FUNDA LAB ASEPSIS (3’

Question 1

REFERS TO THE ABSENCE OF INFECTIOUS MATERIAL OR INFECTION.

Answer 1

asepsis

Question 2

IS THE ABSENCE OF ALL MICROORGANISMS WITHIN ANY TYPE OF INVASIVE PROCEDURE.

Answer 2

surgical asepsis

Question 3

IS A SET OF SPECIFIC PRACTICES AND PROCEDURES PERFORMED TO MAKE EQUIPMENT AND AREAS FREE FROM ALL MICROORGANISMS AND TO MAINTAIN THAT STERILITY . IN THE LITERATURE, SURGICAL ASEPSIS AND STERILE TECHNIQUE ARE COMMONLY USED INTERCHANGEABLY, BUT THEY MEAN DIFFERENT THINGS.

Answer 3

sterile techniques

Question 4

HELP CONTROL AND PREVENT INFECTION, PREVENT THE TRANSMISSION OF ALL MICROORGANISMS IN A GIVEN AREA, AND INCLUDE ALL TECHNIQUES THAT ARE PRACTICED TO MAINTAIN STERILITY.

Answer 4

principles of sterile technique

Question 5

IS MOST COMMONLY PRACTICED IN OPERATING ROOMS, LABOR AND DELIVERY ROOMS, AND SPECIAL PROCEDURES OR DIAGNOSTIC AREAS. IT IS ALSO USED WHEN PERFORMING A STERILE PROCEDURE AT THE BEDSIDE, SUCH AS INSERTING DEVICES INTO STERILE AREAS OF THE BODY OR CAVITIES (E.G., INSERTION OF CHEST TUBE, CENTRAL VENOUS LINE, OR INDWELLING URINARY CATHETER).

Answer 5

sterile technique

Question 6

• IS ALWAYS USED WHEN THE INTEGRITY OF THE SKIN IS ACCESSED, IMPAIRED, OR BROKEN
  -IS ESSENTIAL TO HELP PREVENT SURGICAL SITE INFECTIONS, AN UNINTENDED AND OFTENTIMES PREVENTABLE COMPLICATION ARISING FROM SURGERY.

Answer 6

sterile technique

Question 7

SSI is defined as??????

Answer 7

“INFECTION THAT OCCURS AFTER SURGERY IN THE AREA OF SURGERY”

Question 8

ACTIVITIES THAT REQUIRE ASEPTIC TECHNIQUE INCLUDE _________

Answer 8

•INTRAVENOUS FLUID OR MEDICINE PREPARATION AND ADMINISTRATION
•SIMPLE AND COMPLEX WOUND DRESSING
•URINARY CATHETER INSERTION
•INTRAVENOUS CANNULA OR CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER INSERTION AND MAINTENANCE
•DRAINAGE BAG EMPTYING OR CHANGING

Question 9

ALL PERSONNEL INVOLVED IN AN ASEPTIC PROCEDURE ARE REQUIRED TO FOLLOW THE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE SET FORTH BY THE ASSOCIATION OF PERIOPERATIVE REGISTERED NURSES (AORN). THESE PRINCIPLES MUST BE STRICTLY APPLIED WHEN PERFORMING ANY ASEPTIC PROCEDURES, WHEN ASSISTING WITH ASEPTIC PROCEDURES, AND WHEN INTERVENING WHEN THE PRINCIPLES OF SURGICAL ASEPSIS ARE BREACHED. IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF ALL HEALTH CARE WORKERS TO SPEAK UP.

Answer 9

principles of surgical asepsis

Question 10

what are the safety considerations?

Answer 10

• Hand hygiene is a priority before any aseptic procedure.
  •When performing a procedure, ensure the patient understands how to prevent contamination of equipment and knows to refrain from sudden movements or touching, laughing, sneezing, or talking over the sterile field.
  •Choose appropriate PPE to decrease the transmission of microorganisms from patients to health care worker.
  •Review hospital procedures and requirements for sterile technique prior to initiating any invasive procedure.
  •Health care providers who are ill should avoid invasive procedures or, if they can’t avoid them, should double mask.

Question 11

all objects used in a STERILE FIELD must be STERILE

Answer 11

true

Question 12

A sterile object becomes NON-STERILE when touched by a NON-STERILE object.

Answer 12

true

Question 13

Sterile items that are BELOW the waist level, or items held BELOW waist level, are considered to be NON-STERILE

Answer 13

true

Question 14

Sterile fields MUST ALWAYS be kept in sight to be CONSIDERED STERILE

Answer 14

true

Question 15

When opening sterile equipment and adding supplies to a sterile field, take care to AVOID contamination.

Answer 15

true

Question 16

Any puncture, moisture, or tear that passes through a sterile barrier MUST BE considered CONTAMINATED

Answer 16

true

Question 17

Once a sterile field is set up, the BORDER of one inch at the edge of the sterile DRAPE is considered NON-STERILE

Answer 17

true

Question 18

If there is any DOUBT about the sterility of an object, it is considered NON-STERILE

Answer 18

true

Question 19

Sterile persons or sterile objects MAY ONLY contact sterile areas; non-sterile persons or items contact ONLY non-sterile areas.

Answer 19

true

Question 20

Movement AROUND and in the sterile field MUST NOT COMPROMISE or contaminate the sterile field.

Answer 20

true

Question 21

BASIC ASEPTIC PRINCIPLES __________

Answer 21

•ALL ARTICLES MUST BE STERILIZED BEFORE USE IN PROCEDURE.
•IF IN DOUBT ABOUT STERILITY OF ITEM OR PERSON, IT IS NOT!
•ALL PERSONS WHO TOUCH STERILE ARTICLES MUST BE STERILE.
•NON-STERILE PERSONS NEVER REACH ACROSS A STERILE FIELD.
•DRAPED TABLES ARE STERILE ONLY ABOVE THE TABLE LEVEL.
•GOWN FRONT IS STERILE ONLY FROM WAIST TO SHOULDER LEVEL.
•MOISTURE CAUSES CONTAMINATION.

Question 22

SCRUBBING, GOWNING, AND GLOVING

Answer 22

•THE PROCESS OF SCRUBBING, GOWNING, AND GLOVING IS ONE THAT ALL MEMBERS OF THE SURGICAL TEAM MUST COMPLETE BEFORE EACH OPERATION.
•IN THE SURGICAL SCRUB, THE HANDS AND FOREARMS ARE DECONTAMINATED. A STERILE SURGICAL GOWN AND PAIR OF GLOVES ARE SUBSEQUENTLY DONNED, CREATING AN ASEPTIC ENVIRONMENT.
•‘SCRUBBING IN’ DRAMATICALLY REDUCES THE RISK OF INFECTION AND SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVES PATIENT OUTCOMES. AS SUCH, IT IS A SKILL THAT SHOULD BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY AND ALWAYS PERFORMED TO THE HIGHEST STANDARD.

Question 23

•REMOVE ANY WATCHES AND RINGS FROM YOUR HANDS
•ENSURE THAT YOUR SLEEVES ARE AT LEAST TWO TO THEE INCHES ABOVE YOUR ELBOWS
•OPEN OUT YOUR GOWN PACK ONTO A CLEAN TABLE, ONLY GRABBING THE OUTERMOST EDGES TO MAXIMIZE THE STERILE FIELD (FIGURE 1.1, 1.2)
•OPEN YOUR GLOVE PACKET AND LET IT DROP ONTO THE CLEAN AREA

Answer 23

TRUE

Question 24

ALLOW THE WATER TO RUN (FIGURE 2.1) AND COVER THE NAIL PICK AND BRUSH WITH SOAP, USING YOUR ELBOWS ON THE SOAP DISPENSER; CLEAN YOUR NAILS AND REMOVE ANY GROSS DEBRIS FROM YOUR HANDS

Answer 24

scrubbing

Question 25

GOWNING
•TAKE THE STERILE GOWN (FIGURE 3.1) AND GENTLY SHAKE IT OUT, TAKING CARE NOT TO LET ANYTHING ELSE TOUCH IT (FIGURE 3.2)
•OPEN IT UP AND PLACE YOUR HANDS INTO THE SLEEVES (FIGURE 3.3,3.4); KEEP YOUR HANDS INSIDE THE SLEEVES (FIGURE 3.5)
•ASK AN ASSISTANT TO HELP PULL IT UP OVER YOUR SHOULDERS AND FASTEN IT UP AT THE BACK

Answer 25

true

Question 26

GLOVING
•TAKE THE RIGHT HAND GLOVE AND PLACE IT, PALM DOWN, FINGERS FACING YOUR BODY (FIGURE 3.6)
•GRASP THE BOTTOM OF THE CUFF WITH THE THUMB AND INDEX FINGER OF YOUR RIGHT HAND, STILL INSIDE THE SLEEVE (FIGURE 3.7); GRASP THE TOP OF THE CUFF WITH YOUR LEFT HAND (ALSO INSIDE THE SLEEVE) AND PULL THE GLOVE AROUND AND OVER YOUR RIGHT HAND (FIGURE 3.8)
•PULL GENTLY ON THE SLEEVE OF THE GOWN TO HELP MOVE YOUR HANDS INTO THE GLOVES AND STRAIGHTEN OUT THE FINGERS (FIGURE 3.9); THE SLEEVES OF THE GOWN SHOULD REMAIN OVER MOST OF YOUR PALM
•REPEAT THIS TECHNIQUE FOR THE LEFT HAND

Answer 26

true

Question 27

•TO COMPLETE

•IT IS ADVISED TO REST YOUR HANDS ON YOUR FRONT AS YOU MOVE AROUND TO ENSURE YOU REMAIN STERILE
•MAKE SURE YOU DO NOT TOUCH ANY NON-STERILE EQUIPMENT AS YOU MOVE TO THE OPERATING AREA

Answer 27

TRUE