Theatre week 3

Performing surgical hand preparation using Sterillium is timed for a period of:

• 3 minutes

• 5 minutes

• 1 minute

• 2 minutes

For best practice, a surgical gown should be:

• Reusable with back ties

• Single use only

• Reusable with side ties

• Linen and cotton mix, for strength

When drying the hands after a surgical scrub, it is advisable to use:

• An unsterile cotton towel before using a sterile towel

• One sterile towel, using a quadrant technique

• One sterile cotton towel for all personnel involved in the procedure

• One sterile towel used to dry the hands only

When putting on a sterile gown, it is acceptable to:-

• Smooth the front of the gown with the hands

• Touch the outside sleeve of the gown

• Tie the ties around the back of the gown securely

• Touch the inside of the neck of the gown

It is advised that the nails of staff in an operating theatre are a maximum length of:-

• 2 mm

• 1 mm

• 10 mm

• 5 mm

The closed gloving method:-

• Must be commenced with the fingers of the gloves pointing away from the body

• Can only be performed when using a short-sleeved gown

• Presents more risk of contamination than open gloving

• Allows the outside of the glove to be touched by the gowned hand

Surgical scrubbing brushes should be:-

• Multi use for cost-effective reasons

• Made with firm bristles to be effective

• Sterile

• Used to scrub the backs of the hands

In an operating theatre, verbal communication:-

• Can be freely allowed as long as staff wear masks

• Should only be permitted by scrubbed personnel

• Should be kept clear and brief

• Is allowed as long as scrubbed staff turn away from the surgical field

A duty of the circulating nurse in theatre is to:-

• Prepare the instrument trolley

• Assist with the operation

• Assist in patient draping

• Open packets of sutures and instruments

A duty of the scrubbed assistant in the operating theatre is to:-

• Tie the gowns of the surgical team

• Help position the patient on the table

• Assist the anaesthetist

• Assist in patient draping