Microbiology-Related Procedures

If a person reaches over a sterile field, the field is still sterile.

• T

• F

The border edge of a sterile field is considered part of the sterile field.

• T

• F

Performing proper hand hygiene is the single most important thing you can do to prevent the spread

of infection.

• T

• F

Medical and surgical asepsis are considered to be the same.

• T

• F

Proper specimen collection is essential to assist in obtaining a medical diagnosis.

• T

• F

Match the term to the statement:

flora that may contaminate our hands after patient or environmental contact

• transient flora

• stool specimens

• blood cultures

• surgical asepsis

• wound culture

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1%–3% are found to be contaminated

• transient flora

• stool specimens

• blood cultures

• surgical asepsis

• wound culture

Match the term to the statement:

goal is to eliminate all microbes

• transient flora

• stool specimens

• blood cultures

• surgical asepsis

• wound culture

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transport to lab immediately or refrigerate

• transient flora

• stool specimens

• blood cultures

• surgical asepsis

• wound culture

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needle aspiration is preferred over a swab specimen

• transient flora

• stool specimens

• blood cultures

• surgical asepsis

• wound culture