Aseptic Technique

Question 1

Aims to prevent pathogenic organism in sufficient quntity to cause infection from being introduced to susceptible sites by hands, surface and equipments

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Aseptic technique

Question 2

Protects patient during invasive clinical procedures by emplying infection control measures that minimize, as fart as practically possible, the presence of pathogenic microorganism

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Aseptic technique

Question 3

Why practice aeptic technique?

Answer 3

Reduces the risk os health care associated infection
Required fr all invasive procedures
To improve the practice of clinicians performing procedures and reduce the risk of infection

Question 4

Are infections acquired in healthcare facilites and infections that occur as a result of healthcare interventions

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Healthcare associated infections

Question 5

May manifest after people leave the healthcare facility

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Healthcare associated infection

Question 6

Prevents contaminatin anf transfer of pathogens from hands, surfaces and equipment to the patient during pocedures

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Correct aseptic technique

Question 7

Requires key parts and key sites to be identified and protected at all times

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Correct aseptic technique

Question 8

What are key sites?

Answer 8

Include any non-intact skin and insertion or access site to medical devices connected to the patient

Question 9

Include any non-intact skin and insertion or access site to medical devices connected to the patient

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Key sites

Question 10

Are the sterile components of the equipment used during the procedure

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Key parts

Question 11

Example of key parts

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Bungs, needle hubs, syringe tips, dressing packs

Question 12

Several key infection control components to consider when performing the invasive procedure

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1. Environmental control
2. Hand hygiene
3. PPE selection
4. Aseptic field management
5. Non-touch technique
6. Sequencing

Question 13

Prior to the preduce, clinicians must ensure that there are no avoidable nearby environmental risk factor - bed making
- patient using commodes
- waste management
- cleaning of the nearby environment
- patient bed curtain across work area

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Environmental control

Question 14

An essential component of aseptic technique

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Hand hygiene

Question 15

Reduce the lease of skin bacteria from the hands for the duration of the procedure

This preparation must eliminate the transient and reduce the resident flora

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Surgical hand hygiene

Question 16

A single used item
Necessary to touch key parts orkey sites directly
To protect the clinician from blood or body fluids or exposure to toxic drugs during administration

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PPE protective personal equipment

Question 17

May be required dring some procedures to reduce the risk to the patient of acquiring a healthcare associated infection

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Maximum barrier precautions

Question 18

May be required if indicated to reduce the risk of blood and body fluid exposure to the clinician

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PPE protective personal equipment