Key Points Of Sterile Technique Flashcards
What is the purpose of sterile technique and aseptic practices?
-maintain an area free from pathogenic organisms
-help isolate operate area from unsterile environment
-maintain sterility during surgical/invasive procedures
Proper sterile asepsis willl
Minimize patient exposure to infection causing agents, reducing risk of infection
What is required before intimating any sterile procedure?
proper hand hygiene and application of sterile gloves with an appropriate cleaner
When is other PPE also required?
When there is risk of splash
Why are artificial nails not allowed ESPECIALLY in wound changing
-hold high concentrations of bacteria that aren’t removed during regular hand cleaning
What decreases the number of health care associated infections
-educations
-inserting devices only when necessary
-sterile technique
-removing devices no longer needed
Besides meticulous hand hygiene identify another practice that helps reduce the risk of spreading infection
Principles of hand hygiene, barrier techniques, and routine environment cleaning are examples of medical asepsis
When should a gown be worn
When the possibility of blood or body fluid contamination of the nurses clothing may lead to exposure to pathogens
The nurse has redressed a wound and now plans to administer medications, what should the nurse remember to do next?
Remove gloves and perform hand hygiene before leaving the room
Patients in health care settings are at risk of becoming colonized or infected because of
Impaired immune responses, exposure to increased numbers of pathogenic organisms, and performance of invasive procedures
Surgical asepsis differs from medical asepsis because surgical asepsis…
Is to maintain an area free from pathogenic microorganisms to minimize patient exposure to infection causing agents
What instructions should the nurse give a patient when competing a sterile procedure at the bedside
Avoid sudden body movements, refrain from touching sterile supplies, avoid coughing or talking over sterile area
Is this true/false to surgical asepsis?
A sterile object becomes contaminated by prolonged exposure to air
True
Is this true/false to surgical asepsis?
Tables draped as part of a sterile field are considered sterile only at table level
True
Is this true/false to surgical asepsis?
A sterile object held below a persons waist or out of the range of vision is considered contaminated
True
