PERIOP 101: STERILIZATION AND DISINFECTION QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS

sterile technique is defined as "comprises methods that are designed to exclude all microbes". a. true b. false Correct Answer a. true surgical conscience demands the recognition of improper practices observed during sx by: a. the surgeon b. the anesthesiologist c. the period nurse d. any member of the health care team Correct Answer d. any member risk factors that contribute to postop infection include all below except: a. age b. nutritional status c. length or type of sx d. ethnicity e. surgical technique Correct Answer d. ethnicity identify the category in which acute appendicitis or cholecystitis is classified? a. class 1, clean wound b. class 2, clean contaminated c. class 3 contaminated d. class 4, dirty or infected Correct Answer c. class 3- contaminated match the class of surgery with the appropriate surgery: a. class 1 b. class 2 c. class 3 d. class 4 ----- 1. gastrectomy 2. perforated viscera 3. hernia sx 4. compound fracture Correct Answer A-3 B-1 C. 4 D- 2 per the Spaulding Classification System, critical items include instruments or objects that are: a. in contact with mucous membranes