Question 1

The management of puncture wounds needs to be taken care of immediately.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

If the scrub person must re-glove during a procedure,it is acceptable to pull the cuff down over the hand while putting on new gloves.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Eyeglasses are acceptable protection against bodily fluids while at the sterile field.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

What are the parameters of the sterile areas on the front of a gown?

Accepted Answer

A) From the neckline to the waist 
B) From the chest level down to below the waist 
C) From the chest level to the level of the sterile field 
D) From the chest level down to knee level 
A) From the neckline to the waist 
B) From the chest level down to below the waist 
C) From the chest level to the level of the sterile field 
D) From the chest level down to knee level

Question 5

What is the margin of safety regarding the inside of a sterile package?

Accepted Answer

A) The inside is considered sterile to within 1 inch of the edges. 
B) The inside is considered sterile to within 11/2 inches of the edges. 
C) The inside is considered sterile to within 2 inches of the edges. 
D) The inside is sterile to the edge of the package. 
A) The inside is considered sterile to within 1 inch of the edges. 
B) The inside is considered sterile to within 11/2 inches of the edges. 
C) The inside is considered sterile to within 2 inches of the edges. 
D) The inside is sterile to the edge of the package.

Question 6

Which is an example of a hospital-acquired infection?

Accepted Answer

A) Catheter-associated urinary tract infection 
B) Diabetic gangrene 
C) Gunshot wound septicemia 
D) Tuberculosis 
A) Catheter-associated urinary tract infection 
B) Diabetic gangrene 
C) Gunshot wound septicemia 
D) Tuberculosis

Question 7

Which three areas of the human body are major areas of microbial shedding?

Accepted Answer

A) Feet, lips, umbilicus 
B) Neck, axillae, perineum 
C) Flank, waist, groin 
D) Fingertips, ankle, chest 
A) Feet, lips, umbilicus 
B) Neck, axillae, perineum 
C) Flank, waist, groin 
D) Fingertips, ankle, chest

Question 8

What is the recommendation for the setup of sterile tables?

Accepted Answer

A) Set up just before the procedure. 
B) Set up all tables for the day in the morning. 
C) Set up the night before and cover it. 
D) Set up when you have time. 
A) Set up just before the procedure. 
B) Set up all tables for the day in the morning. 
C) Set up the night before and cover it. 
D) Set up when you have time.

Question 9

What is the most important reason for keeping the doors to the OR closed except when opening is necessary?

Accepted Answer

A) The patient may get cold. 
B) The hallway may be too noisy and prevent the surgeon from concentrating. 
C) Closed doors maintain a positive pressure atmosphere. 
D) Closed doors prevent environmental cleaning staff from hearing and seeing surgical events. 
A) The patient may get cold. 
B) The hallway may be too noisy and prevent the surgeon from concentrating. 
C) Closed doors maintain a positive pressure atmosphere. 
D) Closed doors prevent environmental cleaning staff from hearing and seeing surgical events.

Question 10

Asepsis is another way of stating something is sterile.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

If an item in the OR is not known definitively to be sterile,what is the next action to be taken?

Accepted Answer

A) Consider it contaminated and throw it out. 
B) Call your supervisor. 
C) Keep it in the room and use it so as not to waste an opened item. 
D) Ask the anesthesiologist in the room to determine its sterility. 
A) Consider it contaminated and throw it out. 
B) Call your supervisor. 
C) Keep it in the room and use it so as not to waste an opened item. 
D) Ask the anesthesiologist in the room to determine its sterility.

Question 12

Once the patient's skin has been prepped with iodine solution,it is sterile and considered free of all flora.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 15: Principles of Aseptic and Sterile Techniques

The management of puncture wounds needs to be taken care of immediately.

If the scrub person must re-glove during a procedure,it is acceptable to pull the cuff down over the hand while putting on new gloves.

Eyeglasses are acceptable protection against bodily fluids while at the sterile field.

What are the parameters of the sterile areas on the front of a gown?

What is the margin of safety regarding the inside of a sterile package?

Which is an example of a hospital-acquired infection?

Which three areas of the human body are major areas of microbial shedding?

What is the recommendation for the setup of sterile tables?

What is the most important reason for keeping the doors to the OR closed except when opening is necessary?

Asepsis is another way of stating something is sterile.

If an item in the OR is not known definitively to be sterile,what is the next action to be taken?

Once the patient's skin has been prepped with iodine solution,it is sterile and considered free of all flora.

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The Perioperative Patient Care Team and Professional Credentialing

The Surgical First Assistant

Administration of Perioperative Patient Care Services

The Patient: the Reason for Your Existence

Perioperative Pediatrics

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Care of the Perioperative Environment

Potential Sources of Injury to the Caregiver and the Patient

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