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The minimum distance a nonsterile person should remain from a sterile field is

The patient is scheduled for an appendectomy. After completing this procedure, the surgeon decides to remove a mole from the shoulder while the patient is still under anesthesia. No permission was obtained for this. The circulator should

A patient with a fractured femur is being moved to the OR table. Who is responsible for supporting and protecting the fracture site?

The surgical consent form can be witnessed by each of the following EXCEPT

The room temperature in an OR should be

A mayfield table would be used for which type of surgery?

Either a Foley, Mallecot, Pezzer, or Mushroom catheter can be inserted for

Sterile personnel must pass each other

What is known as the center of the sterile field?

When passing a syringe of medication to the surgeon, one should