wound care/sterile tech

Question 1

surgical asepsis

Answer 1

procedure used to eliminate all microorganisms

prevent infection

Question 2

medical asepsis

Answer 2

known as clean tech
hand washing, clean lien etc
reduce the spread of micro

Question 3

surgical asepsis

Answer 3

known as sterile
everything is sterile
eliminates all microorganism to prevent infection
used for invasive procedure such as wound care

Question 4

7 principle of sterile

Answer 4

1 sterile objects remain sterile when touched by other sterile objects

2 only sterile objects placed in sterile field

3 objects contam when below waist or out of sight

4 contam with expose to air

5 capillary contam= sterile field comes in contact with water/wet

6 sterile objects placed where flow of gravity cannot touch

7 1 inch border = unsterile

Question 5

what happens if you think it contaminated by touch but not sure?

Answer 5

when in doubt throw it out.

its probably contaminated

Question 6

sterile objects remain sterile when touched by other sterile objects

Answer 6

sterile tocuh clean = contam
sterile touch dirty= contam
sterile touch maybe= contam
sterile touch sterile= okay

Question 7

explain prolonged air exposure

Answer 7

can be contaminated by air currents carrying microorganisms and by droplet contamination

avoid creating air currents with linen, curtains or movement in the room

No one should cough, sneeze, or talk

Placing equipment onto a sterile field should be done from as close as possible with out contamination by touching

Minimal rearranging of field reduces air contamination

Question 8

important hand washing techniques

Answer 8

hands held above elbows
hands dried from fingertips to elbows
hands contam flow from finger (clean) to elbow (dirty)

Question 9

latex allergies

Answer 9

observe patients for sensitivity to latex

itching
hives 
runny nose
redness 
change in vs

Question 10

sound aseptic technique

Answer 10

reduce patient length of stay
speed healing
reduce patient discomfort

Question 11

wound classification

Answer 11

skin integrity
cause
severity of injury
cleanliness
descriptive qualities

Question 12

factors that impair wound healing

Answer 12

age
nutrition/obesity
impaired oxy
smoking/drugs
diabetes 
radiation
wound stress

Question 13

wound WITHOUT loss of tissue

Answer 13

surgical wound

approximated, healing well

Question 14

wound with loss of tissue

Answer 14

open wound
not healing well
requires additional treatment

Question 15

granulation

Answer 15

healthy tissue

new red blood cells

Question 16

slough

Answer 16

soft white/ yellow tissue
wet dead tissue
don’t want to see

Question 17

eschar

Answer 17

black/brown neurotic tissue
dead tissue
needs to be debried

Question 18

hemorrhage

Answer 18

abnormal bleeding

lots of bleeding

Question 19

dehiscence

Answer 19

partial or total separation of wound layers

usually before collagen

Question 20

evisceration

Answer 20

total separation of the wound

Question 21

fissures

Answer 21

abnormal passageways

Question 22

serous

Answer 22

clear watery plasma like

Question 23

purulent

Answer 23

thick yellow greenish tan or brown fluid

may have an odour

Question 24

serosanguineous

Answer 24

pinkish reddish watery

mixture of serous and sanguineous

Question 25

sanguineous

Answer 25

bright red bleeding

Question 26

venous ulcers

Answer 26

Venous insufficiency is related to weak vein walls in the legs

large amount of exudate caused by edema in the surrounding tissue.

ankle-brachial pressure index before using compression therapy to prevent, treat, or diminish edema in the lower legs

compression therapy

Question 27

Arterial ulcers

Answer 27

Arterial ulcers (also called ischemic ulcers) are caused by inadequate blood flow to the lower extremity

The best option for treatment is to keep these wounds clean and dry.

Question 28

diabetic ulcer

Answer 28

an open wound that results in poor healing

Diabetic ulcers occur because of neuropathic changes related to diabetes.

wounds should be debrided, and treated.

Question 29

malignant or fungating wounds

Answer 29

cancer tumours may extrude through the skin as swollen masses with numerous fissures that drain purulent,

Question 30

laceration vs abrasion

Answer 30

laceration, which is a jagged, unintentional (i.e., nonsurgical) wound,

abrasion is superficial with little bleeding and is considered a partial-thickness wound

Question 31

risk of skin breakdown body fluid

Answer 31

low risk; saliva, Serosanguineous drainage

moderate risk; Bile, Stool, Urine, Ascetic fluid, Purulent exudate

high risk; gastric drain, pancreatic drain

Question 32

optimal dressing option

Answer 32

moist wound healing