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| It is poor practice to remove the cap of a medicine vial using an instrument and then pour out the contents because ________________. |
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| The lip of the vial is not considered sterile |
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| (T/F) If the surgical technologist contaminates his or her gloves during a surgical procedure, a sterile team member must reglove him or her. |
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| 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 drape from the nonsterile surface. |
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| Strike-through contamination |
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| (T/F) The cuff of the gown is no longer considered sterile after the glove is removed |
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| Microorganisms that do not normally reside in the tissue of an individual are called _______ flora. |
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| The top ________ of a sterile table is the only part considered sterile. |
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| Once sterile supplies have been opened, the setup is vulnerable to contamination. The longer a setup remains exposed, the greater the risk of contamination. It is not recommended that supplies be left open prior to a case ________. |
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| Nonsterile team members _________ lean over or reach over a sterile surface to distribute sterile goods to the field. |
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| During the surgical scrub, you must avoid harsh friction with the brush, because it causes irritation and encourages colonization of both resident and transient bacteria. |
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| ___________ depends on scientific proof and is now the gold standard of professionalism in the health sciences and biotechnology. |
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| Having the potential to cause disease is known as ________. |
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| Disposable caps are provided by hospitals for use by employees. Some employees use cloth caps that must be laundered by the facility. Cloth caps that are reused day after day are ________. |
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| A source of contamination |
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| All surgical personnel must wear impervious protective eyewear or face shields during all procedures; eyewear must cover the eye area from the brows to the top of the surgical mask and must extend over the temples. Protective eyewear must be worn ________. |
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| To protect the eyes from bone chips, liquefied tissue, blood, bodily fluids, and other debris |
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| When used correctly, ________ produce(s) high levels of destruction of both gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria. |
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| Alcohol-based skin cleaner, foams, and creams |
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| (T/F) Only sterile items can be placed on the sterile field. |
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| (T/F) The term sterile is absolute; an item is either sterile or not sterile. |
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| All surgical personnel should observe their sterile practice techniques and ask themselves which question? |
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| "Are my practices consistent with my professional and ethical responsibilities?" |
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| Depending on the complexity of the surgery, the amount of equipment to be prepared, and the emergent nature of the procedure, the surgical technologist and circulator will begin to open the case ________. |
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| 15 to 20 minutes before the start of surgery |
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| Once an item is sterilized, its sterility is maintained by ________. |
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| Sterile gowns are considered sterile ________. |
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| In the front, from the mid-chest to the table top |
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| The _________________ is the center of the sterile field during surgery. |
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| ________ cannot be sterilized, but the use of certain antiseptics, along with standardized scrub techniques, reduces the number of microbes and may produce continuous antimicrobial action. |
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| The amount of space that should be left between sterile and nonsterile surfaces is ________. |
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| Which is the correct statement about masks? |
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| Masks are to be changed after each procedure |
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| (T/F) The edges of a wrapper are considered sterile. |
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| When opening supplies and instruments 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. |
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| Scalpel blades and other sharps |
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| (T/F) At the end of a surgical case, the gloves are removed before the gown. |
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| Tables draped with sterile drapes are considered sterile _______________. |
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| (T/F) During the gowning and gloving of other team members, interaction among the team often sets the tone for the entire surgical procedure. |
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| (T/F) When performing closed gloving, you must first pull the gown cuffs up and over your wrists before donning the gloves |
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| ________ provide a barrier between a nonsterile surface and the working area of the sterile field. |
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| Hand washing is the simplest and most important preventive measure for reducing infection in the operating room. Hand washing is ________. |
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| Jewelry of any kind is a potential source of pathogens. The recommended standard is to ________. |
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| Sterile personnel must pass other sterile personnel ________. |
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| Front to front or back to back |
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| Nonsterile team members ________ a sterile surface to distribute sterile goods to the field. |
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| Must never lean or reach over |
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| A surgical mask ________ be worn down around the neck. |
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| Never don gown and gloves directly from the __________________, and do not allow anyone else entering the sterile field to do so. |
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| ________ infection is a postoperative infection of the surgical wound. |
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| (T/F) An open-gloving technique would be used when performing catheterization. |
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| Aseptic technique is closely associated with one’s motivation to ________. The rules of aseptic technique are a model for the highest standard of practice. |
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