OSHA BBP-Skin Prep, Sterile Field| QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS VERIFIED 100% CORRECT|
How do you sterilize skin with chlorhexidine? - ✔✔apply to skin and allow to dry
Describe where you need to sterilize and how you apply it - ✔✔sterilize an area much
larger than required for the procedure and apply in circular motion starting from the
middle and going outward, always use sterile gloves
5 steps of bedside sterile technique - ✔✔1. Wash hands 2. Set up everything ahead of
time 3. Sterilize skin and define sterile field by surrounding sterile skin with sterile
drapes 4. Secure loose items 5. Choose proper gear
Examples of bedside procedures that require a sterile field - ✔✔sputum sample, foley
catheter placement, chest tube placement, and central line placement
OSHA/Bloodborne Pathogens - ✔✔
OSHA defines occupational exposure as a - ✔✔"reasonably anticipated skin, eye,
mucous membrane, or parenteral contact with blood or other potentially infectious
materials that may result from the performance of the employee's duties
Healthcare workers should treat all bodily secretions, fluids, and tissues as -
✔✔potentially infectious
Pose the highest risk of transmission for bloodborne disease - ✔✔percutaneous
exposure
WITH ANSWERS VERIFIED 100% CORRECT|
How do you sterilize skin with chlorhexidine? - ✔✔apply to skin and allow to dry
Describe where you need to sterilize and how you apply it - ✔✔sterilize an area much
larger than required for the procedure and apply in circular motion starting from the
middle and going outward, always use sterile gloves
5 steps of bedside sterile technique - ✔✔1. Wash hands 2. Set up everything ahead of
time 3. Sterilize skin and define sterile field by surrounding sterile skin with sterile
drapes 4. Secure loose items 5. Choose proper gear
Examples of bedside procedures that require a sterile field - ✔✔sputum sample, foley
catheter placement, chest tube placement, and central line placement
OSHA/Bloodborne Pathogens - ✔✔
OSHA defines occupational exposure as a - ✔✔"reasonably anticipated skin, eye,
mucous membrane, or parenteral contact with blood or other potentially infectious
materials that may result from the performance of the employee's duties
Healthcare workers should treat all bodily secretions, fluids, and tissues as -
✔✔potentially infectious
Pose the highest risk of transmission for bloodborne disease - ✔✔percutaneous
exposure
