asepsis

Question 1

medical asepsis

Answer 1

clean technique, limits spread of microorganism maintaining a clean environment; used when bed making and feeding patient

Question 2

surgical asepsis

Answer 2

sterile technique, ELIMINATES ALL MICROORGANISMS and their spores; used during a surgical procedure, catheter insertion

Question 3

7 principles of surgical asepsis

Answer 3

1. sterile object remains sterile ONLY when touched by another sterile object
2. ONLY sterile objects may be places on sterile field
3. A sterile object or field out of the range of vision or an object held below a person’s waist is contaminated
4. A sterile object or field becomes contaminated by prolonged exposure to air
5. When a sterile surface comes in contact with a wet, contaminated surface, the sterile object or field becomes contaminated
6. fluid flows in direction of gravity
7. edges of sterile field are contaminated

Question 4

sterile object remains sterile ONLY when touched by another sterile object

Answer 4

a sterile glove touching sterile field is sterile

Question 5

ONLY sterile objects may be places on sterile field

Answer 5

items must be sterilized, clean, and dry. if package is torn, punctured, or wet its considered contaminated

Question 6

A sterile object or field out of the range of vision or an object held below a person’s waist is contaminated

Answer 6

anything below the waist or if you have your back towards sterile field its now contaminated

Question 7

a sterile object being out for long periods of time gets contaminated

Answer 7

leaving because you are calling for something else now makes the sterile field contaminated because you not only turned your back to it but left it out in the open

Question 8

When sterile surface becomes wet it is not considered contaminated

Answer 8

the package becoming wet is now contaminated and must throw away

Question 9

Fluid flows in the direction of gravity

Answer 9

keeping arms above elbows and in front of face

Question 10

edges of sterile field are contaminated

Answer 10

you can touch the 1 inch border with your non-sterile hand