Environmental Cleaning
When a count discrepancy occurs the counts should...
What is be conducted after the missing item is found?
This type of sterile towel is considered a drape...
What is an impervious towel?
When a patient has airborne precautions elective surgery is...
What is postponed until tests confirm the patient is not infectious?
A factor that would negatively affect the sterility of an instrument is...
What is exposure to moisture?
Risk factors for surgical patients who use/abuse alcohol includes...
What is an exaggerated physiological stress response?
Part of the surgical count process includes keeping all items...
What is in the surgical/procedure room?
This barrier level gown would you choose for an anticipated high risk exposure
What is Level 4?
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The element of the chain of infection that describes a microorganisms route after exiting an infectious reservoir is...
What is mode of transmission?
When cleaning instruments the water temperature should be this temperature because...
What is cool water to prevent blood coagulation?
ERAS (Enhanced Recovery After Surgery) protocols typically begins...
What is Before surgery?
Radiation exposure safety measures include...
What is time, distance and shielding?
A principle of covering or uncovering a sterile field includes...
What is covering a portion of a sterile field until needed?
The statement that is included in the Occupational Safety and Health Administrations's Bloodborne Pathogens standard is...
What is personnel should wash their hands with soap when direct contact with blood, body fluids, or other potentially infectious materials?
A biological indicator testing when unprocessed should provide this result after incubation..
What is a positive test result?
This traffic rule is followed by scrubbed individuals...
What is change positions with another scrubbed person either face-to-face or back-to-back?
When hazardous chemical agents are located in the perioperative setting eyewash stations must be...
What is within 10 seconds of use and storage?
The purpose of the surgical drape is to..
What is to reduce the risk of hospital-acquired infections?
This chain of infection describes the portal of entry for infectious agents...
What is mucous membrane?
When performing immediate use steam sterilization (IUSS), instruments should not be cleaned in this location...
What is in the scrub sink?
Damp dusting of horizontal surfaces int he surgical or procedural suite should be performed
What is beginning with the highest surfaces and moving to the lowest?
To prevent wrong site, wrong side, or wrong patient, the surgical site marking is the responsibility of...
What is the licensed practitioner performing the procedure?
This person should apply the drape to the sterile field...
Who is the scrubbed team member?
The term which describes the amount of virus that is found in an individual's blood is called...
What is Viral load?
This sterilization strip or tape is called...
What is a chemical monitor?
This action regarding gloves should be performed by a scrub nurse...
What is change gloves every 90-150 minutes or after contact with bone cement?