ABSA Top Possible Questions and Answers 2024(UPDATED)

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