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Area where the incision is made

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Surgical Site

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Surgical site and sterile drapes surrounding it on the table

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Sterile Surgical Field

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Surface covered with a drape and intended to be used as a work area to hold instruments and supplies

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Sterile Field

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Sterile field, sterile surgical field, area of scrubbed personnel and the air space above all of these

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Sterile Zone

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A separate area for storage of sterilized items should be 5 things

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  1. Dust Free
  2. Ventilated
  3. Germ free
  4. Insect free
  5. No temp/humidty extremes
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If an item is stored in a closed cabinet in single wrapped muslin, it is good for

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1 week

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If an item is stored in a closed cabinet in double wrapped muslin, it is good for

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7 weeks

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If an item is stored in a closed cabinet in single wrapped crepe, it is good for

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8 weeks

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If an item is stored on open shelving in single wrapped muslin, it is good for

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2 days

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If an item is stored on open shelving in double wrapped muslin, it is good for

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3 weeks

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If an item is stored on open shelving in single wrapped crepe, it is good for

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3 weeks

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Heat sealed and plastic pouches stored on open shelves are good for

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2 weeks

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Heat sealed and plastic pouches stored in a closed cabinet are good for

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1 year

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If a sterilized pack becomes wet, tape is broken or loosened, date is illegible or missing, pack is punctured or torn, pack has been dropped on the floor then it is conisdered

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contaminated

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A pack label should contain 3 things

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  1. Date of autoclaving
  2. Contents
  3. Name or initials of preparer
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If an extreme emergency exists, you can _______ an instrument and use it

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disinfect

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How long should instruments sit in a cold soak sol’n?

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Min. 15 mins

Ideally 3 hrs

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How long should instruments sit in 70% alcohol

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1 hr

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How long should instruments sit in Betadine/Nolvasan?

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3 hrs

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How long should items be boiled?

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3 hrs

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Steam/gas may penetrate but no microbes

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Selective permeability

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Shouldn’t rip or tear easily

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Resistant to damage

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Should conform to shape of pack and stretch a little to resist tears

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Flexibilty

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Should easily return to a flat position after pack is open

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Memory

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Most economic is bulk roll or box
Cost
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These can be used several 100 times but initial cost is expensive
Cotton Wraps
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Type of wrap material that must be double wrapped and is more resistant to tears Most already come double wrapped
Cotton Textile
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Type of wrap material that is fairly resistant to damage
Paper
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Type of paper that is cloth-like and reusable if not soiled or torn
Crepe
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Type of paper that tears easily and is intended for 1x use
Non-crepe
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When should instruments be soaked after Sx?
Immediately
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Prolonged exposure to blood or saline causes what on the surface of metal?
Pitting
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Instruments should be soaked and washed in what position
open
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When rinsing or spraying instrument milk, how long should it soak?
45 sec
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Works by using high-frequency sound waves and cleans areas a brush can not reach Removes all previous lubricants
Ultrasonic cleaner
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You should use and ultrasonic cleaner when?
after manual cleaning
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Helps prevent rust and electrolysis from forming on points and edges of instruments Should be used on all hinged, box lock, or ratchet instruments
Intrument lube aka milk
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This type of material can be spot cleaned if necessary and not torn
Paper
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Cloth drapes, hand towels, and gowns should be machine washed _____________ from other hospital items
separately
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4 drapes in each pack to border the incision site
4 corner drapes
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3 drapes in each pack to border the incision site
3 corner drapes
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Large enough to cover tray on stand, 2 in each pack | Some come prepackaged
Mayo Stand Drapes
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Come 1 per pack, folded and wrapped so it's compact so it fits in autoclave
Gown
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1 per pack, folded accordion style
Hand towels
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These should be cleaned and thoroughly dried before placing in a safe seal pouch to autoclave
Hand brushes
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Purpose is to create a sterile area around the surgical site | Can be made of cloth or paper
drape
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Muslin square drape with a pre-cut hole
Fenestrated
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A hole can be made in 1 of the _ corner drapes
4
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2 people who have direct contact with the sterile field
Surgeon and sterile scrub nurse
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All hair should be
tied up and pulled up
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You should remove all
jewelry
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Apply ______ gear and mask
head
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How long should you use a surgical scrub on hands and arms?
5 mins
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After washing hands, they should be held where?
Above the waist
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Who will tie your surgical gown
Circulating nurse
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Gloving technique when hands are not seen outside of the gown
Closed
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Gloving technique used when prepping an animal for surgery with the 1st glove touching only the inside cuff and 2nd glove only touching the outside of the cuff
Open
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When a non-sterile personnel is opening packs, they should open them how far away from their body?
Arm's length
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Before prep begins, you should always verify 4 things
1. Pt ID 2. Sex 3. Procedure to be performed 4. Confirm fasting
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You should obtain all necessary ____ results
test
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Begins after the pt has been anesthetized, stabilized, and hooked up to IV fluids
Pt prep
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Apply this to both eyes
lube
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How should you clip hair?
With grain then against
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When should you express the bladder?
Spays
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This nurse clips the hair, applies eye lube, expresses the bladder, vacuum hair, performs preliminary scrub in outer prep area, transfers pt to the OR, positions and ties pt to the table
Dirty prep nurse
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Antiseptic scrub should be used on the pt for how long and in what motion?
5 mins | Circling from inside out
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You should perform a minimum of how many scrubs?
3
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Final paint after scrub, going in the same motion
70% alcohol
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When positioning a pt, care must be taken to maintain ________ and maintain ____________ flow
airway, IV fluid
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Most routine position | Spay, neuter, exploratory, and cervical disc Sx
Dorsal
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AKA "frog" position Can secure with sand bags or ties with legs over end of table Used for lumbar disc, anal sacculetomy, and some cranial and ear Sxs
Sternal
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This position may need additional positioning aids such as towels, foam wedges, and sand bags Used for kidney, lung, pelvis, extremities, and dentals
Lateral
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Used for orthopedic and amputation Sx | Affected limb is suspended overhead and allows for aseptic prep of entire limb
Hanging
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Prep/non-sterile assistant
Circulating nurse
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Surgical assistant
Scrub nurse
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Route in which a microorganism can infect and happens outside of the pt in the air, Sx instruments, pts skin, and surgical team
Exogenous
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Route in which a microorganism is obtained within the pt and reaches the wound via the blood stream
Endogenous

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