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Technician in Surgery TS-C Practice Test

Category - Intraoperative

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Which of the following is a duty of the perioperative tech when handling patient specimens?
  1. Labeling the specimen with patient name and the source of the specimen.
  2. Removing the specimen from the patient to give to the surgical technician.
  3. Transporting the specimen to the laboratory for analysis.
  4. Handling patient specimens is beyond the tech’s scope of practice.
Explanation
Answer: A-One of the duties of the perioperative tech when handling patient specimens is to label the specimen with the patient’s name and the source of the specimen. Labeling is extremely important so as not to confuse the specimen with that of someone else. Additionally, the source should be added to the label to identify the contents. It is the responsibility of the perioperative tech to ensure that specimens have proper identification and are kept safe.
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