4-36.    An  important  step  in  using ethylene  oxide  gas  for sterilization  is 1. providing protective masks to the  operators 2. providing an aeration period 3. including  surgical  blades  and sutures in the pack 4. ensuring adequate steam pressure  in  the  chamber 4-37.  Sterilization  of  individual strands  of  suture  is  acceptable for 1. all  absorbable  suture material 2. all  nonabsorbable  suture material 3. stainless steel sutures only 4. both 1 and 2 above 4-38. Which of the following rubber products  may  be  desterilized after use? 1. Disposable  surgeon’s  gloves 2. Latex  surgical  drains 3. Surgical  auction  tubing 4. Disposable  urinary  catheters 4-39. While adding items to a sterile you    think    you    may    have dragged  the  corner  of  a  wrapper across part of the field. Your course of action should be to 1. do nothing. Wrappers are considered  clean. 2. tell  the  scrub  technician  so he or she can avoid that part of the field 3. say  nothing  and  continue with what you were doing 4. dismantle  the  field  and  set up a new field 4-40. While netting up a minor surgery case, you notice that the instrument pack is outdated. YOU should 1. unwrap,  inspect,  and resterilize if usable. 2. desterilize  without unwrapping 3. return it to the shelf and let someone else take care of it. 4. use the pack since only the outside is not sterile. 4-41. The  surgical  hand  scrub  is performed  to 1. chemically  sterilize  the hands and forearms. 2. remove  all  bacteria  from  the hands and forearms. 3. reduce bacteria to a minimum on the hands and forearms. 4. remove  obvious  dirt  and grime  from  the  hands  and forearms. 4-42. Transient and resident bacteria are  easily  removed  from  the skin  by  the  friction  created during  the  surgical  hand  scrub. 1. True 2. False 4-43.  Because  of  its  nonstatic qualities,  the  most  acceptable material for use in the operating  room  is 1. wool 2. synthetic fabrics. 3. untreated  synthetic/cotton blends 4. 100 percent cotton. To  answer  questions  4-44  through  4-49, select  from  column  B  the  nutritive substance that most appropriately corresponds  to  the  functional statement in column A. A. Functional B.  Nutritive 4-44. 4-45. 4-46. 4-47. 4-48. 4-49. Statements Substances Required  for 1.  Fats tissue building 2. Carbohydrates 3.  Proteins The most 4.  Vitamins concentrated source  of  energy The  most  efficent source  of  energy Essential  for conversion  of nutritive substances  into energy May be stored in the liver as glycogen Do NOT serve as an energy  source 24