Principles and Practice
Potpourri
Decon/Sterilizatio/Disinfect
Surgical Instrumentation
Where is it?
100

Front to front or back to back 

What is how sterile personnel must pass?

100

The scrub should check this before opening a sterile pack

What is the outside of pack for integrity?

100

This is used to sterilize objects that cannot tolerate the heat, moisture and pressure of steam sterilization.

What is ETO?

100
This is used by mounting its ends on hook handles and drawing it back and forth through bone. 

What is a Gigli Saw?

100
A partial or full thickness wound in which a flap may or may not be present
What is a skin tear
200

Worn by both sterile & nonsterile personnel in the perioperative environment.

What is scrub suit/attire? 

200
Can be changed every 5-7 days, harsh on the skin, handles small to scant drainage, appropriate (but not the best choice) for Stage I and II pressure ulcers on the coccyx/sacrum
What is a Hydrocolloid
200
A scale used to classify Skin Tears
What is the Payne-Martin Scale
200

The center screw of this/these can be become worn with time. 

What are scissors? 

200
Erythema and inflammation of the buttocks which may or may not lead to open lesions
What is Incontinence Associated Dermatitis
300

These items should be passed directly to the scrub or unwrapped in an open area where they are in plain view. 

What are scalpel blades and other sharps? 

300
This dressing should never be placed on a Skin Tear
What is a Tegaderm
300
One of these two options must be choosen when entering a wound in the LDA - they directly impact incidence rates
What are "Nosocomial" and "Present On Admission"
300

This finish is used on laser surgery instruments. 

What is a black chromium finish? 

300
A wound located on the coccyx with < 50% yellow slough
What is a Stage III pressure ulcer
400

Depending on the complexity of the surgery, the amount of equipment to be prepared, and the degree of the emergency, this is the amount of time before the surgery the scrub and circulator begin opening the case

What is 15 to 20 minutes? 

400
An alternative to a dressing which can be placed over Stage I pressure ulcers, intact skin at risk for breakdown, and Deep Tissue Injuries which have not progressed to eschar
What is 3M No Sting Barrier Film wipe/spray
400
A scale used to describe depth of tissue damage from vascular, arterial, and diabetic ulcers
What is the Wagner Grade
400
The rate of hospital-acquired pressure ulcers measured at a specific point in time
What is prevalence
400
A dry wound typically located on the plantar foot or toes that is surrounded by hyperkeratotic tissue (callus)
What is a neuropathic (diabetic) foot ulcer
500

Recommended practice is to remove all of this or completely confine it inside scrub clothes

What is jewelry? 

500
Can be changed every 5-7 days, gentle on the skin, handles moderate to large drainage, third-spaces drainage away from the skin and is the preferred dressing for Stage II pressure ulcers on the coccyx/sacrum
What is a Tegaderm Clear Absorbent
500
Charted as a full-thickness wound and is not staged
What is any wound which is not a pressure ulcer
500
The rate of hospital-acquired pressure ulcers measured over a period of time
What is incidence
500
A shallow wound, typically on the lower leg (gaiter area), which is irregular in shape and moist. These wounds are painful.
What is a venous insufficiency ulcer
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