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WorksheetsSurgical Asepsis
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 12mins
How far above your elbow do you need to scrub?
To the elbow
1 inch above the elbow
2 inch above the elbow
5 inch above the elbow
What steps may be involved in surgical asepsis?
hair cover and eye wear
mask
sterile gown and sterile gloves
shoe covers
hand scrub
What must be checked before beginning a sterile procedure at the bedside or surgical suite?
check for allergy's
The patients concerns
What music the doctor wants to play
The patients NDA form
How far away from the sterile field do team members not implementing surgical asepsis need to stay?
5 feet
1 foot
2 feet
10 feet
What is the last step when opening a sterile package?
open flap closest to you
open R flap
open L flap
open flap away from you
What do you look for when inspecting a sterile item?
punctures
tears
discoloration
moisture
What is unsterile?
1 inch border around drape
no part of the the surgical asepsis area is unsterile
anything below the waist
shoulders and up
What steps are involved in pouring a sterile solution?
Examine the container
clean the container
loosen cap making sure not to touch lip of bottle
poor 4-6 inches above the inside of sterile container
What hand do you glove first?
Dominant
Nondominant
What is considered contaminated?
touching anything within the 1 inch border with your non-gloved hand
touching the inside surface of the glove with a non-gloved hand
touching the inside surface of a glove with a gloved hand
rubbing your nose when scrubbed in for a procedure.
When doing a surgical hand scrub what direction does water run?
from elbows to hands
from hands to elbows
doesn't matter
Your back is considered sterile
true
false
What is sterile?
shoulders
back
cuff of gown
hands
The cuff of the gown gets covered by gloves
true
false
if your gown touches something non-sterile what do you do?
replace it
nothing
keep going just make sure not to touch anything sterile with that part of the gown
When do you clean the nail bed during a scrub?
first scrub of the day
every time you scrub
when visibly soiled
how long should your pre-scrub be when preforming a surgical hand scrub?
at least 1 min
no longer the 1 min
does not matter
long enough to wet you arm from the finger tips to the elbow
you can only rinse in one direction when doing a surgical scrub
true
false
hands must be held above waist for the entirety of the surgical procedure
true
false
What surgical attire is worn when doing a surgical scrub
gown
cap or hood
shoe covers
face mask and eye wear
