Key Terms
Chemical agents approved for use on the skin
Antiseptics
performed immediately after gowning
Closed gloving
Systematic preparation for a surgical procedure
Case planning
chemical that kills bacteria
Bactericidal
•ability to transmit fluid along the strand
•Capillarity
absence of pathogenic microorganisms on an animate surface or on body tissue
Asepsis
sterile procedures that do not require a sterile gown technique
open gloving technique
organizing and arranging sterile supplies and equipment before surgery
Sterile setup
spore-forming bacteria that can be rapidly cultured after the sterilization process
Biological indicator (BI)
•ability to retain its original form and memory
•Elasticity
Contamination of a large area of tissue by a highly infective source
Gross contamination
open the glove, grasp the upper edges, and offer it with the palm of the glove facing the person you are gloving
gloving another person
card system listing the methods, materials, and techniques
Surgeon’s preference card
ultrasonic cleaning in which air bubbles implode
Cavitation
•Surgical gut
•Collagen
•Synthetic absorbable
•Absorbable sutures
area that includes the draped patient, all sterile tables, and sterile equipment
Sterile field
circulator will remove it from the contaminated hand
team member contaminates their glove during surgery
Before the procedure begins
Before closure of a body cavity
Counts are performed
made safe for personnel to handle
Decontamination
•Silk
•Cotton
•Nylon
•Polyester fiber
•Polypropylene
•Nonabsorbable
ethical motivation to practice excellent sterile technique
Surgical conscience
(1) surgical hand scrub and (2) surgical hand rub.
Two methods used to perform surgical hand antisepsis
sterile field (Mayo stand and back table),
To the sterile basin,
off the sterile field
Direction of counts
Critical, semicritical, and noncritical
Spaulding Classification System
Obliterates dead space
Prevents serum accumulation
Approximates wound edges during healing
•Primary suture line