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Match the positioning items to the correct name. Each answer will only be used one time. A. B. C. D. E.

_______ is absolute, something either is or is not ___ , and there is no “partial” or “grey”- it is only seen as “black and white”.

The method used to don gloves for patient skin preparation or urinary catheterization is called ____.

Any tissue or item removed from the patient’s body during surgery is considered a potential __ . it should be identified and maintained in a specific way on the surgical field to prevent loss or damage until the surgeon can verify if the tissue needs to be sent to pathology.  

Compression of arterial vessels, which results in restricted blood supply to the tissue, is called _________. If this condition persists, the tissue will dieand the area will become ____.

The circulator should remove all wrinkles and folds from any sheets or blankets, TED hose, tourniquet padding, and dressing rolled gauze because _____.

The patient’s arms are placed supinated on the arm boards and should never be placed _______ to prevent ______. 

The surgical count is performed by two people. Recommended Standards of Practice for surgical counts as published by AORN and AST requires a _____________and another health care worker in the sterile role, such as the surgical technologist, to perform the count.

It is safer for the staff to use _____ when moving or transferring patients rather than physical strength. 

What is the purpose of the surgical skin prep performed just prior to the operative procedure?