ABSA -SURGICAL ASSISTANT CERTIFICATION (SA-C) STUDY GUIDE | {LATEST UPDATED VERSION} COMPLETE ACTUAL AND AUTHENTIC EXAM | FREQUENTLY MOST TESTED QUESTIONS AND HIGHLY RATIONALIZED | GRADED A+ ,REVIEWED AND UPDATED !!!!

ABSA -SURGICAL ASSISTANT CERTIFICATION (SA-C)

STUDY GUIDE | {LATEST UPDATED VERSION} COMPLETE

ACTUAL AND AUTHENTIC EXAM | FREQUENTLY MOST

TESTED QUESTIONS AND HIGHLY RATIONALIZED |

GRADED A+ ,REVIEWED AND UPDATED !!!!


Which is not considered part of a sterile field?

CORRECT ANSWER:
Gloves of sterile person who has folded his arms
An area of a gown considered sterile is ( are ) the ____ while the ____ is
considered unsterile.

CORRECT ANSWER:
Sleeves, neck
.The presence of only one living microorganism means an object is:

CORRECT ANSWER:
Contaminated
Which statement concerning masks is not true?

CORRECT ANSWER:
Ties may be tied crisscross on top of head
In draping a table, the scrub nurse drapes from _____ to _____, protecting her
gloves _____.

CORRECT ANSWER:
Front, back, by cuffing drape edge
The purpose of the hand scrub by the team is to render their skin:

,CORRECT ANSWER:
Surgically Clean
After steam sterilization, which items should not be considered sterile?

CORRECT ANSWER:
Suction tips attached to tubing, Asepto syringes with bulbs attached, Cautery
tips bound with rubber bands
Because there is less chance contamination, the preferred method of gloving is
_____. For changing only a glove during a case, this method _______ be used.

CORRECT ANSWER:
Closed, cannot
Which directive for loading a pressure steam sterilizer is incorrect

CORRECT ANSWER:
Loading liquids first to prevent spillage on packs
10. If the prep site contains a colostomy or draining sinus which cannot be
sealed off, it should be scrubbed:

CORRECT ANSWER:
Last with sponges used once and discarded
11. Operating room floors should be flooded with _____ and _____ at the end of
each ____.

CORRECT ANSWER:
Detergent germicide, wet-vaccumed, case
What are some potential sources for surgical infection:

CORRECT ANSWER:
Circulating air, patient's bronchial tree, scrub teams hair, patients circulating
blood, instruments, patients and scrub teams skin
Which statement regarding the use of masks is false?

CORRECT ANSWER:
Cross strings behind the head for better aeration

,Strike-through

CORRECT ANSWER:
The soaking of moisture through unsterile layers to sterile layers or vice versa
Which statement concerning the use of boiling water as a sterilizing agent is
false?

CORRECT ANSWER:
Minimum boiling period is 10 minutes
The OR ventilating system ensures controlled air supply: ____ air exchanges per
hour are recommended for infection control and a ___ percent humidity is
mandatory to suppress static electricity

CORRECT ANSWER:
25, 50
Which draping principle is false?

CORRECT ANSWER:
Drape far side of unsterile table first
Which are not essential considerations in the design of an OR suite:

CORRECT ANSWER:
Windows, top floor locations, central corridor
Which statement regarding sterile items is false?

CORRECT ANSWER:
Covered sterile set ups may be used later in the day
When is the open glove technique preferred over the closed glove technique?

CORRECT ANSWER:
To change a glove during a procedure
The first step in the decontamination process of instruments after a procedure
should be:

CORRECT ANSWER:
Mechanical decontamination washer-sterilizer

, . Which antiseptic solutions are effective against both gram-negative and gram-
positive microorganisms

CORRECT ANSWER:
Iodophors, Chlorhexidine gluconate
Which statement regarding sterile technique is false

CORRECT ANSWER:
Paper or peel-open packages are torn to expose contents
Which is (are) used to check the effectiveness of sterilizers:

CORRECT ANSWER:
Biological spore strip
Which statement concerning ethylene oxide sterilization is false?

CORRECT ANSWER:
Polyvinyl chloride wrappers are recommended
Predisposing factors that substantially increases the risk of infection are:

CORRECT ANSWER:
Duration of operation, invasive monitoring techniques, indiscriminate use of
antibioties, gastrointestinal surgery, prosthetic devices.
Which is the major source of contamination in the operating room?

CORRECT ANSWER:
Personnel
Which is (are) not effective method (s) of disinfection in an operating room:

CORRECT ANSWER:
Mercurial compounds, Fogging
Which statement concerning pathogenic Streptococci species of
microorganism is false?

CORRECT ANSWER:
They are gram-negative, nonmotile organisms