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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?

The complete attention and focus of the surgical technologists when handling a specimen(s) and subsequently passing them to the circulator should include all of the following actions listed except  ______?

Once the sedated patient is placed on the operating room table, they should ___.

Which one of the following statements regarding the requirements contained within a surgical informed consent is false?

Hyperthermic patients should be treated with ___.

When inserting a urinary catheter, do not force the catheter into the urethra. It should slide easily into place with little resistance. When the tip of the catheter reaches the bladder, ____________.

When transferring a patient from the stretcher to an operating table, the most important thing for the ST to verify is that  ______.