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SELF/Perioperative Nursing/Electro-Surgical Units/ESU Fundamentals Quiz

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1

Which statement best describes the difference between monopolar and bipolar electrosurgery?

Bipolar electrosurgery requires a patient return electrode, while monopolar electrosurgery does not
Monopolar electrosurgery requires a patient return electrode, while bipolar electrosurgery does not
Monopolar and bipolar electrosurgery both require a patient return electrode for safe operation
Bipolar electrosurgery is used only for tissue cutting, while monopolar electrosurgery is used only for coagulation

2

Which statement best explains how electrosurgery produces tissue effects?

Electrical current directly destroys tissue without generating heat
High-frequency electrical current stimulates muscles to separate tissue
Heat is produced when tissue resists the flow of high-frequency electrical current
Electrical current removes blood from tissue before cutting begins

3

Which clinical situation is most appropriate for bipolar electrosurgery?

Rapid dissection across a broad abdominal operative field
Large-area coagulation requiring a patient return electrode
Precise coagulation of delicate tissue while minimizing electrical current through the patient
Procedures where no electrical energy is required

4

Which factor most directly influences whether electrosurgery produces cutting or coagulation?

The colour of the active electrode
The patient's body position during surgery
The type of surgical drape used
The selected waveform, power setting, and duration of energy application

5

A patient with an implanted cardiac pacemaker requires tissue coagulation during surgery. Which approach generally reduces the amount of electrical current passing through the patient's body?

Using bipolar electrosurgery whenever clinically appropriate
Increasing monopolar power settings to shorten activation time
Positioning the patient return electrode directly over the implanted device
Using monopolar electrosurgery without a patient return electrode

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SDG SDG03 Good health and well-being
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