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This educational booklet serves as a visual and textual guide for nursing students and healthcare trainees to understand and identify commonly used surgical instruments in operating and delivery rooms. It covers suturing, exposing, clamping, occluding, grasping, holding, cutting, and dissecting instruments, emphasizing their precise design and function in surgical procedures. The guide aims to enhance students' confidence and competence during clinical practice and operating room rotations by providing early exposure and hands-on familiarity with these essential tools.
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SURGICAL
INSTRUMENTS
SURGICAL
INSTRUMENTS
A Guide to Surgical Instruments: An Educational Booklet for Nursing
A Guide to Surgical Instruments: An Educational Booklet for Nursing
it has a strong grip, blunt jaws, larger size. It is used to
grasp and guide the suture needle during stitching. It is
a standard tool for all suturing tasks.
it has a strong grip, blunt jaws, larger size. It is used to
grasp and guide the suture needle during stitching. It is
a standard tool for all suturing tasks.
carry the suture point. It is used to- cutting, or taper
material through tissue during wound or episiotomy
repair. Choice of needle depends on tissue type
.) e.g., vaginal wall, skin, muscle( and procedure
It is a curved or straight; may be cutting, reverse-
carry the suture cutting, or taper-point. It is used to
material through tissue during wound or episiotomy
repair. Choice of needle depends on tissue type
and procedure (e.g., vaginal wall, skin, muscle).
larger size. It is It has a strong grip, blunt jaws, and
used to hold larger suture needles during repair of
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perineal repair.
larger size. It is It has a strong grip, blunt jaws, and
used to hold larger suture needles during repair of
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perineal repair.
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close wounds or surgical incisions by material. It is used to
and healing proper promoting together, tissues holding
minimizing the risk of infection. They provide mechanical
support to the tissue until it regains enough strength to
hold itself.
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close wounds or surgical incisions by material. It is used to
and healing proper promoting together, tissues holding
minimizing the risk of infection. They provide mechanical
support to the tissue until it regains enough strength to
hold itself.
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It is shaped like scissors. It is used to securely apply an umbilical clamp to the newborn’s cord. It ensures safety and proper clamp placement.
KELLY CLAMPKELLY CLAMP Has curved or straight jaws; horizontal serrations It is used to control bleeding or hold tissue during delivery and repair. It is standard in delivery and repair kits.
It is long with horizontal serrations. It is used for clamping large vessels or heavy tissue in postpartum hemorrhage control. It is also used for packing gauze into uterine cavity.
It is a fine, delicate; curved or straight tips. It is used to clamp very small vessels in superficial areas. Ideal for minor bleeding control in perineal repair.
It has a plastic material that locks in place. It is used to occlude the umbilical cord after birth to prevent bleeding. It remains until cord dries, then removed.
MOSQUITO CLAMPMOSQUITO CLAMP
UMBILICAL CORD CLAMP APPLIER
CLAMPINGCLAMPING & OCCLUDING & OCCLUDING I I N S T R U M E N T S N S T R U M E N T S
ROCHESTER-PEAN CLAMP
UMBILICAL CORD
CLAMP
TissTissue Forcepue Forcep
Has 1×2 or 2×3 teeth for firm grip. It is used to grip skin and tissue layers during perineal repair. It enables precise handling of tissue during suturing.
Has 1×2 or 2×3 teeth for firm grip. It is used to grip skin and tissue layers during perineal repair. It enables precise handling of tissue during suturing.
GRASPING AND HOLDINGGRASPING AND HOLDING
InstrumentsInstruments
PlacenPlacenta Forcepta Forcep
De BakeDe Bakey Forcepy Forcep
Long curved forceps used to grasp and remove retained placental tissue. It helps prevent infection and postpartum hemorrhage.
Long curved forceps used to grasp and remove retained placental tissue. It helps prevent infection and postpartum hemorrhage.
Flat serrated tips but has no teeth. It is used to handle gauze, dressings, and delicate tissues. It is gentle enough for delicate postpartum tissues.
Flat serrated tips but has no teeth. It is used to handle gauze, dressings, and delicate tissues. It is gentle enough for delicate postpartum tissues.
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Bandage ScissorBandage Scissor
Has an angled blade with a blunt
tip. It is used to make a controlled
to perineum the in incision
prevents It delivery. facilitate
ragged tears during childbirth.
CUTTING AND DISSECTINGCUTTING AND DISSECTING
InstrumentsInstruments
Scissor t raight o Sy MaMayo Straight Scissor
Has a thick, straight blades with
blunt tips used to cut sutures. It is
Standard for suture cutting during
repair.
e Scissorvru o Cy MaMayo Curve Scissor
Has a thick, curved blades used
during tissue dense cutting for
postpartum repair. It is preferred
for deeper cutting due to curve.
m Scissoru enbatz MeMetzenbaum Scissor
A long, thin, curved or straight blades. It is
used for cutting delicate tissues during
for Excellent is It repair. episiotomy
internal soft tissue work.
A short scissor; often with blunt tips. It is
used to cleanly cut the umbilical cord after
clamping to ensure safe cord separation.
Umbilical Cord ScissorUmbilical Cord Scissor
ScalpelScalpel
Used for making precise incisions through skin and soft
general (curved, #10 blades: Interchangeable tissues.
use), #11 (sharp point, for puncture incisions), #15 (short
curved blade for delicate areas). Blades are replaced
using forceps, never with bare hands.
It has rounded, fenestrated
jaws; non-toothed. Used to
delicate grasp gently
tissues such as intestines,
ovaries, or fallopian tubes.
It is common in OB-GYN,
bowel and urologic,
procedures.
It has 1×2 large teeth at tip;
for used grip strong
or tissue tough holding
in bleeding controlling
fascia and muscles. It is
and orthopedic in useful
for surgeries abdominal
holding firm tissue layers.
It has a long, narrow tips
atraumatic fine with
to serrations. it is used
grasp delicate vascular or
without tissues soft
is It trauma.. causing
standard in cardiovascular,
neurosurgical and GI,
procedures.
GRASPING AND
HOLDING
GRASPING AND
HOLDING
T S N E M S T R U N I I N S T R U M E N T S
Has an interlocking teeth at
to used traumatic, tip;
tissues hold and grasp
or fascia typically firmly,
skin. It is not suitable for
delicate tissue—can cause
bruising or tearing.
shaped, serrated tips used
to hold gauze or sponge for
or prepping, swabbing,
in pressure applying
to used Also cavities.
handle sterile items; can be
antiseptic apply to used
solution to skin.
It has a Has 1×2 or 2×
teeth at the tip; provides
secure grip. Used to grip
and stabilize tougher tissue
or suturing during
dissection.. It is ideal for
skin closure; avoid using on
fragile tissues like bowel.
EXPOSING INSTRUMENTS EXPOSING INSTRUMENTS
RETRACTING & RETRACTING &
