Northern Area Armed Forces Hospital

Hafar Al Batin
Operating Room Questionnaire
Name:______________________________ Position Applied/Unit: ___________________
1. In surgical suffixes, what do you mean by Ectomy?
a.) To create an opening
b.) To surgically open
c.) To remove surgically
2. During TURP procedure, what is the appropriate solution that the nurse should prepare as
irrigation?
a.)
b.)
c.)
d.)

Sterile water
Glycine
Ringer lactate
D5 Normal saline

3. Laminectomy position a.) Position in which the patient lies face down
b.) Position of the patient lying on his / her back
c.) Position used for spinal surgery a form of prone position
4. In Mastectomy procedure, the specimen has been harvested for estrogen and progesterone
receptor studies, in what solution you must put the specimen?
a.)
b.)
c.)
d.)

Sterile water
Sterile normal saline
Formaline
Hypotonic solution

5. Which of the following sutures is non-absorbable?

a.)
b.)
c.)
d.)

Dexon
Chromic
Vicryl
Prolene

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6. In Urological Endoscopy procedures, what angle of vision is most suitable for viewing the
entire bladder and for insertion of ureteral catherters?
a.)
b.)
c.)
d.)

0 degree vision
30 degree vision
70 degree vision
90 degree vision

7. In TURP procedure, what is the most important machine that the nurse should prepare?
a.)
b.)
c.)
d.)

Diathermy machine
Suction machine
X-ray machine
Lithoclast machine

8. Name the instrument to measure uterine cavity:

a.)
b.)
c.)
d.)

Graduated dilators
Goodel dilator
Uterine sound
Uterine curette

9. What is a special instrument you will prepare for Parotidectomy?

a.) Diathermy
b.) Insufflator
c.) Nerve stimulator
10. Name the stone holding forceps during Cholecystectomy procedure:
a.)
b.)
c.)
d.)

Richardson
Allis
Desjardins
Debakey forceps

11. Who is responsible for establishing and maintaining the integrity, safety and efficiency of
the sterile field throughout the surgical procedure?
a.)
b.)
c.)
d.)

Circulator
Scrub Nurse
Anaesthesia Nurse
First Assistant

12. Name the procedure, if the fracture can be manipulated to replace the bone in its proper
alignment without opening the skin:
a.)
b.)
c.)
d.)

Closed reduction
Skeletal traction
External fixation
Internal fixation

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13. During Laparoscopy Tubal Ligation, what instrument should be available?

a.)
b.)
c.)
d.)

Dissector
Filchie clip
Endogauge
Probe

14. What special solution must the nurse prepare for the removal of Hydatid Cyst?
a.)
b.)
c.)
d.)

Hypotonic solution
Hypertonic saline solution
Normal saline solution
Distilled water

15. For Thyroidectomy procedure, what kind of anaesthesia will be given?

a.)
b.)
c.)
d.)

Spinal anaesthesia
Epidural
General anaesthesia
Local anaesthesia

Applicant Signature: _____________________________ Date: _____________________

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