A surgeon has just completed an incisional biopsy and would like to have an immediate diagnosis. The MOST appropriate NEXT step is to send the specimen to pathology in a

Which of the following is considered a contaminated area when evaluating a patient’s skin for the preoperative prep?

When infection is present, the MOST commonly used suture is

What does the acronym TM stand for in otorhinolaryngology surgery?

Which of the following items should be disposed of in an appropriate sharps container?

At the conclusion of a surgical case, how should the surgical technologist aid in reducing bioburden on instruments as the FIRST step in the sterilization cycle?

In which of the following situations can a DNR order be continued in an unconscious patient for a surgical procedure?

If there is any question related to handling a specific type of specimen, which of the following departments should be consulted?

During a laparoscopic appendectomy, the appendix is perforated, and contents begin spilling into the abdomen. Which of the following should the surgical technologist anticipate as the NEXT step?

A patient’s dentures are removed in the operating room. Which of the following is the proper procedure for the care of the dentures?