Aseptic technique
How far away should an unsterile item be from a sterile item
What is 12 - 18 inches?
After the ST performs the surgical scrub the hands are considered
What is surgically clean?
Arms are placed here when doing abdominal surgery
What is secured on the armboard?
The condition of a surgical technologist’s skin after performing a surgical scrub?
What is surgically clean?
During the surgical procedure who is responsible for monitoring the patient's vital signs
Who is the anesthesiologist?
The part of the back table once draped is considered sterile
What is only the top?
The part of the gown that is considered unsterile
What is the cuff of the gown?
Position used for a hip arthroscopy
What is lateral?
Free of all microorganisms including spores
What is sterile?
The anesthesia machine is set up in relation to the operating room table and the patient?
What is the head?
Two sterile individuals should pass each other
What is either front to front or back to back?
Type of gloving performed when doing prep or urinary catheterization
What is open gloving?
The attachment needed for the bed in reverse trendelenburg
What is a foot board?
Inanimate objects that harbor microorganisms that contribute to environmental contamination
What is fomite?
The phase of general anesthesia includes administration of anesthetic agents
What is induction?
If an item or person is sterile they can only touch _________
What is sterile items?
When is closed gloving done
What is after donning a sterile gown?
The reason we use chest rolls when the patient is prone
What is to facilitate ventilation?
Any microbe that causes disease
What is a pathogen?
The registered nurse who administers anesthesia under the supervision of an anesthesiologist is also known as the
Who is the CRNA?
The first thing we do to create a sterile field
What is open the pack on the back table?
The part of the surgical gown that is considered sterile is
What is from the umbilicus to nipple line to 2 inches above the elbow
The table used for hip surgery
What is a fracture table?
The process of removing all soiled linen, waste, and instruments from the room and cleaning of furniture, floors, or other contaminated surfaces in preparation for opening new supplies for a subsequent case
What is turnover?
A person having a vitrectomy would get this type of block
What is a retrobulbar block?