Exam 15: Principles of Aseptic and Sterile Techniques

When scrubbed in,it is never acceptable to fold one's hands under one's arms and tuck them in the axillary region.

What is the proper way to pass medications to a sterile person at the sterile field?

A sterile person and an unsterile person face each other when passing each other so as to recognize whether the sterile person gets contaminated.

Double-gloving during a procedure will keep the wearer from incurring a puncture wound caused by a suture or knife blade.

It is acceptable to flash instruments if you are in a hurry and don't want to delay a case.

Which is an example of an impervious barrier used in a surgical procedure?

If a sterile package wrapped in an absorbent material barrier becomes wet or damp,what should you do?

What is the proper way an unsterile person should wear their warm-up jacket?

What is one important action health care workers can take to decrease the spread of infection with patients in isolation?

Traffic in the OR should be kept to a minimum.

What is a way to prevent fomite contamination of items in the OR?

What is the most common source of transmission of microorganisms in the OR?

Good housekeeping techniques should reduce microbial flora by approximately 90%.

Every patient in the OR is considered infected.

If an item,such as the end of a suture,extends over the edge of the sterile field,can it be brought back into the sterile field?

Hair is considered a gross contaminant and a major source of staphylococci.

What PPE would you use if following standard precautions when moving a patient from the OR table to a stretcher?

It is important to wash hands before entering the OR and after every patient contact.

When removing instrument trays from the sterilizer,it is acceptable to touch the door of the sterilizer with the tray because the door is sterile.

The facility recommends that each caregiver only use one mask per day to save money.