SUR 102 Test 1 - Chapter 9 & 20 Questions and Answers Graded A+
Antiseptics - Answers Chemical agents approved for use on the skin that inhibit the growth and
reproduction of microorganisms
Asepsis - Answers The absence of pathogenic microorganisms on an animate surface or on
body tissue.
sepsis - Answers with infection
Asepsis - Answers without infection
aseptic technique - Answers methods or practices in health care that reduce or prevent the
spread of infection
chemical barrier - Answers the barrier formed by the residual action of a disinfectant or
antiseptic; it not only reduces the number if microorganisms on a surface, but also prevents
recolonization for a limited period
containment and confinement - Answers a foundation concept of aseptic technique in which
sterile and non-sterile surfaces are separated by physical barriers or distance
contamination - Answers the consequence of physical contact between a sterile surface and
non-sterile surface. Contamination results in the potential or actual transfer of microbes to
tissue or an inanimate object
double gloving - Answers wearing two pairs of gloves, one over the other, to reduce the risk of
contamination as a result of glove failure or puncture
gross contamination - Answers contamination of a large area of tissue by a highly infective
source
hand disinfection - Answers the systematic application of antiseptic foam or gel on the hands
and arms before gowning and gloving for a sterile procedure. hand disinfection may be used as
an alternative to the traditional hand scrub under certain conditions.
Nonsterile personnel - Answers In surgery, team members who remain outside the boundary of
the sterile field and do not come in direct contact with sterile equipment, sterile areas, or the
surgical wound. The circulator, anesthesia care provider, and radiographic tech are examples
physical barrier - Answers in surgery, a barrier that separates the sterile surface from a
nonsterile surface. Examples are sterile surgical gloves, gowns, and drapes.
surgical cap - Answers physical barrier that that prevents bacteria-laden surface, such as the
hair, from shedding microorganisms
resident flora - Answers microorganisms are normally present in specific tissues. necessary to
, the regular function of these tissues or structures- also called normal flora.
scrub - Answers the scrubbed surgical tech or nurse assisting in surgery/ or hand scrub
scrubbed personnel - Answers in surgery, members if the surgical team who have performed
hand antispsis, donned sterile attire and move within the sterile field.
sharps - Answers needles, scapels, broken glass,
squames - Answers dead flattened skin cells that are normally shed from the epidermis as new
skin cells emerge
squames - Answers can be laden with potentially pathogenic bacteria
sterile field - Answers an area that includes the draped patient, all sterile tables, and sterile
equipment in the immediate area of the patient.
What is the center of the sterile field? - Answers the surgical incision pg 146
sterile item - Answers any item that has been exposed to a process that destroys all microbes,
including spores
sterility - Answers a state in which an inanimate or animate surface harbors absolutely no viable
microorganisms
strike-through contamination - Answers an event in which fluid from a non-sterile surface
penetrates the protective wrapper of a sterile item, causing it to become contaminated
surgical conscience - Answers in surgery, the ethical motivation to practice excellent aseptic
technique to protect patient from infection.
surgical site infection - Answers postoperative infection of the surgical wound.
surgical site infection SSI - Answers may be caused by contamination during surgery or
acquired during the healing process
surgical wound - Answers all the tissue layers of the surgical incision. Center of surgical field.
transient flora - Answers microorganisms that do not normally colonize in tissue but are the
result of contact with the environment. can cause infection in ppl in a weakened state
aseptic technique - Answers the foundation of infection control
aseptic practice - Answers method of "doing and thinking" used in all forms of patient care, but
especially critical in surgery.
Sterile objects are - Answers completely free of all living microorganisms and spores
Antiseptics - Answers Chemical agents approved for use on the skin that inhibit the growth and
reproduction of microorganisms
Asepsis - Answers The absence of pathogenic microorganisms on an animate surface or on
body tissue.
sepsis - Answers with infection
Asepsis - Answers without infection
aseptic technique - Answers methods or practices in health care that reduce or prevent the
spread of infection
chemical barrier - Answers the barrier formed by the residual action of a disinfectant or
antiseptic; it not only reduces the number if microorganisms on a surface, but also prevents
recolonization for a limited period
containment and confinement - Answers a foundation concept of aseptic technique in which
sterile and non-sterile surfaces are separated by physical barriers or distance
contamination - Answers the consequence of physical contact between a sterile surface and
non-sterile surface. Contamination results in the potential or actual transfer of microbes to
tissue or an inanimate object
double gloving - Answers wearing two pairs of gloves, one over the other, to reduce the risk of
contamination as a result of glove failure or puncture
gross contamination - Answers contamination of a large area of tissue by a highly infective
source
hand disinfection - Answers the systematic application of antiseptic foam or gel on the hands
and arms before gowning and gloving for a sterile procedure. hand disinfection may be used as
an alternative to the traditional hand scrub under certain conditions.
Nonsterile personnel - Answers In surgery, team members who remain outside the boundary of
the sterile field and do not come in direct contact with sterile equipment, sterile areas, or the
surgical wound. The circulator, anesthesia care provider, and radiographic tech are examples
physical barrier - Answers in surgery, a barrier that separates the sterile surface from a
nonsterile surface. Examples are sterile surgical gloves, gowns, and drapes.
surgical cap - Answers physical barrier that that prevents bacteria-laden surface, such as the
hair, from shedding microorganisms
resident flora - Answers microorganisms are normally present in specific tissues. necessary to
, the regular function of these tissues or structures- also called normal flora.
scrub - Answers the scrubbed surgical tech or nurse assisting in surgery/ or hand scrub
scrubbed personnel - Answers in surgery, members if the surgical team who have performed
hand antispsis, donned sterile attire and move within the sterile field.
sharps - Answers needles, scapels, broken glass,
squames - Answers dead flattened skin cells that are normally shed from the epidermis as new
skin cells emerge
squames - Answers can be laden with potentially pathogenic bacteria
sterile field - Answers an area that includes the draped patient, all sterile tables, and sterile
equipment in the immediate area of the patient.
What is the center of the sterile field? - Answers the surgical incision pg 146
sterile item - Answers any item that has been exposed to a process that destroys all microbes,
including spores
sterility - Answers a state in which an inanimate or animate surface harbors absolutely no viable
microorganisms
strike-through contamination - Answers an event in which fluid from a non-sterile surface
penetrates the protective wrapper of a sterile item, causing it to become contaminated
surgical conscience - Answers in surgery, the ethical motivation to practice excellent aseptic
technique to protect patient from infection.
surgical site infection - Answers postoperative infection of the surgical wound.
surgical site infection SSI - Answers may be caused by contamination during surgery or
acquired during the healing process
surgical wound - Answers all the tissue layers of the surgical incision. Center of surgical field.
transient flora - Answers microorganisms that do not normally colonize in tissue but are the
result of contact with the environment. can cause infection in ppl in a weakened state
aseptic technique - Answers the foundation of infection control
aseptic practice - Answers method of "doing and thinking" used in all forms of patient care, but
especially critical in surgery.
Sterile objects are - Answers completely free of all living microorganisms and spores
