ABSA Study Guide Questions with Correct Answers

ABSA Study Guide Questions with Correct Answers 1. Which is not considered part of a sterile field? -Answer-Gloves of sterile person who has folded his arms 2. The presence of only one living microorganism means an object is: -Answer-Contaminated 3. Which statement concerning masks is not true? -Answer-Ties may be tied crisscross on top of head In draping a table, the scrub nurse drapes from _____ to _____, protecting her gloves _____. - Answer-Front, back, by cuffing drape edge The purpose of the hand scrub by the team is to render their skin: -Answer-Surgically Clean After steam sterilization, which items should not be considered sterile? -Answer-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. -Answer-Closed, cannot 8. Which directive for loading a pressure steam sterilizer is incorrect -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: -Answer-Last with sponges used once and discarded 11. Operating room floors should be flooded with _____ and _____ at the end of each ____. - Answer-Detergent germicide, wet-vaccumed, case What are some potential sources for surgical infection: -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? -Answer-Cross strings behind the head for better aeration Strike-through -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? -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 -Answer-25, 50 Which draping principle is false? -Answer-Drape far side of unsterile table first Which are not essential considerations in the design of an OR suite: -Answer-Windows, top floor locations, central corridor 8. Which statement regarding sterile items is false? -Answer-Covered sterile set ups may be used later in the day 9. When is the open glove technique preferred over the closed glove technique? -Answer-To change a glove during a procedure The first step in the decontamination process of instruments after a procedure should be: - Answer-Mechanical decontamination washer-sterilizer 11. Which antiseptic solutions are effective against both gram-negative and gram-positive microorganisms -Answer-Iodophors, Chlorhexidine gluconate Which statement regarding sterile technique is false -Answer-Paper or peel-open packages are torn to expose contents 13. Which is (are) used to check the effectiveness of sterilizers: -Answer-Biological spore strip Which statement concerning ethylene oxide sterilization is false? -Answer-Polyvinyl chloride wrappers are recommended Predisposing factors that substantially increases the risk of infection are: -Answer-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. - Answer-Sleeves, neck Which is the major source of contamination in the operating room? -Answer-Personnel Which is (are) not effective method (s) of disinfection in an operating room: -Answer-Mercurial compounds, Fogging Which statement concerning pathogenic Streptococci species of microorganism is false? - Answer-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: -Answer-Activated glutaraldehyde Which disadvantage in use of muslin wrapper material for sterile packs and items? -Answer-It must be laundered to rehydrate Which statement regarding hexachlorophene as an antiseptie solution is false? -Answer-It is soluble in water Completely unwrapped items may be sterilized in a flash sterilizer at ___ pounds of pressure, ___ degrees F, for ___ minutes -Answer-27, 270,