ABSA Study Guide Questions With Correct Answers.
1. Which is not considered part of a sterile field?
Gloves of sterile person who has folded his arms
2. The presence of only one living microorganism means an object is:
Contaminated
3. Which statement concerning masks is not true?
Ties may be tied crisscross on top of head
In draping a table, the scrub nurse drapes from _____ to _____, protecting her
gloves _____.
Front, back, by cuffing drape edge
The purpose of the hand scrub by the team is to render their skin:
Surgically Clean
After steam sterilization, which items should not be considered sterile?
Suction tips attached to tubing, Asepto syringes with bulbs attached, Cautery tips bound
with rubber bands
7. Because there is less chance contamination, the preferred method of gloving is
_____. For changing only a glove during a case, this method _______ be used.
Closed, cannot
8. Which directive for loading a pressure steam sterilizer is incorrect
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:
Last with sponges used once and discarded
11. Operating room floors should be flooded with _____ and _____ at the end of
each ____.
Detergent germicide, wet-vaccumed, case
What are some potential sources for surgical infection:
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?
Cross strings behind the head for better aeration
Strike-through
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?
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
25, 50
Which draping principle is false?
Drape far side of unsterile table first
Which are not essential considerations in the design of an OR suite:
Windows, top floor locations, central corridor
8. Which statement regarding sterile items is false?
,Covered sterile set ups may be used later in the day
9. When is the open glove technique preferred over the closed glove technique?
To change a glove during a procedure
The first step in the decontamination process of instruments after a procedure
should be:
Mechanical decontamination washer-sterilizer
11. Which antiseptic solutions are effective against both gram-negative and gram-
positive microorganisms
Iodophors, Chlorhexidine gluconate
Which statement regarding sterile technique is false
Paper or peel-open packages are torn to expose contents
13. Which is (are) used to check the effectiveness of sterilizers:
Biological spore strip
Which statement concerning ethylene oxide sterilization is false?
Polyvinyl chloride wrappers are recommended
Predisposing factors that substantially increases the risk of infection are:
Duration of operation, invasive monitoring techniques, indiscriminate use of antibioties,
gastrointestinal surgery, prosthetic devices.
An area of a gown considered sterile is ( are ) the ____ while the ____ is
considered unsterile.
Sleeves, neck
Which is the major source of contamination in the operating room?
Personnel
Which is (are) not effective method (s) of disinfection in an operating room:
Mercurial compounds, Fogging
Which statement concerning pathogenic Streptococci species of microorganism
is false?
They are gram-negative, nonmotile organisms
The preferred method of sterilization for heat-sensitive items and anesthesia
equipment when EO sterilization is impractical is soaking in:
Activated glutaraldehyde
Which disadvantage in use of muslin wrapper material for sterile packs and
items?
It must be laundered to rehydrate
Which statement regarding hexachlorophene as an antiseptie solution is false?
It is soluble in water
Completely unwrapped items may be sterilized in a flash sterilizer at ___ pounds
of pressure, ___ degrees F, for ___ minutes
27, 270, 3
The foundation for the practice of strict aseptic and sterile technique is:
A surgical conscience
Factors that have adverse affects on the shelf life of sterile items include:
Open cabinets, high temperature, extremes in humidity
All of the following may cause arterial hypotension surgical patient except:
Hypervolemia
, The anesthesiologist evaluates the patient's oxygenation and carbon by
measuring arterial:
pH, pCO2, H2CO3
Which statement is not true about fluids?
Lab report of a dehyrdated patient shows a decrease in packed cell volume and
hemoglobin
The center which regulates the rhythm of respirations is located in the:
Pons
In surgical patients, the most common cause of shock is oligemia which is a/an:
Deficient circulating blood volume
Which of the following may cause apnea
Stimulation of the pharynx by irritating chemicals, Sudden cold stimulation applied to the
skin, Sudden painful stimulation
7. Which statement is not true about the sino-atrial atrium?
Impulses pass from it to the bundle of His
Oxygen is carried in the blood:
As physically dissolved oxygen in plasma, in combination with the hemoglobin of the red
blood cells
After cardiovascular surgery, hypocalcemia may result from ___ and
hyperkalemia may result from ___.
Multiple transfusion of citrated blood, red cell breakdown from pump perfusion
The basic approach to the treatment of shock is to:
Determine the cause
An accurate index of cardiac performance is:
Central Venouse pressure
Solutions whose volumes and pressures remain the same if the two solutions are
separated membrane are:
Not hypertonic, hypotonic or isotonic
To produce inspiration, ___ pressure must be lower than ___ pressure; it must be
___ to produce expiration.
Intrathoracic, atmospheric, higher
In a two-bottle water seal suction setup for chest drainage, the first bottle
provides ___ and the second provides the ___.
Water seal and collect drainage, suction control
Operating for empyema include:
Thoracoplasty and decortication of the lung
Following open heart surgery, drainage catheters may inserted into;
The pericardium and anterior mediastinum
The blood component administered to patient with a clotting problem is
Fresh Frozen Plasma
Which of the following statements concerning erythrocytes (RBC) is not true?
Transport oxygen and carry carbon dioxide
Which of the following concerning the lymphatic system is not true?
Lymph nodes act as absorbers and diffusers
The continuous rhythmic lavage of the bladder to stimulate reflex control is
Closed drainage
1. Which is not considered part of a sterile field?
Gloves of sterile person who has folded his arms
2. The presence of only one living microorganism means an object is:
Contaminated
3. Which statement concerning masks is not true?
Ties may be tied crisscross on top of head
In draping a table, the scrub nurse drapes from _____ to _____, protecting her
gloves _____.
Front, back, by cuffing drape edge
The purpose of the hand scrub by the team is to render their skin:
Surgically Clean
After steam sterilization, which items should not be considered sterile?
Suction tips attached to tubing, Asepto syringes with bulbs attached, Cautery tips bound
with rubber bands
7. Because there is less chance contamination, the preferred method of gloving is
_____. For changing only a glove during a case, this method _______ be used.
Closed, cannot
8. Which directive for loading a pressure steam sterilizer is incorrect
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:
Last with sponges used once and discarded
11. Operating room floors should be flooded with _____ and _____ at the end of
each ____.
Detergent germicide, wet-vaccumed, case
What are some potential sources for surgical infection:
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?
Cross strings behind the head for better aeration
Strike-through
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?
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
25, 50
Which draping principle is false?
Drape far side of unsterile table first
Which are not essential considerations in the design of an OR suite:
Windows, top floor locations, central corridor
8. Which statement regarding sterile items is false?
,Covered sterile set ups may be used later in the day
9. When is the open glove technique preferred over the closed glove technique?
To change a glove during a procedure
The first step in the decontamination process of instruments after a procedure
should be:
Mechanical decontamination washer-sterilizer
11. Which antiseptic solutions are effective against both gram-negative and gram-
positive microorganisms
Iodophors, Chlorhexidine gluconate
Which statement regarding sterile technique is false
Paper or peel-open packages are torn to expose contents
13. Which is (are) used to check the effectiveness of sterilizers:
Biological spore strip
Which statement concerning ethylene oxide sterilization is false?
Polyvinyl chloride wrappers are recommended
Predisposing factors that substantially increases the risk of infection are:
Duration of operation, invasive monitoring techniques, indiscriminate use of antibioties,
gastrointestinal surgery, prosthetic devices.
An area of a gown considered sterile is ( are ) the ____ while the ____ is
considered unsterile.
Sleeves, neck
Which is the major source of contamination in the operating room?
Personnel
Which is (are) not effective method (s) of disinfection in an operating room:
Mercurial compounds, Fogging
Which statement concerning pathogenic Streptococci species of microorganism
is false?
They are gram-negative, nonmotile organisms
The preferred method of sterilization for heat-sensitive items and anesthesia
equipment when EO sterilization is impractical is soaking in:
Activated glutaraldehyde
Which disadvantage in use of muslin wrapper material for sterile packs and
items?
It must be laundered to rehydrate
Which statement regarding hexachlorophene as an antiseptie solution is false?
It is soluble in water
Completely unwrapped items may be sterilized in a flash sterilizer at ___ pounds
of pressure, ___ degrees F, for ___ minutes
27, 270, 3
The foundation for the practice of strict aseptic and sterile technique is:
A surgical conscience
Factors that have adverse affects on the shelf life of sterile items include:
Open cabinets, high temperature, extremes in humidity
All of the following may cause arterial hypotension surgical patient except:
Hypervolemia
, The anesthesiologist evaluates the patient's oxygenation and carbon by
measuring arterial:
pH, pCO2, H2CO3
Which statement is not true about fluids?
Lab report of a dehyrdated patient shows a decrease in packed cell volume and
hemoglobin
The center which regulates the rhythm of respirations is located in the:
Pons
In surgical patients, the most common cause of shock is oligemia which is a/an:
Deficient circulating blood volume
Which of the following may cause apnea
Stimulation of the pharynx by irritating chemicals, Sudden cold stimulation applied to the
skin, Sudden painful stimulation
7. Which statement is not true about the sino-atrial atrium?
Impulses pass from it to the bundle of His
Oxygen is carried in the blood:
As physically dissolved oxygen in plasma, in combination with the hemoglobin of the red
blood cells
After cardiovascular surgery, hypocalcemia may result from ___ and
hyperkalemia may result from ___.
Multiple transfusion of citrated blood, red cell breakdown from pump perfusion
The basic approach to the treatment of shock is to:
Determine the cause
An accurate index of cardiac performance is:
Central Venouse pressure
Solutions whose volumes and pressures remain the same if the two solutions are
separated membrane are:
Not hypertonic, hypotonic or isotonic
To produce inspiration, ___ pressure must be lower than ___ pressure; it must be
___ to produce expiration.
Intrathoracic, atmospheric, higher
In a two-bottle water seal suction setup for chest drainage, the first bottle
provides ___ and the second provides the ___.
Water seal and collect drainage, suction control
Operating for empyema include:
Thoracoplasty and decortication of the lung
Following open heart surgery, drainage catheters may inserted into;
The pericardium and anterior mediastinum
The blood component administered to patient with a clotting problem is
Fresh Frozen Plasma
Which of the following statements concerning erythrocytes (RBC) is not true?
Transport oxygen and carry carbon dioxide
Which of the following concerning the lymphatic system is not true?
Lymph nodes act as absorbers and diffusers
The continuous rhythmic lavage of the bladder to stimulate reflex control is
Closed drainage
