Environmental Cleaning
This is done prior to the first case of the day, before sterile supplies are opened.
What is damp dusting?
This Perioperative Environment zone is secured from public access by signage, doors and security measures. This would include the sterile supply storage area and SPD.
What is the Semi-restricted zone?
Sterile touches sterile and unsterile touches____________
What is unsterile?
The four basic categories of surgical instruments.
What are cutting, clamps, graspers and retractors?
Sterile surgical gloves should be changed after each patient procedure, when a visible defect is noted, immediately after direct contact with bone cement after touching unsterile equipment and ___________minutes
What is every 90 to 150 minutes?
This is performed after the last procedure of the day.
What is terminal cleaning?
The sterile areas of a sterile gown
What is shoulders to waist, including the arms from cuff to 2 inches above the elbow?
Tables are sterile at _____________
What is table level?
This instrument is used to expose the surgical field
What is retractors?
The two basic types of scissors are used for cutting __________ and __________.
What are tissue and suture?
When cleaning between patients; cleaning should be performed from ___________ to the _____________
What is cleanest to the dirtiest?
This zone requires surgical attire, all hair covered and a mask that covers the nose and mouth.
What is the Restricted Zone?
Items of doubtful sterility are considered_____________.
What is contaminated?
This instrument is used to control bleeding.
What is a clamp?
This size blade is typically used to make the skin incision.
What is a 10 blade?
The antimicrobial solution used at BSLMC for in between patient cleaning.
What is Sani-Cloth?
1. Wash hands and forearms with soap and running water. 2. Obtain approved antimicrobial scrub brush 3. Visualize each finger, hand and arm as having four sides. Wash all four sides effectively .
What are the steps to a surgical hand scrub?
The edges of a sterile enclosure are considered _____________
What is unsterile?
A basic clamp has several parts including the jaws, box lock, shank, ratchet and _____________
What are the Ring Handles?
A designated area on the sterile field where the scrub person and surgeon place all sharp instruments.
What is the Neutral Zone?
The amount of time, per the IFU that the antimicrobial solution stays wet on the surface being cleaned.
What is contact time or dwell time?
This glove technique is used when donning your sterile gown and gloves.
What is Closed Gloving Technique?
These team members should follow these recommendations: 1. remain close to the sterile field 2. do not fold arms with hands inserted into the axillary areas 3. avoid changing levels during the procedure
What is a scrubbed team member?
The first step in cleaning your instruments is to rinse off all blood, bodily fluids and tissue immediately after use using this solution.
What is sterile water?
The piece of equipment that is typically used in the OR that can both cut and coagulate.
What is an Electrosurgical Unit?