Asepsis - Exam 1 Flashcards
Medical asepsis
- clean technique
- practices to confine or limit growth of contamination or spread
Alcohol
Chlorhexidine
Hydrogen peroxide
These are used in what asepsis procedure
Medical
Surgical asepsis
Sterile techniques
- practices that keep areas free of organisms
Sterile technique
Strict use of STERILE gloves and STERILE supplies
Modified sterile
Use of exam gloves and parts of sterile equipment
Clean technique
Use of clean hands via hygiene or exam gloves, clean supplies
Know what is - and what is -
Clean; dirty
Only a sterile object can touch
Another sterile object
What is contaminated on a sterile field
The one inch border
Why is time management so important during a sterile procedure
Air
What do we avoid during surgical asepsis
Talking, coughing, sneezing
What do we NEVER do with a sterile field or object?
Reach across
Never - away or turn - on sterile field
Walk; back
Tables are sterile only at
Waist level
Where do we keep are hands after we have sterile gloves on?
In view or at or above waist level
If we spill something on a sterile field what has happen to the field ?
Contaminated
Where are sterile items stored?
Clean, dry, surfaces
True or false - sterile items expire?
True
If you have doubt of a break in sterility what should we consider ?
That the object is contaminated
If you see someone contaminate a sterile field what should we do?
Make it known- protect your patient!
When a sterile item is packaged up what is sterile?
The inside ONLY
Sterile only touches *****
Sterile
We can only handle sterile equipment with
Sterile gloves on
What should we determine before we start a procedure
Latex allergy
Antiseptic allergy
What must we always do before a procedure - with a patient
Assess pain level and readiness
What will we initiate **
Sterile consciousness
What two things do we check with sterile packages?
Expiration date and integrity of package
The bed side table should always be
In sight
Work space needs to be
Flat and at waist level
The surface must be
Dry
The first flap of a sterile fold will go where
Back/away from you
Bring the last flap where
Toward you
How are items typically arranged?
In the order they will be used
Sterile items can be flipped on to the sterile files if it does what
Not touch the outer 1 inch border
When adding sterile fluids the bottle cap should be in what position?
Face up on what surface?
Fluids must always be what when opened?
Time and date
How long can sterile fluids be used?
24hours
When we are holding the sterile fluid bottle the label should be where?
Palm of hand so solution does not run down label
What does “lip” mean?
We pour the liquid as we turn the bottle to clean the lip of the bottle
