Infection Control Procedures

Question 1

What is the single most effective method of preventing the spread of disease?

Answer 1

Hand washing

Question 2

What is an aseptic technique?

Answer 2

Refers to practices/procedures that assist in reducing the risk of infection

Question 3

What are the two types of aseptic techniques?

Answer 3

Medical asepsis (clean technique) and surgical asepsis (sterile technique)

Question 4

Describe the practice of medical asepsis

Answer 4

Involves procedures used to reduce and prevent the spread of microorganisms. Hand hygiene, using clean gloves, and cleaning the environment routinely are examples of medical asepsis

Question 5

Describe the practice of surgical asepsis

Answer 5

Includes procedures used to eliminate all microorganisms from an object or area. Prevents contamination of an open wound, isolates the operative area, and maintains a sterile field for surgery

Question 6

What are the four rules of surgical asepsis?

Answer 6

1. Know what is sterile
2. Know what is not sterile
3. Separate sterile from unsterile
4. Remedy contamination immediately

Question 7

What is the best method of eliminating microorganisms from equipment and supplies?

Answer 7

Sterilization

Question 8

Sterile + Sterile = what?

Answer 8

Sterile

Question 9

Sterile + Clean = what?

Answer 9

Contaminated

Question 10

True or False: do not reach over a sterile field

Answer 10

True