amount of ____ used in the wound so that estimated blood loss can be calculated. 

The process preceded by patient verification process detailed by The Joint Commission is called _____

Before organizing and preparing supplies during setup, _____ the sterile area.

The count is performed by two people. Professional standard for counts as published by AORN requires a _______ and another health care worker such as the surgical technologist to perform the count.

Avoid shifting items around from on place to another during setup. Try to handle an item only once. Shifting items from on location to another without purpose increases the chance of _____ 

______ is/are responsible for ensuring that no item is left in a patient.

the technique requested on the surgeon's preference card

All sharps should be passed with ______. If hospital policy or an individual surgeon has not implemented this technique, the scrub must pass sharps int he traditional manner.

The ______ containing towels, drapes, and gowns is centered on the back table and opened using aseptic technique.

10 trays on a complex case.It's important to think about what you need,locate it among all the supplies,put it in the specific place. f instrument trays must be stacked, place the ____ones on the btm

Using a(n) _____ approach to all setups improves efficiency.

Bottom of incision line to top of incision line

Top of incision to bottom of incision line

When the skin is prepped correctly the area is antiseptically cleansed in that manner?

The purpose of draping is to provide ____ around the surgical site

ignored if 1/2 inches away from the incision site

If an area of the drape is suspected of being contaminated, the area may be _____

When draping the patient for surgery, once a towel or drape has been placed on the patient _____.

_____ is the body's primary defense against infection

A ___ catheter is the most common catheter used during a surgical procedure for continuous drainage of the bladder.

____ must never be shaved because of the failure to regrow or abnormal regrowth.

_____ is/are generally not removed from the surgical patient but will require a surgeon's order if it needs to be done.

____ result(s) when preparation sulutions are allowed to pool underneath the patient.

Surgeons use _____ to hold towels in place when draping the patient.

A cause of ____ is thenormal skin bacteria of the patient and the surgical team members being introduced into the incision.

Alcohol and alcohol-based prep solutions are volatile and flammable. When alcohol solution or volatile fumes come in contact with heat sources, they can easily cause _____

Before surgery, the skin must be washed or painted with a(n) ____ to reduce the number of transient or normal microorganisms to an absolute minimum.

The most common prep solution for ophthalmic procedures is _____

A(n)_____ requires a preparation boundary that encompasses the neck, shoulder of the affected side, thorax to the operating table surface, and mid-pelvic region.

Only _____ are approved for use on skin and may e used for the surgical skin prep.

The ____ drape is used for procedures of the face, nose and throat.

Urinary catheterization is a sterile procedure. Contaminants introduced by catheterization increase the risk of ______

The leg and thorax are prepped at the same time

A complete body prep is necessary including the full circumference of legs 

In cardiac cases, the saphenous vein is often removed and used to replace the coronary vessel. How is the patient prepped for this procedure?

the dominant hand is to remain sterile while the non-dominant hand is nonst

Both hands must remain sterile for the procedure

The insertion hand does not contact sterile supplies

If the catheter is placed before the prep has been done, it is not done usi

Which of the following statements is true regarding the sterile technique for placing a Foley catheter?

always wait for someone to come through the door to help you

open the doors first and secure them open

push the foot of the stretcher forward against the door to open it

When passing through manually operated doors while transporting a patient, _________

Sequential compression devices are used on patients having surgery to prevent _______

A sitting position used for breast, posterior cranium, and posterior spine procedures is called the _____ position

Lying with the abdomen downward, the patient is in the ______ position

Intravenous (IV) lines, fluid and the room temperature

_______ must be higher than the patient's body

The surgical team may begin positioning the patient only after the _____ gives his or her permission.

Injuries are reduced when health care providers use _______

The extension boot on an orthopedic table

_____ must be lower than the patient's body at all times.

The developmental age of the ______ is critical for communication to be effective.

The minimum number of people required to perform a lateral transfer of a patient from the stretcher to the operating table is ________

directly on the patient's skin with 3 finger's space

directly on the patient's skin with 2 finger's space

on top of the blanket or sheet with 4 finger's space

on top of a blanket or sheet with 3 finger's space

A safety strap should be placed ______ between the patient and the strap.

The use of a footboard for the patient in the reverse Trendelenburg position may prevent the patient from sliding downward, which can cause _______

Moving the arms away from the body is called _____

When a patient is placed in the supine position, where is the safety strap placed?

Locking the wheels of the stretcher and the operating table

Opening up the back of the patient's gown

The transfer of a conscious patient from a stretcher to an operating table starts with aligning the head of the stretcher with the head of the operating table and then ________

Caregivers may accompany a(n) ______ patient to the surgical suite and stay through anesthesia induction.

The _______ position, or foot-down position, is used when the surgeon requires unobstructed access to the upper abdominal cavity and lower esophagus.

ease the patient to the floor, while protecting his or her head

once the patient is on the floor, seek help

keep your feet close together and knees straight

To assist the patient when falling _______

The ______ position is a modification of prone position in which the patient lies on his or her abdomen with the middle section of the table is flexed at a slight angle.

to always make the patient move herself or himself

An important element for the safety of the patient during positioning is ______. It is necessary to provide smooth, step-by-step coordination.

______ measures the electrical activity of the heart, which is profected into a waveform.

Preoperative _____ is required to minimize aspiration (inhalation) of gastric contents during general anesthesia.

A(n) ______ is a drug inhibits blood clot formation but does not dissolve clots.

______ is necessary to determine the need for further action, such as transfusion.

The _____ is required to handle and deliver a number of different categories of drugs used on the sterile field.

_____ is used for augmentation of labor.

A(n) ____ is used as a diagnostic tool to differentiate normal cells from abnormal ones.

A _____ is a type of anesthesia in a specific area of the body by injection of anesthetic around a major nerve or group of nerves.

______ anesthesia is the injection of anesthetic into superficial tissues to produce a small area of anesthesia.

The ____ is the one that has been ordered by the surgeon or other health care provider.

Most drugs are eliminated or cleared from the body mainly through the _______

_______ anesthesia is induced with the drug ketamine, which clocks sensory neurotransmission and associative pathways.

Spasm of the larynx usually is associated with airway secretions of stimulation of the laryngeal nerve during intubation or ______

Termination of anesthesia and the process of regaining consciousness are called ______

_____ is a rare physiological response to all volatile anesthetic agents and succinylcholine.

Deep unconsciousness, such as that achieved during general anesthesia results in the absence of protective mechanisms such as swallowing, coughing, blinking, and ________

True allergy to a drug is mediated by the _______

The patient may be started on _____ antibiotics a few hours before surgery, to prevent postoperative infection.

Only intravenous solutions are used to ______ blood vessels or near open blood vessels.

The circulation of blood to specific tissue, organ, system, or the whole body is called _____

_____ is treated with mechanical ventilation or, in severe cases, administration of succinylcholine to paralyze the muscles.

One of the most common sources of drug error is failure to correctly label syringes and other drug _____ devices.

_____ is an undesirable or intolerable reaction to a drug administered at the normal dosage.

_____ is a digital sensor that detects oxygen saturation in the hemoglobin by spectrometry.

The ____ identifies a drug by its molecular structure

______ is the immediate harvesting of blood on the surgical field and re infusion to the patient.

The most extreme form of ____ is anaphylactic shock, which can lead to death.

The ____ is a clear, injectable liquid that is radiopaque (opaque on radiographs).

A ______ nerve block proves anesthesia to a specific area of the body supplied by a major nerve or nerve plexus (group).

Drug delivery devices such as _____ are calibrated in small increments to provide a high level of accuracy.

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Surgical Technologist Midterm 2026 GMC