ASEPTIS

Question 1

Surgical Aseptis

Answer 1

Free from all organisms from entering body

Question 2

Medical Aseptis

Answer 2

Hand hygiene method - clean technique can break cycle of infection
Fingernail length - 1/2” past tip of finger
No nail polish

Question 3

When Medical Asepsis

Answer 3

Start of shift
before and after eating
before and after bathroom
before and after smoking or vaping
when hands are visibly soiled

Question 4

Handsanitzer - alcohol

Answer 4

at least 60%

Question 6

Aseptic hand washing

Answer 6

Remove all jewelry
Turn on faucets with paper towel, adjust temp
We hands, use paper towel to pump soap onto hands
Work soap into lather, make sure both hands are lathered and rub igoursly in circular motion for 2 mins. keep hands lower than forearms, fingertips pointed down. Interlace fingers, clean between them. use one palm to clean back of other
use nail brush under running water
Rinse hands well keeping hands lower than forearms, dont touch sink or faucet
with water still running, dry hands with clean paper towel and turn off faucets using clean paper towel

Question 7

Using alcohol based disinfectant

Answer 7

Remove all jewelry
pump disinfectant into hand
rub hands together ensuring disinfectant comes into contact with all surfaces
Continue to rub until it is evaporated and hands are dry

Question 8

OSHA BLOOD BORNE PATHOGEN METHOD

Answer 8

Laws protect healthcare workers and patients. Employers must develope OSHA Exposure control plan, provide and document training and provide PPE and HEP B at no cost

Question 9

Safe injection practices and sharps safety procedures

Answer 9

Safety engineered devices
never recap or reuse or bend used needles
dispose of needles, lancets and all sharps into DESGINATED APPROVED SHARPS CONTAINER
Keep container upright and dont fill past 3/4 fill line
never reach into sharps container

Question 10

BIOHAZARD BAGS

Answer 10

Thick red / orange garbage bag with biohazard symbol
Use for strips, plastic blood tubes, gauze and all other non sharps
do not use bag for anything that could cause rips or tears

Question 11

PPE

Answer 11

Masks
gloves
eyewear
goggles
face shields
gowns

Question 12

DONNING - placing on
DOFFING - taking off

Answer 12

Donning: hand washing, gown, mask, gloves, eyewear
Doffing, eyewear, gloves, mask, gown, hand washing (In reverse?)

Question 13

Remove contaminated gloves

Answer 13

1) Using dominant hand, grasp the palm of the glove in other hand
2) Pull glove off other hand, turning it inside out and holding in dominant hand,
3) Encase completely in dominant hand
4) Place thumb of two fingers of ungloved hand under the cuff of remaining glove, don’t touch outside with bare hands
5) Pull glove over hand, turning it inside out and over the other glove and throw away
6) Wahs Hands

Question 14

Donning and Doffing

Answer 14

Taking on and off PPE

Question 15

PPE

Answer 15

Eye covers, masks, gloves, gowns, shoe covers

Question 16

reservoir host

Answer 16

first person in cycle of infection

Question 17

sneezes on glass

Answer 17

means of exit

Question 18

glass

Answer 18

means of transmission

Question 19

new person drinking from glass

Answer 19

means of entrance

Question 20

new person is now

Answer 20

reservoir host

Question 21

Ways to break cycle of infection

Answer 21

wear ppe
dispose of infectious waste properly (anything contaminated goes into biohazard bag)
Discard needles into sharps container
Use safety engineered devices (built in needle that closes)

Question 22

Standard precautions

Answer 22

wear PPE
hand hygiene

Question 23

what is most important procedure to break cycle of infection

Answer 23

hand washing