Ch.9 Sterile Technique and Infection Control Flashcards
(40 cards)
_____ is a way of making decisions and action on proven methods. It uses rational decision-making, rather than opinion or past practice. 
Evidence-based practice
___ is used in the healthcare setting for routine hand hygiene.
Anti-septic liquid soap
Hand washing is the simplest and most important preventative measure for reducing infection in the operating room. Handwashing is ___
Event related
when supplies and instruments are open for a case for safety reasons, ____ should be passed directly to the surgical technologist or placed in an area on the sterile field, where they are clearly visible.
scalpel blades or other sharps 
The __ is the center of the sterile field during surgery.
Draped patient (surgical wound)
Nonsterile team members _____ lean over or reach over a sterile field to distribute sterile goods to the field.
never 
 Tables draped with sterile drapes are considered sterile_____.
only at table height
When water is exposed to a sterile, drape or gown, it can cause _____, which occurs when moisture from either side of the drape, serves as a vehicle for bacteria to infiltrate the drapes from the nonsterile surface.
Strike-through contamination 
Sterile personnel must pass other sterile personnel____.
Face-to-face or back to back
sterile gowns are considered sterile______.
In the front of a sterile gown from the chest level to the level of the sterile field 
Protective goggles, masks, or face shields are required during any procedure in which there is _____.
A risk that blood other body, fluids or particles of tissue could splash on the face 
Jewelry of any kind is a potential source of pathogens. The current recommendation is to ____.
remove all jewelry.
The basis of _________ is the concept of barriers between contaminated and sterile surfaces. Sterile, objects or surfaces are contained or confined to prevent contact with non-sterile objects.
Aseptic technique
If water is found in a basin, when the sterile wrapper is opened, the basin is considered ________.
contaminated 
All nonsterile surfaces are considered potentially contaminated with ______ microorganisms.
Pathogenic 
__________ infection is a post operative infection of the surgical wound.
surgical site (SSI)
____ provide a barrier between a non-sterile surface and the working area of the sterile field.
sterile drapes (physical)
The top _______ of a sterile table is the only part considered sterile 
Only
________ is based on surgical conscience: that is, in surgery the ethical motivation to immediately report surgical errors, including contamination of the sterile field.
aseptic technique 
________ is when the surgeons, gloved hand accidentally touches the nonsterile edge of the surgical drape.
contamination 
The ________ is/are worn by both sterile and nonsterile surgical personnel in the perioperative environment.
scrub suit 
Before opening a sterile pack, the scrub should also check the outside package for the _________.
integrity 
What OR furniture should the procedure packed be placed on before opening?
Back table
What OR furniture should the instrument tray be placed on before opening?
small table (prep stand)
