Question 1
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The skin can be sterilized by performing a surgical hand scrub?
Question 2
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The area under the fingernails is known as the subungual area?
Question 3
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The scrub person should always face the sterile field?
Question 4
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The dermis is the outer layer of the skin?
Question 5
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It is ok to wear jewelry in the OR as long as its gold or stainless steel.
Question 6
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Which reasons is the scrub suit worn?
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to keep from sneezing and coughing on patient
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If OR personnel is sick, to keep bacterial infection away
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reduce particle shedding
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maintain clean operative environment
Question 7
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The area on the front of the surgical gown from the waist to the mid-chest and sleeves to 2 inches above the elbows is considered?
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aseptic
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unsterile
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sterile
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antiseptic
Question 8
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What part of the sterile gown is considered unsterile once you don your sterile gloves?
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sides of gown
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front of gown
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cuff
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glove
Question 9
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Which of the following may be worn to protect yourself from exposure to blood of body fluids?
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surgical nose net
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hair net
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face sheild
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x-ray vest
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goggles
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third layer of gloves
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mask with sheild
Question 10
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organisms on the surface of the skin easily removed by hand washing are called?
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flora
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resident orgranisms
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fomites
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transient organisms
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micro bacteria
Question 11
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It is preferable to use a surgical scrub preperation that provides a film of protection lasting several hours to?
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totally remove all organisms
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wash arms
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remove micro-bacteria from skin
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kill skin flora
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kill microbes that work their way to the surface of the skin
Question 12
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The scrub method in which hands and arms are scrubbed for a prescribed length of time is called?
Question 13
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After the scrub is complete it is important to?
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keep hands at waist level to table top level
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keep hands clear of other individuals in the OR
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throw away any trash you have so it does not contaminate the OR
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avoid touching not sterile items
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clean sink area
Question 14
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A method of gloving that is needed for catheterization is called?
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open gloving
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closed gloving
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double gloving
Question 15
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When doing the surgical scrub the fingers are divided into [blank_start]4[blank_end] planed or surfaces? (tip:number not word)
Question 16
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The arm is divided into [blank_start]3[blank_end] sections for the surgical scrub. (number not word)
Question 17
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Surgical masks should be changed when?
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at end of the day
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between cases
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after two cases
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when going on break
Question 18
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when not in use the surgical mask should?
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used for the next case
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saved in locker
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taken home for practise
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disposed of
Question 19
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The scrub sink should be ?
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used to dump bodily fluids and to wash hands
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used to clean dirty items and hands
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only used to clean hands and face
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only used for scrubbing hands
Question 20
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Artificial nails and nail polish can be worn in the OR if you not going to be doing any cases?
Question 21
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When drying hands and arms after scrub, the towel is held?
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extended behind the body so as to keep the aseptic portion of the surgical scrub intact
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away from body to prevent contaminating scrub suit
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to the side of the body to keep it completely away from scrub suit
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toward body to prevent any other items coming in contact with it
Question 22
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Surgical gowns are folded outside in?
Question 23
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The back of the sterile gown is considered sterile
Question 24
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The arms of the sterile gown are considered sterile up to 2 and half inches above the elbow
Question 25
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Always keep your hands above your head if your covered in blood.
Question 26
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Loosely attached to the skin surface, almost completely removed by washing with soap and detergent, these are called transient [blank_start]flora[blank_end].
Question 27
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which reasons are good reasons for performing a surgical hand scrub?
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bleeding hands
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removal of nail polish
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help kill germs from stray animals
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removal of transient flora
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to help with messy bathroom breaks
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to provide a thin layer of film that will kill resident flora from surfacing to the skin
Question 28
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Where should the first person to scrub-in place their sterile gown and gloves to be opened and why should it be placed their?
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on draped mayo stand
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back table
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OR bed
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draped back table
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mayo stand
Question 29
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which steps in rinsing after a surgical scrub is complete are incorrect?
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elbows bent so that water does not run back onto hands
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avoid faucet
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keep hands pointed down to keep water from getting onto surgical scrub up to elbows
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keep hands extended straight outwards
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wash one hand at a time throwing any trash that may be left in sink quickly so no one sees you
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try to keep hands above head at all times when washing
Question 30
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The mechanical scrubbing method uses friction by scrubbing the skin with a brush and anti-microbial soap to remove microbes.
Question 31
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A [blank_start]brushless[blank_end] scrub removes microbes by using an antimicrobial solution to kill microbes with out scrubbing.
Question 32
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Avaguard is product that relies on the application and not the time or friction to achieve a surgical scrub
Question 33
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When gloving the surgeon as a sterile CST we need to?
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keep a firm stance to prevent your hands from dropping as the surgeon puts on the glove
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keep the surgeons glove close to our neckline where he can see better
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guide the surgeons hand into the glove with one hand while putting the glove on with another
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keep fingered tucked under the glove when readying for the surgeons hand
Question 34
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When gowning the surgeon, what aseptic concerns do we need to be away of?
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dont put past elbows
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always keep hands near surgeons neck line while gowning
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dont let surgeons gown touch us
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always make sure to double spin the surgeon for speed and accuracy
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dont let gown touch floor