Case planning for Lab 2

When may a specimen be collected in sugery?

• At the beginning

• At the end of surgery

• At any time during surgery

• When the ST asks for it

Who is responsible for ensuring correct count and recording information on the operative case

• CST

• RN

• CST and RN

• CST & CST

Who should call for the timeout?

• CST

• RN

• Surgeon

• Resident

A manufactured device that is placed in or on the body

• repair

• removal

• implant

• recontruction

Remodel or replace tissue for functional or esthetic reasons

• reconstruction

• repair

• removal

• implant

Restore function to a structure, organ or system

• Removal

• repair

• reconstruction

• implant

Take out a part or all of tissue, organ or a foreign body

• repair

• implant

• removal

• reconstruction

What is an allograft?

• used to replace all skin

• a tissue graft derived from human tissue

• tissue loss caused by truama

• a trauma implant

If the count in incorrect

• a radiograph should be taken immediately

• the surgeon should not be bothered

• the surgeon is notified and count repeated

• the circulator should call the house supervisor for an incident report

A retatained item can cause a patient injury from all of the following except

• x-ray exposure sickness

• the sterile set-up or setting up a casse

• preparation of the operating room

• the surgical count