Asepsis

Ignaz Semmelweis

• discovered hand washing prevents disease transmission

• invented soap

• Manufactured hand towels

• discovered the microscope

A _________ is an infection a patient receives while in the hospital

• community acquired

• latent

• nosocomial

• systemic

_____________ is an effort to keep the client as free from exposure to infection causing pathogens as possible

• routine cleaning

• aseptic technique

• environmental services

• dusting

__________ is also known as clean technique

• medical asepsis

• surgical asepsis

• hand washing

• sterile gloves

Sterile technique is also known as

• surgical asepsis

• mopping

• mopping

• mopping

All of the following are an example of medical asepsis EXCEPT:

• environmental cleaning

• barrier techniques

• hand washing

• don/doff sterile gloves

To be ______ an object must be free from ALL microorganisms

• clean

• dirty

• sterile

• sanitized

Sterile objects which are out of vision are considered ______ and therefore cannot be trusted

• clean

• dirty

• questionable

• garbage

Keep sterile equipment above ______ level or above table level

• nose

• eye

• knee

• waist

The sterility of an object wrapped in paper or cloth becomes doubtful after _______ weeks

• 2

• 4

• 6

• 8