Sterile Fields

Question 1

Name the best way to sterilize instruments.

Answer 1

Steam Autoclave

Question 2

Name the number one complication to minor surgery.

Answer 2

Infection

Question 3

Name the least effective of sterilization?

Answer 3

Cold sterilization w/ iodine solution.

Question 4

Patient sterilization usually occurs after the administration of the anesthetic. T/F

Answer 4

True

Question 5

Name the order of patient skin sterilization.

Answer 5

1. Clean w/ green soap and water
2. Scrub 5 times with betadyne
3. Clean site with merthiolate (expanding circles)

Question 6

_______________ is a set of specific practices and procedures performed to make equipment and areas free from all microorganisms and to maintain that sterility.

Answer 6

Sterile technique

Question 7

Unsterile persons do not get closer than _____ inches from a sterile field.

Answer 7

12

Question 8

_______________ is a drug or compound a substance that inhibits the growth or action of microorganisms especially in or on living tissue.

Answer 8

Antiseptic