ATI Safety and Infection Control Exam Questions
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asepsis the absence of illness-producing microorganisms
hand washing primary behavior to achieve asepsis
the use of precise practices the reduce the number,
medical asepsis growth, and bread of micro-organisms
ex. PO meds, NG tubes, personal hygiene, etc.
the use of precise practices to eliminate all micro-
organisms from an object or area to prevent
surgical asepsis contamination (sterile)
ex. parenteral meds, catheterization, surgery, sterile
dressing changes, etc.
before beginning any task or procedure that requires
latex allergy aseptic technique, what must health care team
members check for?
soap, running water, 3 essential components of hand washing
friction
15 seconds how long to wash hands to remove transient flora
how long to wash hands that are more soiled
2 minutes
(requires more than removing transient flora)
1 inch borders part of the sterile field that is not sterile
, how high above the sterile field should you hold items
6 inches above (minimum)
you are adding the to sterile field
sterile field: how should you open the first flap of the
open away from the body
wrapper
open first, place furthest sterile field: where should you place the packages
from sterile field that will be used last and when should you open them
clean (non sterile) surface sterile field: where to place the bottle cap
sterile field: openning a sterile solution; what should
pour out 1-2ml in trash
you do after opening the cap
dominant sterile field: which hand should you put gloves on first
when entering a client's room to change a surgical
dressing, a nurse notes that the client is coughing and
sneezing. When preparing the sterile field, it is
important that the nurse
A. keep the sterile field at least 6 feet from the client's
bedside
C
B. instruct client to refrain from coughing/sneezing
during dressing change
C. place a mask on the client to limit the spread of
micro-organisms into the surgical wound
D. keep a box of facial tissues nearby for the client to
use during the dressing change
A nurse has removed a sterile pack from its outside
flap furthest from the container and placed it on a clean work surface in
body preparation for an invasive procedure. Which flap
should the nurse unfold first?
3-5ml how much antiseptic solution should you use?
bacteria pathogens: staph aureus, e coli, tb
pathogens: organisms that use the host's genetic
viral machinery to reproduce (HIV, hepatitis, herpes zoster,
herpes simplex)
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Terms in this set (229)
asepsis the absence of illness-producing microorganisms
hand washing primary behavior to achieve asepsis
the use of precise practices the reduce the number,
medical asepsis growth, and bread of micro-organisms
ex. PO meds, NG tubes, personal hygiene, etc.
the use of precise practices to eliminate all micro-
organisms from an object or area to prevent
surgical asepsis contamination (sterile)
ex. parenteral meds, catheterization, surgery, sterile
dressing changes, etc.
before beginning any task or procedure that requires
latex allergy aseptic technique, what must health care team
members check for?
soap, running water, 3 essential components of hand washing
friction
15 seconds how long to wash hands to remove transient flora
how long to wash hands that are more soiled
2 minutes
(requires more than removing transient flora)
1 inch borders part of the sterile field that is not sterile
, how high above the sterile field should you hold items
6 inches above (minimum)
you are adding the to sterile field
sterile field: how should you open the first flap of the
open away from the body
wrapper
open first, place furthest sterile field: where should you place the packages
from sterile field that will be used last and when should you open them
clean (non sterile) surface sterile field: where to place the bottle cap
sterile field: openning a sterile solution; what should
pour out 1-2ml in trash
you do after opening the cap
dominant sterile field: which hand should you put gloves on first
when entering a client's room to change a surgical
dressing, a nurse notes that the client is coughing and
sneezing. When preparing the sterile field, it is
important that the nurse
A. keep the sterile field at least 6 feet from the client's
bedside
C
B. instruct client to refrain from coughing/sneezing
during dressing change
C. place a mask on the client to limit the spread of
micro-organisms into the surgical wound
D. keep a box of facial tissues nearby for the client to
use during the dressing change
A nurse has removed a sterile pack from its outside
flap furthest from the container and placed it on a clean work surface in
body preparation for an invasive procedure. Which flap
should the nurse unfold first?
3-5ml how much antiseptic solution should you use?
bacteria pathogens: staph aureus, e coli, tb
pathogens: organisms that use the host's genetic
viral machinery to reproduce (HIV, hepatitis, herpes zoster,
herpes simplex)
