Clinical Exam Quiz #14 Flashcards
Gloves masks and gowns are known as
Personal protective equipment
Washing instruments to remove debris
Sanitization
Absence of bacteria
Asepsis
Bacteria that thrive in oxygen
Aerobes
Molds and yeasts are types of
Fungi
Hinged instruments should be what when they are sterilized?
Open
A sterile pack containing scissors thumb forceps and gauze squares is called a ?
Suture removal pack
The term for removal of contaminated materials from a wound is ?
Debridement
Scrubbing the surgical site in a circular motion from the center to the edge is?
Surgical prep
Removing fluids or gasses by suction is called
Aspiration
Flushing a wound or cavity with a solution is called
Irrigation
A sterile surface containing sterile items is?
Surgical tray
A surface free of contaminated instruments
Sterile field
An organism that produces disease
Pathogen
Instruments touched by ungloved hands are
Contaminated