Surgical Nursing 1 lesson 3

The operating theatre should be...

• between the consult room and the reception area

• between the consult room and the preparation area

• the end room in the veterinary practice

• between the reception area and the consultation room

To avoid high temperature and humidity in the operating room, it would be ideal to...

• open theatre windows

• leave theatre doors open

• use the air conditioning at 24C

• maintain the air conditioning at 18-21C and use a positive ventilation system

You are asked to prepare the operating room for surgery. You look at the surgery list and you see that the scheduled surgeries of the day are 1. fractured femur repair in a dog; 2. abscess removal in a rabbit. Which surgery would you prepare for first?

• Surgery no. 1

• Surgery no. 2

Most surgical wound infections are due to...

• Poor aseptic technique

• Reluctance to use antibiotics pre-emptively

The scrubbing up area for personnel to scrub up prior to surgery, should be located within the operating room.

• True

• False

The cleaning equipment in the operating room can be used in the patient preparation area.

• True

• False

Why is it ideal to have swinging doors leading into the operating theatre?