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Asepsis & Infection Control Flashcards

1
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Freedom from disease causing microorganisms

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Asepsis

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Technique used to decrease the possibility of transferring microorganisms from one place to another

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Aseptic technique

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Type of asepsis: clean technique

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Medical asepsis

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Type of asepsis: includes all practices intended to confine a specific microorganism to a specific area, limiting the number, growth, and transmission of microorganisms

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Medical asepsis

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5
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Type of asepsis: sterile technique

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Surgical asepsis

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Type of asepsis: refers to practices that keep an area or object free of all organisms, includes practices that destroy all microorganisms including spores

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Surgical asepsis

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Technique that destroys or kills most microorganisms, except bacterial spores

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Disinfection

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Microscopic dormant structure formed by some pathogens that are very hardy and often survive common cleaning technique

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Spores

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Invasion of body tissue by microorganisms and their growth there

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Infection

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Infection wherein microorganisms produce no clinical evidence of disease

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Asymptomatic or subclinical infection

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Detectable alteration in normal tissue function

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Disease

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12
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Ability of a microorganism to cause disease

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Pathogenicity

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13
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Severity of a condition caused by a pathogen

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Virulence

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Type of disease wherein the infectious agent can be transmitted to an individual by direct or indirect contact, or as airborne infection

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Communicable disease

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Microorganism that causes disease

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Pathogen

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16
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Microorganism that can cause a disease even in a healthy host

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True pathogens

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Microorganism that can cause infection in people who are immunocompromised

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Opportunistic pathogens

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18
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State of infection, organ injury, or damage in response to infection

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Sepsis

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19
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Type of infection that are associated with the delivery of health care services in a health care facility

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Nosocomial infection

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20
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Number of days between when you’re infected and when you might see symptoms

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Incubation period

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21
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Microorganisms that cause nosocomial infections that originate from the clients themselves

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Endogenous

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22
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Microorganisms that are from the hospital environment and hospital personnel

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Exogenous

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23
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Infection that is a direct result of diagnostic or therapeutic procedure

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Iatrogenic infection

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Infection that is confined to a specific part of the body

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Local infection

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25
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Infection that involves different body systems

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Systemic infection

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Sudden onset infection

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Acute infection

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27
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Slow onset or slow progression infection

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Chronic infection

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28
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Chain of infection: microorganism producing an infectious process

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Etiologic agent

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29
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Chain of infection: source of microorganism e.g. food, water, feces, plants, animals, environment

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Reservoir

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30
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Person or animal reservoir of a specific infectious agent that usually does not manifest any clinical signs of disease

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Carrier

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Chain of infection: female anopheles mosquito reservoir carries malaria parasite but is unaffected by it

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Reservoir

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32
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To break the chain from the _____, kill the pathogen e.g. through disinfection, early detection

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Reservoir

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33
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Chain of infection: route where the microorganism leaves the reservoir

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Portal of exit

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34
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What tract serves as the portal of exit for sneezing?

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Respiratory tract

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35
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What tract serves as the portal of exit for coughing?

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Respiratory tract

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36
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What tract serves as the portal of exit for breathing?

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Respiratory tract

37
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What tract serves as the portal of exit for talking?

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Respiratory tract

38
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What tract serves as the portal of exit for saliva?

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Gastrointestinal tract

39
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What tract serves as the portal of exit for vomitus?

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Gastrointestinal tract

40
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What tract serves as the portal of exit for feces?

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Gastrointestinal tract

41
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What tract serves as the portal of exit for semen?

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Reproductive tract

42
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What tract serves as the portal of exit for urine?

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Reproductive tract

43
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Method of transmission that involves an immediate and direct transfer of microorganisms from person to person

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Direct transmission

44
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Method of transmission that involves an indirect transfer of microorganisms from person to person

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Indirect transmission

45
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Droplet spread is a form of _____ transmission but can only occur if the source and the host are within _____ feet of each other

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Direct, three

46
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Vehicle is a form of _____ transmission wherein a substance serves as an immediate means to transport and introduce an infectious agent into a susceptible host through a suitable portal of entry

47
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Fomites is a form of _____ transmission wherein _____ objects or materials harbor the infectious agent

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Indirect, inanimate

48
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Vector-borne is a form of _____ transmission wherein an animal or flying/crawling insect serves as an intermediate means of transporting the infectious
agent

49
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Method of transmission wherein the residue of evaporated droplets emitted by an infected host can remain in the air for long periods

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Airborne transmission

50
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Chain of infection: microorganisms must enter the body to infect a person

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Portal of entry

51
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Chain of infection: any break in the skin

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Portal of entry

52
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Chain of infection: person at risk for infection

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Susceptible host

53
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Local and nonspecific defensive response of the tissues to an injurious or infectious agent

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Inflammation

54
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Inflammation is a mechanism that destroys or dilutes the _____ agent to _____ further spread of injury and to _____ repair of damaged tissue

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Injurious, prevent, promote

55
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Phase of the inflammatory response where bleeding is stopped

56
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Process where clotting occurs to stop bleeding

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Hemostasis

57
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Process where blood vessels dilate to neutralize the pathogen and deliver nutrients to the site of injury

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Vasodilation

58
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Phase of the inflammatory process wherein more fluids go to the site of injury to flush out, clean, or dilute the injurious agent

59
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Phase of the inflammatory process wherein new tissues are repaired or formed

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Reparative

60
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What are the five signs of inflammation (English)?

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Redness, pain, heat, swelling, loss of function

61
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What are the five signs of inflammation (Latin)?

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Rubor, dolor, calor, tumor, functio laesa

62
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Latin for redness

63
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Latin for pain

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Latin for heat

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Latin for swelling

66
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Practice that lowers risk to health care associated infection

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Hand hygiene

67
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T/F: Use hand rub when hands are visibly soiled

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False - wash hands with soap and water

68
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5 Moments of Handwashing

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  1. Before touching patient
  2. Before clean/aseptic procedure
  3. After touching patient
  4. After touching patient’s surroundings
  5. After handling body fluid
69
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Measures to prevent the spread of infection or potentially infectious microorganisms to health personnel, clients, and visitors

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Isolation precaution

70
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Used in care of all hospitalized persons regardless of their diagnosis or infection status

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Standard precautions

71
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Used in addition to standard precautions for clients with known or suspected infections that are spread in 1 of 3 ways (airborne, droplet, contact)

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Transmission based precaution

72
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Precaution used for immunocompromised patients

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Reverse isolation or protective environment

73
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Three indicators for glove use

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  1. Before sterile condition
  2. Before contact with body fluid
  3. Before contact with patient
74
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Three indicators for glove removal

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  1. Damaged glove
  2. After contact with body fluid
  3. After contact with non-intact skin and mucous membrane
  4. After contact with patient and their surroundings
  5. After contact with contaminated body site
  6. When indication for hand hygiene
75
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_____ _____ is a priority before any aseptic procedure

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Hand hygiene

76
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Before procedure, ensure that the patient understands how to prevent _____ of equipment

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Contamination

77
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_____ hospital procedures and requirements for sterile technique

78
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T/F: Ill health care providers should avoid invasive procedures or at least wear a surgical mask

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False - two surgical masks should be worn

79
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All objects in a sterile field must be _____

80
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Sterile object [remains sterile/becomes nonsterile] when touched by a nonsterile object

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Becomes nonsterile

81
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Sterile items below waist level are considered _____

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Nonsterile

82
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Sterile fields must always be kept in _____ to be considered sterile

83
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Avoid contamination when opening or adding sterile equipment to the _____ _____

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Sterile field

84
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Puncture, moisture, or tear that passes through a sterile barrier is considered _____

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Contaminated

85
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Once a sterile field is set up, the border of _____ inch at the edge of the sterile drape is considered _____

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One, nonsterile

86
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Any doubt about the sterility of an object is considered _____

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Nonsterile

87
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Sterile persons may only contact _____ areas, nonsterile only _____ areas

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Sterile, nonsterile

88
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Movement around sterile field must not _____ sterile field

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Contaminate

2 NCM 103 LEC (5 decks)

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