CLO 4 – Mobility Aids – patient positioning – Instruments – Surg.

Tray set up
• List common grasping/clamping instruments. There could be a number of other entries in this
category.

a. toothed tissue forceps

b. Plain tip tissue forceps

c. Bayonet forceps

d. Adson thumb forceps

e. Transfer Forceps

f. Allis tissue forceps

g. towel forceps (towel clamp)

h. plain thumb (dressing) forceps

i. Smooth Adson Forceps

j. Splinter forceps

k. Needle Holders

l. Hemostat forceps

m. Hemostats

• List common cutting and dissecting instruments. There can be a number of other entries in this
category.

a. Bandage Scissors

b. Operating Surgical Scissors - Metzenbaum Scissors

c. Operating Surgical Scissors - Mayo Scissors

d. Operating Surgical Scissors - Iris Scissors

e. Littauer Stitch/Suture Scissors

f. Disposable Scalpels

• What patient population would need crutches? Ask to see the patient population that would
need crutches would be the ole people or people that have broken ankle, broken foot, sprained
ankle, Stress fracture, ACL injury or tear, achilles tendon injury, muscle strain, knee injury, hip
dislocation, other leg injuries

• What are the guidelines for height of a walker and the patient elbow degree? Your elbows
should bend at a comfortable angle of about 15 degrees.
• What type of forceps should be used to remove sutures? cross-hatched forceps

• What angle (degree) should a patients arm be placed when applying a sling? ensure that you are
seated, with your elbow bent to 90 degrees

• What is the name of the instrument used to examine the:

• Ears -otoscope

• Eyes – Ophthalmoscope

• Define auscultation.-is the medical term for using a stethoscope to listen to the sounds inside of
your body.

• What are some general rules when transferring a patient from a wheelchair to a table? Bend
your knees while you transfer the person. Move from your hips. Do not move people using your
back.

a. Do not leave your feet in place and twist your body at the waist during a transfer.

b. Keep your arms close to your body rather than stretching them out during a transfer. Place your
feet as wide apart as your hips.

c. Keep your back curved rather than holding it straight. Do not bend your head forward during a
transfer.

d. Never let the person you are moving hold or hug you around your neck while you are moving
him.

e. Stand very close to the person while you transfer him.

f. Use your body's momentum (force gained by moving) to move the person.

• What are cryosurgical trays used for? it is are used for the cryosurgical surgery that uses of
extreme cold to destroy unwanted tissue

• Describe the term arthrocentesis.- the clinical procedure of using a syringe to collect synovial
fluid from a joint capsule.

• Describe the procedure set up for cyst removal with I&D. Under local anesthesia, a doctor will
make a small incision through which the cyst can be drained. Your doctor may pack some gauze
into the wound, which can be removed after a day or two. To treat or prevent infection, you may
need to take antibiotics. Your wound should heal within a week or two.

• Define sigmoidoscopy and position of patient required for testing. diagnostic test used to check
the sigmoid colon and Left lateral decubitus position