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ABSA Study Guide Questions With Correct Answers. 1. Which is not considered part of a sterile field? Gloves of sterile person who has folded his arms 2. The presence of only one living microorganism means an object is: Contaminated 3. Which statement concerning masks is not true? Ties...

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Answers.
1. Which is not considered part of a sterile field?
Gloves of sterile person who has folded his arms


2. The presence of only one living microorganism means an object is:
Contaminated


3. Which statement concerning masks is not true?
Ties may be tied crisscross on top of head


In draping a table, the scrub nurse drapes from _____ to _____, protecting her gloves _____.
Front, back, by cuffing drape edge


The purpose of the hand scrub by the team is to render their skin:
Surgically Clean


After steam sterilization, which items should not be considered sterile?
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.
Closed, cannot


8. Which directive for loading a pressure steam sterilizer is incorrect
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:
Last with sponges used once and discarded


11. Operating room floors should be flooded with _____ and _____ at the end of each ____.
Detergent germicide, wet-vaccumed, case


What are some potential sources for surgical infection:
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?
Cross strings behind the head for better aeration


Strike-through
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?
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
25, 50


Which draping principle is false?
Drape far side of unsterile table first


Which are not essential considerations in the design of an OR suite:
Windows, top floor locations, central corridor


8. Which statement regarding sterile items is false?
Covered sterile set ups may be used later in the day


9. When is the open glove technique preferred over the closed glove technique?
To change a glove during a procedure


The first step in the decontamination process of instruments after a procedure should be:
Mechanical decontamination washer-sterilizer


11. Which antiseptic solutions are effective against both gram-negative and gram-positive
microorganisms
Iodophors, Chlorhexidine gluconate


Which statement regarding sterile technique is false
Paper or peel-open packages are torn to expose contents


13. Which is (are) used to check the effectiveness of sterilizers:
Biological spore strip


Which statement concerning ethylene oxide sterilization is false?
Polyvinyl chloride wrappers are recommended


Predisposing factors that substantially increases the risk of infection are:
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.
Sleeves, neck

, Which is the major source of contamination in the operating room?
Personnel


Which is (are) not effective method (s) of disinfection in an operating room:
Mercurial compounds, Fogging


Which statement concerning pathogenic Streptococci species of microorganism is false?
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:
Activated glutaraldehyde


Which disadvantage in use of muslin wrapper material for sterile packs and items?
It must be laundered to rehydrate


Which statement regarding hexachlorophene as an antiseptie solution is false?
It is soluble in water


Completely unwrapped items may be sterilized in a flash sterilizer at ___ pounds of pressure, ___
degrees F, for ___ minutes
27, 270, 3


The foundation for the practice of strict aseptic and sterile technique is:
A surgical conscience


Factors that have adverse affects on the shelf life of sterile items include:
Open cabinets, high temperature, extremes in humidity


All of the following may cause arterial hypotension surgical patient except:
Hypervolemia


The anesthesiologist evaluates the patient's oxygenation and carbon by measuring arterial:
pH, pCO2, H2CO3


Which statement is not true about fluids?
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:
Pons


In surgical patients, the most common cause of shock is oligemia which is a/an:
Deficient circulating blood volume

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