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Technician in Surgery TS-C Practice Test - Question List

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11. All of the following are components of the intraoperative patient care record EXCEPT:
  1. Patient skin condition before the procedure
  2. Sponge counts before and after surgery
  3. Patient teaching regarding incision care and ambulation
  4. Patient position on the operating room table
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12. Which of the following actions is most likely to communicate a clear and effective message from the tech to the patient?
  1. Using medical terminology around the patient to instill confidence in the tech’s knowledge.
  2. Providing discharge instructions when a patient and their family are packed and waiting to go home.
  3. Educating the patient about a hysterectomy upon admission and while in the post-surgical unit.
  4. Teaching a patient about caring for their incision site when they are moved into the PACU.
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13. Which of the following statements may provide the most clarity when teaching a patient about postoperative care?
  1. “You will need to stay in bed for the first day or so, then tomorrow, we will get you up to walk.”
  2. “First, you will need to stay in bed until we finish vital signs and ensure you are stable. Once you appear to be clinically stable and you feel like you could get up, we will provide stand-by assistance and help you walk from your room to the water fountain and back.”
  3. “We’ll have you rest today, but tomorrow we’ll help you out of bed.”
  4. “You may want to stay in bed a lot, but getting up to walk is really important, you know?”
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14. The tech is charting the patient’s response to pain medication they administered one hour ago. Which of the following descriptions should the tech use?
  1. “Pain decreased from an ‘8’ to a ‘3’ on the pain scale, less grimacing and able to move in bed.”
  2. “Patient states he is comfortable and denies nausea.”
  3. “Patient tolerated medication well.”
  4. “No evidence of pain.”
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15. What is the ultimate goal of therapeutic communication?
  1. To convey pertinent information to the surgeon about the patient’s condition.
  2. To provide reports between nursing shifts about the patient’s activities.
  3. To help the tech plan what they are going to say to the patient.
  4. To develop a working partnership between the patient and the tech.
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