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The nurse is putting on sterile gloves. Which principle would be important to keep in mind? - ANSWER The hands should remain above waist level at all times. The nurse has put on one sterile glove and is preparing to put on the other. What is the next step in donning the second glove? - ANSWER Slide the gloved fingers under the cuff of the second glove

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4 pages

Written in 2024/2025

Grade A+

KenAli

Step one of skin prep uses - ANSWER chlorhexidine 4% + aqueous Step one of skin preparation you will wear - ANSWER non sterile gloves when you perform a patient aseptic scrub you will begin at - ANSWER the incision site & circle OUT

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5 pages

Written in 2024/2025

Grade A+

KenAli

ASEPSIS QUESTIONS WITH 100% COCRRECT ANSWERS 2025 A+ SURGICAL ASEPSIS –ANS- Is the complete removal of microorganisms and their spores from the surface of an object. medical asepsis - ANS-• Is any practice that reduces the number and spread of microorganisms (Handwashing) Rules of surgical asepsis *** - ANS-1) Know which areas & objects are & aren't sterile (2) If the sterility is questionable - It's not! (3) Sterile kept separate from unsterile 4) If contaminated, it must be...

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7 pages

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Accurate

Asepsis Test Questions with Correct Answers Latest Update What does asepsis mean? - Answers The absense of pathogenic microorganisms What does asepsis refer to? - Answers The practices and procedures that help reduce the risk for infection Medical Asepsis - Answers Clean technique; Includes procedures for reducing the number of organisms present & preventing the transfer of organisms What does hand hygiene include - Answers Using an instant alcohol hand antiseptic before and after providing...

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5 pages

Written in 2024/2025

Grade A+

TutorJosh

Asepsis Exam Questions with Verified Answers Latest Update 2024 definition of asepsis - Answers the absence of disease producing microorganisms called pathogens clean technique - Answers Practices which reduce the number and transfer of infectious organisms (Also called medical asepsis) sterile technique - Answers specialized practices designed to eliminate pathogens from medical equipment, surfaces, and environments. (Also called sterilization or surgical asepsis) contamination - Ans...

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7 pages

Written in 2024/2025

Grade A+

TutorJosh

What is the appropriate method to use when a dental hygienist is preparing equipment that will be placed in a patient's mouth? - ANSWER disinfecting What is appropriate method to use when a phlebotomist selects a syringe to draw blood from a patient? - ANSWER sterilization examples of disinfectant solutions - ANSWER alcohols, hydrogen peroxide, and chlorine compounds

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14 pages

Written in 2024/2025

Grade A+

KenAli

Name the 6 examples of biologic defense mechanisms - ANSWER 1. An infectious agent 2. A reservoir for growth and reproduction 3. An exit route from the reservoir 4. A mode of transmission 5. A port of entry 6. A susceptible host

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10 pages

Written in 2024/2025

Grade A+

KenAli

Bacteria - ANSWER Most common type of infection-causing microorganism. Fungi - ANSWER Includes yeast and molds. Viruses - ANSWER Consist primarily of nucleic acid and must enter living cells in order to reproduce.

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15 pages

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KenAli

What should you never have in sharp container box? - ANSWER Caped needles Impervious? - ANSWER Nothing can seek through the bag like fluids What all should you see in the pts room? - ANSWER Sharp container box, impervious bag, glove box

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7 pages

Written in 2024/2025

Grade A+

KenAli

How long should we consider prolonged time as too much time? - ANSWER NO greater than 5 minutes but it is more criticial thinking skills to determine Surgical Asepsis Principles: _______ onto a sterile field causes field to become contaminated. - ANSWER Moisture by capillary action What can moisture cause? - ANSWER Bacterial growth Surgical Asepsis Principles: Fluid flows ______. - ANSWER Down (direction of gravity)

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15 pages

Written in 2024/2025

Grade A+

KenAli

What Do You Wear? Standard Precautions - ANSWER Standard applies to blood, all body fluids, secretions, nonintact skin and mucous membranes, and excretions except sweat. = GLOVES, GOGGLES, GOWN, MASK, whatever you need! What Do You Wear? Contact Precautions - ANSWER private room, gown, gloves, special soap if applicable, limit movement of client outside room, dedicate equipment to that room. What Do You Wear? Droplet Precautions - ANSWER Contact plus mask. Place mask on client if leaving r...

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18 pages

Written in 2024/2025

Grade A+

KenAli

surgical asepsis - ANSWER techniques used to destroy all pathogenic organisms, also called sterile technique surgical scrub - ANSWER a procedure that achieves disinfection of the hands and arms up to the elbows in preparation for donning sterile attire and performing or participating in a sterile procedure

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12 pages

Written in 2024/2025

Grade A+

KenAli

Define: Virulence - ANSWER Extent of dangerousness of pathogens Define: Nonsocomial Infection - ANSWER Infections acquired while a person is receiving care in a health care agency Also known as hospital acquired infections Describe the characteristics of mircoorganisms - ANSWER Tiny, Cannot be seen by the naked eye, Seen by microscope, Commonly called germs, Only a small number are harmful (Pathogens)

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9 pages

Written in 2023/2024

Grade A+

QUINTER

What does asepsis mean? - ANSWER The absense of pathogenic microorganisms What does asepsis refer to? - ANSWER The practices and procedures that help reduce the risk for infection Medical Asepsis - ANSWER Clean technique; Includes procedures for reducing the number of organisms present & preventing the transfer of organisms What does hand hygiene include - ANSWER Using an instant alcohol hand antiseptic before and after providing patient care, washing hands with soap and water when they ar...

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7 pages

Written in 2023/2024

Grade A+

QUINTER

_ most important element of the trio because it physically removes soil and transient flora wash hands for 10-15 seconds more if soiled - ANSWER friction ___ sets safety standards and regulations knowledge of infectious process allblood and body fluids are universally hazardous substances - ANSWER OSHA _____ ______ or clean technique to reduce or prevent the spread of microorganisms -hand hygiene, barrier techniques, and environmental cleaning. ____ ______ or sterile technique to eliminat...

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14 pages

Written in 2023/2024

Grade A+

QUINTER

What are the two type of aseptic techniques? - ANSWER 1. Medical Asepsis 2. Surgical Asepsis Name it: "Clean" technique? - ANSWER Medical Asepsis Name it: "Sterile" technique? - ANSWER Surgical Asepsis Medical Asepsis does what? - ANSWER 1. Reduce 2. Prevent the spread of organisms

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14 pages

Written in 2023/2024

Grade A+

QUINTER

infection - ANSWER presence of foreign bodies, such as bacteria, fungi, and viruses, that may cause disease infection control - ANSWER the act of preventing the spread of infection; can spread through mucus, saliva, blood, and other bodily fluids that may contain infectious bodies In which of the following scenarios is there an individual risk of infection? Check all that apply. a. a surgeon has a tear in her medical glove as she operates on a patient b. a nurse wears a mask and goggles to...

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13 pages

Written in 2023/2024

Grade A+

QUINTER

antibody - ANSWER a type of protein the immune system produces to neutralize a threat of some kind, such as an infecting organism, a chemical, or some other foreign body antimicrobial - ANSWER able to destroy or suppress the growth of pathogens and other micro- organisms antiseptic - ANSWER a substance that reduces the number of pathogens present on a surface asepsis - ANSWER methods used to assure that an environment is as pathogen-free as possible

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12 pages

Written in 2023/2024

Grade A+

QUINTER

Preoperatively ensure the owner - ANSWER Understands the procedure,has signed the consent form, has an estimate of cost Preoperatively ensure the patient - ANSWER has been adequately fasted, adequate history has been gathered, is in good health for elective procedure Before beginning patient prep - ANSWER check patient ID yourself, confirm procedure with surgeon, confirm clip location/margins

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5 pages

Written in 2023/2024

Grade A+

QUINTER

The client is a chronic carrier of infection. To prevent the spread of the infection to other clients or health care providers, the nurse emphasizes interventions that do which of the following? A. Eliminate the reservoir. B. Block the portal of exit from the reservoir. C. Block the portal of entry into the host. D. Decrease the susceptibility of the host. - ANSWER B. Block the portal of exit from the reservoir.

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17 pages

Written in 2023/2024

Grade A+

QUINTER