Asepsis
What is the act of removing gross contaminants from hands or equipment using soap and water
What is sanitization
List 3 acceptable wrapping material for autoclave
What is sterilization pouches, sterilization paper and muslin
fused suture material to a suturing needle is known as?
what is swaged
What is the common length of suture material?
what is 18 inches
Valves are spread apart to dilate an orifice or cavity
What is a speculum
Removing many or most microbial life from a surface such as a table or examination equipment
what is disinfection
What information must be on the outside of a wrapped container??
What is contents, initials and date
suture material is gauged, which is the smallest? 6-0 or 2
what is 6-0 or 000000
what is the definition of fenestration?
what is having an opening
Used to clamp small vessels or hold tissue.
What is Hemostatic Forceps
The removal of all microbial life from an instrument
What is sterilization
How should hinged instruments be wrapped?
What is in the open position
Suture material that is the largest gauge which? 1 or 2
2
how are instruments handed to a provider?
What is by the handle.
Used to remove sutures
What are suture scissors
the removal of all microbial life before an invasive procedure
What is surgical asepsis
What is the temperature and pressure needed to achieve sterilization?
What is 270 degrees and 15 pounds of pressure.
What are the two types of suturing materials?
what is absorbable and non-absorbable
Name another method to close a wound other than sutures.
what is staple, steri-strips or glue
Used to grasp tissue, muscle or skin surrounding a wound.
What are tissue forceps
List the 4 methods of sterilization
What is gas, dry heat, chemical and steam sterilization
Quality assurance that the contents have been sterilized are indicated by what?
What are sterilization strips
The designation of 4-0 indicates which of these? Width of needle, curve of needle or width of suture material
width of suture material
The CDC reports that sterile pouches can keep equipment sterile for up to ___ months
What is 9
Used to find foreign bodies embedded in dermal tissue or muscle.
What is a probe