sepsis & Surgical Assisting: Assignment
If a gowned and gloved person at the surgery table is not participating in the surgery at some point, - answerTheir hands should be folded at chest level or placed on the instrument table
What portion of a surgical gown is considered sterile during surgery? - answerFront, from the waist up, including the arms
When passing surgical instruments to the surgeon, the technician should do all of the following except - answerPass the instrument in the open position
What should you we wearing when performing as a non-sterile surgical assistant? - answerMask, cap, shoe covers, and clean scrubs
Assuming that good aseptic technique is being followed, the most common source of contamination in a surgical wound is - answerThe patient's skin or internal organs
Non-scrubbed surgical personnel may properly touch anything that is - answerContaminated
When washing hands, it is important to remember that the highest density of bacteria occurs - answerUnder the nails
The number of personnel in the operating theater - answerShould be kept to a minimum
to keep air borne bacteria levels low
When gloving for surgery, which of the following is not permitted? - answerThe outside of the glove is touched by the scrubbed fingers
While you are performing as a sterile surgical assistant, your mask slips down below your nose. What should you do? - answerNOT The non-sterile assistant may stand in front of you and secure the mask in its proper position.
What is the proper term for microorganisms that gain entrance into an incision during a surgical procedure? - answercontamination
When is it permissible for non-scrubbed surgical personnel to pass between scrubbed personnel and the patient during surgery? - answernever
If a gowned and gloved person at the surgery table is not participating in the surgery at some point, - answerTheir hands should be folded at chest level or placed on the instrument table
What portion of a surgical gown is considered sterile during surgery? - answerFront, from the waist up, including the arms
When passing surgical instruments to the surgeon, the technician should do all of the following except - answerPass the instrument in the open position
What should you we wearing when performing as a non-sterile surgical assistant? - answerMask, cap, shoe covers, and clean scrubs
Assuming that good aseptic technique is being followed, the most common source of contamination in a surgical wound is - answerThe patient's skin or internal organs
Non-scrubbed surgical personnel may properly touch anything that is - answerContaminated
When washing hands, it is important to remember that the highest density of bacteria occurs - answerUnder the nails
The number of personnel in the operating theater - answerShould be kept to a minimum
to keep air borne bacteria levels low
When gloving for surgery, which of the following is not permitted? - answerThe outside of the glove is touched by the scrubbed fingers
While you are performing as a sterile surgical assistant, your mask slips down below your nose. What should you do? - answerNOT The non-sterile assistant may stand in front of you and secure the mask in its proper position.
What is the proper term for microorganisms that gain entrance into an incision during a surgical procedure? - answercontamination
When is it permissible for non-scrubbed surgical personnel to pass between scrubbed personnel and the patient during surgery? - answernever
