ABSA Study Guide 2025\2026 Questions With Correct
Answers ALREADY RATED A+ BY EXPERTS.
1. Which is not considered part of a sterile field? - correct answer >>>>Gloves of sterile person who has
folded his arms
2. The presence of only one living microorganism means an object is: - correct answer
>>>>Contaminated
3. Which statement concerning masks is not true? - correct answer >>>>Ties may be tied crisscross on
top of head
4. In draping a table, the scrub nurse drapes from _____ to _____, protecting her gloves _____. - correct
answer >>>>Front, back, by cuffing drape edge
5.The purpose of the hand scrub by the team is to render their skin: - correct answer >>>>Surgically
Clean
6. After steam sterilization, which items should not be considered sterile? - correct answer >>>>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. - correct answer >>>>Closed, cannot
8. Which directive for loading a pressure steam sterilizer is incorrect - correct answer >>>>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: - correct answer >>>>Last with sponges used once and discarded
,11. Operating room floors should be flooded with _____ and _____ at the end of each ____. - correct
answer >>>>Detergent germicide, wet-vaccumed, case
What are some potential sources for surgical infection: - correct answer >>>>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? - correct answer >>>>Cross strings behind the
head for better aeration
Strike-through - correct answer >>>>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? - correct answer
>>>>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 - correct
answer >>>>25, 50
Which draping principle is false? - correct answer >>>>Drape far side of unsterile table first
Which are not essential considerations in the design of an OR suite: - correct answer >>>>Windows, top
floor locations, central corridor
8. Which statement regarding sterile items is false? - correct answer >>>>Covered sterile set ups may be
used later in the day
9. When is the open glove technique preferred over the closed glove technique? - correct answer
>>>>To change a glove during a procedure
The first step in the decontamination process of instruments after a procedure should be: - correct
answer >>>>Mechanical decontamination washer-sterilizer
,11. Which antiseptic solutions are effective against both gram-negative and gram-positive
microorganisms - correct answer >>>>Iodophors, Chlorhexidine gluconate
Which statement regarding sterile technique is false - correct answer >>>>Paper or peel-open packages
are torn to expose contents
13. Which is (are) used to check the effectiveness of sterilizers: - correct answer >>>>Biological spore
strip
Which statement concerning ethylene oxide sterilization is false? - correct answer >>>>Polyvinyl
chloride wrappers are recommended
Predisposing factors that substantially increases the risk of infection are: - correct answer >>>>Duration
of operation, invasive monitoring techniques, indiscriminate use of antibioties, gastrointestinal surgery,
prosthetic devices.
An area of a gown considered sterile is ( are ) the ____ while the ____ is considered unsterile. - correct
answer >>>>Sleeves, neck
Which is the major source of contamination in the operating room? - correct answer >>>>Personnel
Which is (are) not effective method (s) of disinfection in an operating room: - correct answer
>>>>Mercurial compounds, Fogging
Which statement concerning pathogenic Streptococci species of microorganism is false? - correct
answer >>>>They are gram-negative, nonmotile organisms
The preferred method of sterilization for heat-sensitive items and anesthesia equipment when EO
sterilization is impractical is soaking in: - correct answer >>>>Activated glutaraldehyde
Which disadvantage in use of muslin wrapper material for sterile packs and items? - correct answer
>>>>It must be laundered to rehydrate
, Which statement regarding hexachlorophene as an antiseptie solution is false? - correct answer >>>>It is
soluble in water
Completely unwrapped items may be sterilized in a flash sterilizer at ___ pounds of pressure, ___
degrees F, for ___ minutes - correct answer >>>>27, 270, 3
The foundation for the practice of strict aseptic and sterile technique is: - correct answer >>>>A surgical
conscience
Factors that have adverse affects on the shelf life of sterile items include: - correct answer >>>>Open
cabinets, high temperature, extremes in humidity
All of the following may cause arterial hypotension surgical patient except: - correct answer
>>>>Hypervolemia
The anesthesiologist evaluates the patient's oxygenation and carbon by measuring arterial: - correct
answer >>>>pH, pCO2, H2CO3
Which statement is not true about fluids? - correct answer >>>>Lab report of a dehyrdated patient
shows a decrease in packed cell volume and hemoglobin
The center which regulates the rhythm of respirations is located in the: - correct answer >>>>Pons
In surgical patients, the most common cause of shock is oligemia which is a/an: - correct answer
>>>>Deficient circulating blood volume
Which of the following may cause apnea - correct answer >>>>Stimulation of the pharynx by irritating
chemicals, Sudden cold stimulation applied to the skin, Sudden painful stimulation
7. Which statement is not true about the sino-atrial atrium? - correct answer >>>>Impulses pass from it
to the bundle of His
Answers ALREADY RATED A+ BY EXPERTS.
1. Which is not considered part of a sterile field? - correct answer >>>>Gloves of sterile person who has
folded his arms
2. The presence of only one living microorganism means an object is: - correct answer
>>>>Contaminated
3. Which statement concerning masks is not true? - correct answer >>>>Ties may be tied crisscross on
top of head
4. In draping a table, the scrub nurse drapes from _____ to _____, protecting her gloves _____. - correct
answer >>>>Front, back, by cuffing drape edge
5.The purpose of the hand scrub by the team is to render their skin: - correct answer >>>>Surgically
Clean
6. After steam sterilization, which items should not be considered sterile? - correct answer >>>>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. - correct answer >>>>Closed, cannot
8. Which directive for loading a pressure steam sterilizer is incorrect - correct answer >>>>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: - correct answer >>>>Last with sponges used once and discarded
,11. Operating room floors should be flooded with _____ and _____ at the end of each ____. - correct
answer >>>>Detergent germicide, wet-vaccumed, case
What are some potential sources for surgical infection: - correct answer >>>>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? - correct answer >>>>Cross strings behind the
head for better aeration
Strike-through - correct answer >>>>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? - correct answer
>>>>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 - correct
answer >>>>25, 50
Which draping principle is false? - correct answer >>>>Drape far side of unsterile table first
Which are not essential considerations in the design of an OR suite: - correct answer >>>>Windows, top
floor locations, central corridor
8. Which statement regarding sterile items is false? - correct answer >>>>Covered sterile set ups may be
used later in the day
9. When is the open glove technique preferred over the closed glove technique? - correct answer
>>>>To change a glove during a procedure
The first step in the decontamination process of instruments after a procedure should be: - correct
answer >>>>Mechanical decontamination washer-sterilizer
,11. Which antiseptic solutions are effective against both gram-negative and gram-positive
microorganisms - correct answer >>>>Iodophors, Chlorhexidine gluconate
Which statement regarding sterile technique is false - correct answer >>>>Paper or peel-open packages
are torn to expose contents
13. Which is (are) used to check the effectiveness of sterilizers: - correct answer >>>>Biological spore
strip
Which statement concerning ethylene oxide sterilization is false? - correct answer >>>>Polyvinyl
chloride wrappers are recommended
Predisposing factors that substantially increases the risk of infection are: - correct answer >>>>Duration
of operation, invasive monitoring techniques, indiscriminate use of antibioties, gastrointestinal surgery,
prosthetic devices.
An area of a gown considered sterile is ( are ) the ____ while the ____ is considered unsterile. - correct
answer >>>>Sleeves, neck
Which is the major source of contamination in the operating room? - correct answer >>>>Personnel
Which is (are) not effective method (s) of disinfection in an operating room: - correct answer
>>>>Mercurial compounds, Fogging
Which statement concerning pathogenic Streptococci species of microorganism is false? - correct
answer >>>>They are gram-negative, nonmotile organisms
The preferred method of sterilization for heat-sensitive items and anesthesia equipment when EO
sterilization is impractical is soaking in: - correct answer >>>>Activated glutaraldehyde
Which disadvantage in use of muslin wrapper material for sterile packs and items? - correct answer
>>>>It must be laundered to rehydrate
, Which statement regarding hexachlorophene as an antiseptie solution is false? - correct answer >>>>It is
soluble in water
Completely unwrapped items may be sterilized in a flash sterilizer at ___ pounds of pressure, ___
degrees F, for ___ minutes - correct answer >>>>27, 270, 3
The foundation for the practice of strict aseptic and sterile technique is: - correct answer >>>>A surgical
conscience
Factors that have adverse affects on the shelf life of sterile items include: - correct answer >>>>Open
cabinets, high temperature, extremes in humidity
All of the following may cause arterial hypotension surgical patient except: - correct answer
>>>>Hypervolemia
The anesthesiologist evaluates the patient's oxygenation and carbon by measuring arterial: - correct
answer >>>>pH, pCO2, H2CO3
Which statement is not true about fluids? - correct answer >>>>Lab report of a dehyrdated patient
shows a decrease in packed cell volume and hemoglobin
The center which regulates the rhythm of respirations is located in the: - correct answer >>>>Pons
In surgical patients, the most common cause of shock is oligemia which is a/an: - correct answer
>>>>Deficient circulating blood volume
Which of the following may cause apnea - correct answer >>>>Stimulation of the pharynx by irritating
chemicals, Sudden cold stimulation applied to the skin, Sudden painful stimulation
7. Which statement is not true about the sino-atrial atrium? - correct answer >>>>Impulses pass from it
to the bundle of His
