Exam 50: Surgical Asepsis and Assisting With Surgical Procedures

Very low temperatures are used in __________ to destroy tissue by freezing it on contact.

Which statement is not true about informed consent for surgery?

Which of the following aseptic procedures is performed on blood pressure cuffs and stethoscopes after each use?

Suppuration can cause problems with wound healing.

____________ is the complete destruction of organisms on instruments or equipment that will enter the patient's body. This technique is mandatory for any procedure that invades the body's skin or tissues, such as surgery.

Sterile technique should be used for venipuncture.

Reducing the number of microorganisms to a safe level is called

Outline the rules for setting up and maintaining a sterile field.

Sterilization __________ placed in the center of a large pack are the best indicators of proper sterilization in an autoclave.

__________ occurs when a nonsterile item either crosses over or comes in contact with a sterile field.

A wet instrument pack is not automatically considered contaminated.

Air currents carry bacteria, so body movements and talking over a sterile field should be kept to a minimum.

The medical assistant should always keep the sterile field in view.

A large, gaping wound that must heal from the bottom of the wound outward heals by first intention.

The invasion of body tissue by pathogens, which proliferate and damage tissues is _______________________.

In the __________ phase of wound healing, collagen closes the gap between tissues and scar tissue forms.

With __________ healing, a wound heals by granulation from the bottom of the wound outward.

If correctly done, autoclaving destroys even __________, the dormant form of bacteria.

The LEEP excisional procedure is considered which of the following?

Sterile team members should always face one another.