Hand Hygiene Gowning & Gloving
This item is Considered contaminated because it cannot be constantly monitored.
What is the back of the surgical gown?
They should remain close to the field and touch only sterile areas or items
Who are scrubbed team members?
If worn these should be covered completely by the scrub attire or has been laundered in a health care accredited laundry facility.
What are personal clothing?
These should be covered during procedures where exposure to gross contamination from blood or body fluids is anticipated and large amounts of irrigation is used.
What are shoes?
This recommendation focuses on how sterile items are opened, dispensed, and transferred to the sterile field.
What is Recommendation V
This pregowning Procedure reduces the resident microbial count and inhibits rebound growth during surgical procedures.
What is Surgical hand antisepsis?
Considered contaminated because it cannot be constantly monitored.
What is the back of the surgical gown?
These are Worn to provide a high level of cleanliness and hygiene within the perioperative environment and to promote patient and worker safety
What are Surgical Attire and personal protective equipment.
These items are worn to establish a physical barrier that protects the wearer from large droplets or splashing of body fluids that may contain infectious pathogens.
What are surgical masks and eye protection?"
This recommendation focuses on preoperative personnel's participation in quality assurance and performance improvement.
What is Recommendation VIII?
Considered sterile front of the chest and sleeves 2 inches above the elbow downward.
What is a Surgical Gown?
Immediate corrective action taken when these occur may minimize the amount of contamination and reduce the risk for SSI.
What are breaks in sterile technique?
Perioperative personnel should cover these while in semi-restricted and restricted areas of the perioperative setting, and in clean areas of Central Processing.
What are bare arms?
This should be tightly woven, low listing, stain resistant and durable.
What is fabric used for surgical attire?
This recommendation offers guidance on covering and uncovering the sterile field
What is Recommendation VI?
Surgical gowns should be selected according to the anticipated amount of exposure to these.
What is blood, and body fluids, and other potentially potentially infectious materials.
Action that should be taken during periods of increased activity or when there is a procedural delay
What is Covering the sterile field?
These are areas of the surgical gown that are considered sterile.
What is the surgical gown's Front of the chest and 2 inches above the elbow downward?
Wearing this helps support security measures and assists in identifying authorized personnel.
What is an Identification badge?
This recommendation includes guidance for movement within or around the sterile field in a manner that prevents contamination.
What is Recommendation VII?
The size and Critical zone configuration of surgical gowns are found here
What is the product label?
Required when sterile supplies are open or when perioperative personnel are performing a surgical hand scrub.
What is a mask?
These organisms are found below the skin surface in hair follicles and sebaceous glands and sweat glands.
What are Resident Organisms?
There is evidence that lab coats worn for cover apparel can be contaminated with these.
What are pathogenic microorganisms?
This recommendation focuses on the selection of sterile drapes; and includes the how, when, and where for placing sterile drapes.
What is Recommendation IV?