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Surgical Education Learners Forum/Perioperative Nursing/Instrument Handling and Maintaining Sterile Field/Post-Procedure Handling Quiz

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1

During surgery, a small tip breaks off an instrument. The main instrument is visible, but the broken piece has not been found. What is the safest response?

Continue borrowing the instrument from other trays when needed
Ask the scrub nurse to remember the problem for future cases
Document and communicate the recurring tray issue to SPD or perioperative leadership
Leave the tray unchanged because the missing item can usually be found elsewhere

2

After a procedure, the scrub nurse notices that several hinged instruments were closed tightly before being placed in the transport tray. What is the best response?

Leave them closed because this keeps the tray compact during transport
Close only the heavier instruments and open the lighter ones
Open the hinged instruments before transport according to local policy
Ask decontamination staff to open them later if needed

3

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

They should be discarded as biohazard waste
They should be separated from contaminated material 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 report damaged, missing, or recurring equipment issues 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 keep instruments functional, organized, accounted for, and safely managed

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SDG SDG03 Good health and well-being
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