Sugical Sepsis

Question 1

What is Medical asepsis?

Answer 1

-Clean technique
-Practices to confine or limit growth of contamination or spread

Question 2

What cleaning agents are used during Medical Asepsis? (3)

Answer 2

Alcohol, Chlorhexidine, Hydrogen Peroxide

Question 3

What is Surgical Asepsis?

Answer 3

Sterile technique
-Practices that keep areas free of all organisms

Question 4

What cleaning agents are used during surgical asepsis? (4)

Answer 4

Steam, Gas, Radiation, Chemicals

Question 5

Only a sterile object can touch what?

Answer 5

Another sterile object

Question 6

The edge of the sterile field (1in boarder) is considered what?

Answer 6

Contaminated!!

Question 7

What should you avoid doing during a sterile procedure?

Answer 7

Talking, Coughing, Sneezing, Reaching across a sterile field or object

Question 8

Never turn your ________ away from sterile field

Answer 8

-Back

Question 9

After donning sterile gloves, keep hands_________

Answer 9

In sight and above waist level

Question 10

Tables are sterile ONLY ______

Answer 10

At waist level

Question 11

Sterile items should be stored on ______ and _____ surfaces.

Answer 11

Clean, Dry

Question 12

If you have any doubt of an object breaking sterility, consider the object _________

Answer 12

Contaminated

Question 13

Do sterile items have expirations?

Answer 13

Yes, duh.

Question 14

If you see someone contaminate a sterile field or object what do you do?

Answer 14

Make it known. Call it out!

Question 15

Finger nails should be kept___

Answer 15

Short/ clean. No artificial nails or polish.

Question 16

Keep hair what?

Answer 16

Pulled back with no stray strands

Question 17

Avoid wearing what that might contaminate sterile field?

Answer 17

Jewelry that dangles or could fall into sterile field

Question 18

The nurse opens a package containing a suture remover, the nurse understands that the inside of the package is considered what?

Answer 18

Sterile

Question 19

The nurse performing a CVAD Dressing change understands that the appropriate gloves to wear when -Removing- the dressing would be what?

Answer 19

Sterile gloves

Question 20

It is important to ask which two allergies before performing a sterile procedure?

Answer 20

Latex and/or Aseptic(Chlorhexidine)