Sterile Technique rules quiz

___ refers to the absence of infectious material or infection

• clean

• Asepsis

• contaminated

____ is the absence of all microogranisms within any type of invasive procedure.

• asepsis

• sterile technique

• surgical asepsis

• clean

__ is a set of specific practices and procedures performed t make equipment and areas free from all microorganisms and to maintain that sterility.

• sterile technique

• clean

• asepsis

• surgical asepsis

Sterile technique is most commonly used everywhere except where?

• labor and delivery rooms

• special procedures

• diagnostic areas

• in a workforce wellness area

any torn, previously opened, wet packaging , or packaging that has been dropped on the floor is considered ______?

• sterile and can still be used

• non sterile and should not be used

you should check all sterile packages for sterility by assessing ____, ______, and ______ prior to use.

• intactness

• dryness

• expiratory date

• the color

a sterile object becomes non-sterile when touched by a non-sterile object.

• true

• false

whenever the sterility of an object is questionable, consider it sterile.

• true

• false

Fluid flows in the direction of gravity. ( keep the tips of forceps down during a sterile procedure to prevent fluid travelling over entire forceps and potentially contaminating the sterile field.

• true

• false

sterile items that are below the waist level or items held below waist level are considered to be non-sterile.

• true

• false