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SELF/Perioperative Nursing/Instrument Handling and Maintaining Sterile Field/Post-Procedure Handling Quiz

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Work through each question carefully to choose the best answer, and submit the quiz to view your results. After completing the quiz, read through the answer explanations to review the reasoning behind both correct and incorrect options.

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1

During surgery, a haemostat no longer locks securely when closed. What is the most appropriate action?

Continue using the instrument until the procedure is completed
Place the instrument on another part of the Mayo stand and continue using it if necessary
Remove the instrument from active use, isolate it, and replace it with a functioning sterile instrument
Attempt to repair the instrument during surgery

2

Why should hinged surgical instruments be left open before transport for reprocessing?

To reduce storage space during transport
To make instruments easier to identify
To allow cleaning solutions to reach all instrument surfaces during decontamination
To prevent rust from forming during transport

3

Which statement best describes the correct handling of unused sterile supplies after surgery?

They should always be discarded as biohazard waste
They should be separated from contaminated materials and managed according to facility policy
They should be transported with reusable contaminated instruments
They should be mixed with disposable contaminated waste before transport

4

Why is communication with the sterile processing department (SPD) important?

To identify which surgeon used the instrument
To reduce the number of instruments included in future trays
To eliminate the need for future instrument inspections
To ensure damaged instruments are repaired, incomplete sets are replenished, and recurring equipment problems are identified before future procedures

5

What is the primary purpose of continuous instrument accountability?

To simplify instrument sterilization after surgery
To reduce the number of instruments required during surgery
To organize instruments according to manufacturer
To ensure instruments remain functional, organized, accounted for, and safely managed from the beginning of surgery until preparation for future use

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Part of Setting Up the Operating Room - ECSACONM
Keywords surgery, health
SDG SDG03 Good health and well-being
Authors Ian-laurel
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Organizations ECSACONM, SELF
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Created July 13, 2026 by 2600:387:C:6A1B:0:0:0:4
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