Sterile Field

After successfully donning sterile gloves you will be sure to maintain their sterility by keeping your hands above your...

• elbows

• chin

• waist

• knees

This portion of the sterile drape is already considered contaminated:

• outer 1 in

• outer 2 in

• outer 1 cm

• outer 2 cm

How should the outer packaging of the sterile gloves be placed on the work surface?

• with "cuff end" closest to body

• very carefully

• with top of gloves closest to body

Which hand should the glove go on first?

• Non-dominant

• Either 

• Dominant

You are pouring sterile saline into a sterile basin over a sterile field and accidentally splash a scant amount onto the sterile drape, what is your next step?

• Wipe it up with sterile gauze

• Start over with new sterile field

• Nothing, it is just a small amount and it is sterile saline so the field is not contaminated

How far above the sterile field must you be to drop an item such as sterile gauze into the sterile field in order to maintain sterility?

• 6 inches

• 3 inches

• 12 inches

• 9 inches

Choose the INCORRECT statement. Proper sterile technique:

• Eliminates all microorganisms in the procedure room

• Is the key responsibility of all personnel

• Helps prevent health care associated infection in patients and medical professionals

• Includes wearing gowns, gloves, and surgical masks whose barriers performance is appropriate for the specific procedure being performed

Which areas of a surgical gown are considered sterile?

• The front, from the chest to six inches below the surgical field

• The front, from the chest to the level of the surgical field

• The neck and shoulders

• The axillary area

A sterile field includes which of the following?

• The site surrounding an incision or tissue perforation

• Personnel in sterile attire

• Working areas and equipment covered with sterile drapes and drape accessories

• All of the above

When opening a sterile package, the LAST flap to be opened should be

• The flap to your left

• The flap closest to you

• The flap to your right

• The flap farthest from you