Infection Control: Assist With Minor Syrgeries

Question 1

Gloves, masks and gowns are known as

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Personal protective equipment

Question 2

Washing instruments to remove debris

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Sanitization

Question 3

Absence of bacteria

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Asepsis

Question 4

Bacteria that thrive in oxygen

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Aerobes

Question 5

An organism that produces disease

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Pathogen

Question 6

Molds and yeast are types of

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Fungi

Question 7

Instruments touched by ungloved hands are

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Contaminated

Question 8

Hinged instruments should be —- when sterilized

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Open

Question 9

A sterile pack containing scissors, thumb forceps and gauze squares is called a

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Suture removal pack

Question 10

The term for removal of contaminated material from a wound is

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Debridement

Question 11

Scrubbing the surgical site in a circular motion from the center to the edge

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Surgical prep

Question 12

Removing fluids or gasses by suction is called

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Aspiration

Question 13

Flushing out a wound or cavity with a solution is called

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Irrigation

Question 14

A sterile surface containing sterile items

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Surgical trays

Question 15

S/s , s/b and b/b describe surgical

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Scissors

Question 16

Instruments used to clamp off blood vessels are called

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Hemostats

Question 17

A sterile covering placed over a wound is called a

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Dressing

Question 18

Instruments such as fiberoptic scopes are soaked in chemicals in a procedure called

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Cold sterilization

Question 19

A surface free of contaminated instruments

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Sterile fields