SUR 102 TEST 1: CHAPTER 9 & 20 STUDY GUIDE
Antiseptics - Answer -Chemical agents approved for use on the skin that inhibit the
growth and reproduction of microorganisms
Asepsis - Answer -The absence of pathogenic microorganisms on an animate surface
or on body tissue.
sepsis - Answer -with infection
Asepsis - Answer -without infection
aseptic technique - Answer -methods or practices in health care that reduce or prevent
the spread of infection
chemical barrier - Answer -the barrier formed by the residual action of a disinfectant or
antiseptic; it not only reduces the number if microorganisms on a surface, but also
prevents recolonization for a limited period
containment and confinement - Answer -a foundation concept of aseptic technique in
which sterile and non-sterile surfaces are separated by physical barriers or distance
contamination - Answer -the consequence of physical contact between a sterile surface
and non-sterile surface. Contamination results in the potential or actual transfer of
microbes to tissue or an inanimate object
double gloving - Answer -wearing two pairs of gloves, one over the other, to reduce the
risk of contamination as a result of glove failure or puncture
gross contamination - Answer -contamination of a large area of tissue by a highly
infective source
hand disinfection - Answer -the systematic application of antiseptic foam or gel on the
hands and arms before gowning and gloving for a sterile procedure. hand disinfection
may be used as an alternative to the traditional hand scrub under certain conditions.
Nonsterile personnel - Answer -In surgery, team members who remain outside the
boundary of the sterile field and do not come in direct contact with sterile equipment,
sterile areas, or the surgical wound. The circulator, anesthesia care provider, and
radiographic tech are examples
physical barrier - Answer -in surgery, a barrier that separates the sterile surface from a
nonsterile surface. Examples are sterile surgical gloves, gowns, and drapes.
, surgical cap - Answer -physical barrier that that prevents bacteria-laden surface, such
as the hair, from shedding microorganisms
resident flora - Answer -microorganisms are normally present in specific tissues.
necessary to the regular function of these tissues or structures- also called normal flora.
scrub - Answer -the scrubbed surgical tech or nurse assisting in surgery/ or hand scrub
scrubbed personnel - Answer -in surgery, members if the surgical team who have
performed hand antispsis, donned sterile attire and move within the sterile field.
sharps - Answer -needles, scapels, broken glass,
squames - Answer -dead flattened skin cells that are normally shed from the epidermis
as new skin cells emerge
squames - Answer -can be laden with potentially pathogenic bacteria
sterile field - Answer -an area that includes the draped patient, all sterile tables, and
sterile equipment in the immediate area of the patient.
What is the center of the sterile field? - Answer -the surgical incision pg 146
sterile item - Answer -any item that has been exposed to a process that destroys all
microbes, including spores
sterility - Answer -a state in which an inanimate or animate surface harbors absolutely
no viable microorganisms
strike-through contamination - Answer -an event in which fluid from a non-sterile
surface penetrates the protective wrapper of a sterile item, causing it to become
contaminated
surgical conscience - Answer -in surgery, the ethical motivation to practice excellent
aseptic technique to protect patient from infection.
surgical site infection - Answer -postoperative infection of the surgical wound.
surgical site infection SSI - Answer -may be caused by contamination during surgery or
acquired during the healing process
surgical wound - Answer -all the tissue layers of the surgical incision. Center of surgical
field.
Antiseptics - Answer -Chemical agents approved for use on the skin that inhibit the
growth and reproduction of microorganisms
Asepsis - Answer -The absence of pathogenic microorganisms on an animate surface
or on body tissue.
sepsis - Answer -with infection
Asepsis - Answer -without infection
aseptic technique - Answer -methods or practices in health care that reduce or prevent
the spread of infection
chemical barrier - Answer -the barrier formed by the residual action of a disinfectant or
antiseptic; it not only reduces the number if microorganisms on a surface, but also
prevents recolonization for a limited period
containment and confinement - Answer -a foundation concept of aseptic technique in
which sterile and non-sterile surfaces are separated by physical barriers or distance
contamination - Answer -the consequence of physical contact between a sterile surface
and non-sterile surface. Contamination results in the potential or actual transfer of
microbes to tissue or an inanimate object
double gloving - Answer -wearing two pairs of gloves, one over the other, to reduce the
risk of contamination as a result of glove failure or puncture
gross contamination - Answer -contamination of a large area of tissue by a highly
infective source
hand disinfection - Answer -the systematic application of antiseptic foam or gel on the
hands and arms before gowning and gloving for a sterile procedure. hand disinfection
may be used as an alternative to the traditional hand scrub under certain conditions.
Nonsterile personnel - Answer -In surgery, team members who remain outside the
boundary of the sterile field and do not come in direct contact with sterile equipment,
sterile areas, or the surgical wound. The circulator, anesthesia care provider, and
radiographic tech are examples
physical barrier - Answer -in surgery, a barrier that separates the sterile surface from a
nonsterile surface. Examples are sterile surgical gloves, gowns, and drapes.
, surgical cap - Answer -physical barrier that that prevents bacteria-laden surface, such
as the hair, from shedding microorganisms
resident flora - Answer -microorganisms are normally present in specific tissues.
necessary to the regular function of these tissues or structures- also called normal flora.
scrub - Answer -the scrubbed surgical tech or nurse assisting in surgery/ or hand scrub
scrubbed personnel - Answer -in surgery, members if the surgical team who have
performed hand antispsis, donned sterile attire and move within the sterile field.
sharps - Answer -needles, scapels, broken glass,
squames - Answer -dead flattened skin cells that are normally shed from the epidermis
as new skin cells emerge
squames - Answer -can be laden with potentially pathogenic bacteria
sterile field - Answer -an area that includes the draped patient, all sterile tables, and
sterile equipment in the immediate area of the patient.
What is the center of the sterile field? - Answer -the surgical incision pg 146
sterile item - Answer -any item that has been exposed to a process that destroys all
microbes, including spores
sterility - Answer -a state in which an inanimate or animate surface harbors absolutely
no viable microorganisms
strike-through contamination - Answer -an event in which fluid from a non-sterile
surface penetrates the protective wrapper of a sterile item, causing it to become
contaminated
surgical conscience - Answer -in surgery, the ethical motivation to practice excellent
aseptic technique to protect patient from infection.
surgical site infection - Answer -postoperative infection of the surgical wound.
surgical site infection SSI - Answer -may be caused by contamination during surgery or
acquired during the healing process
surgical wound - Answer -all the tissue layers of the surgical incision. Center of surgical
field.
