True or False?
Application
Application
Safety
What do I use?
100
DuraPrep is a scrub
What is False DuraPrep is a Paint.
100
Where skin prep application should always begin
Where is at the incision site or from clean to dirty ?
100
This prep agent is activated by popping the back of the handle
What is DuraPrep
100
The ingredient in both DuraPrep and ChloraPrep that is a risk factor for fire.
What is Alcohol ?
100
This prep is strictly contraindicated for lumbar punctures or epidural due to the risk of neurotoxicity if it touches the meninges.
What is ChloraPrep?
200
At the end of a case both ChloraPrep and DuraPrep should be scrubbed off
What is False ? Both DuraPrep and ChloraPrep continue antimicrobial persistence for 48 hours
200
Back and forth motion using friction is the application method for this prep.
What is ChloraPrep ?
200
application technique is contraindicated when using DuraPrep
What is scrubbing or going backward over a painted area (this will ruin its single uniform film coat)
200
The dry times for both DuraPrep and ChloraPrep on hairless sites and a site with hair.
What are 3 mins on a hairless site and up to 1 hr with hair?
200
Use this if your patient has an iodine allergy
What is ChloraPrep?
300
a 26ml DuraPrep applicator should never be used on a skin site smaller than 8x10 inches or 80 square inches
What is True? ( the maximum area of coverage is 450 square inches or 15x30 inches)
300
This application style requires moving the sponge in a single direction without repeating areas.
What is a paint technique?
300
The items included in the 26ml ChloraPrep packaging often times used in the belly button
What are Cotton swabs or Q-tips?
300
Due to the risk of severe tissue toxicity and cellular damage, alcohol based preps are contraindicated on this type of surgical site
What is an open wound ?
300
Use this if a patient requires an extensive open wound prep
What is povidone-iodine or aqueous CHG ?
400
a 26 ml applicator for ChloraPrep and DuraPrep cover the same size area
What is False? (ChloraPrep Left DuraPrep Right)
400
a visual indication that DuraPrep has dried after 3 mins
What is shift from wet shiny appearance to a dull matte finish?
400
the amount of time to scrub at a clean dry incision site when using ChloraPrep
What is 30 seconds
400
What should be used during prep and removed after prep prior to draping for patient safety?
What are Tuck Towels to catch excess prep solution?
400
True or False the use of friction with ChloraPrep is because 80% of microorganisms reside with in the first five layers of the epidermis
What is True ? (think of painting a cinderblock wall needing to get all the cracks and pores)
500
if ChloraPrep gets into a patients ear it could cause permanent hearing loss.
What is true ?
500
The amout of time to scrub an incision site in a groin using ChloraPrep
What is 2 minutes ?
500
True or False DuraPrep relies on dual action of chemical destruction and a physical polymer film barrier
What is True?
500
These two things should be considered when selecting a applicator stick to reduce the risk of fire?
What is the applicator size and size of area being prepped ?
500
DuraPrep is strictly contraindicated for infants under this specific age
What is 2 months