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• Which is not considered part of a sterile field? - Correct Answer Gloves of sterile person who has

folded his arms

• The presence of only one living microorganism means an object is: - Correct Answer Contaminated
• Which statement concerning masks is not true? - Correct Answer Ties may be tied crisscross on top of

head In draping a table, the scrub nurse drapes from _____ to _____, protecting her gloves _____. - Correct Answer Front, back, by cuffing drape edge The purpose of the hand scrub by the team is to render their skin: - Correct Answer Surgically Clean After steam sterilization, which items should not be considered sterile? - Correct Answer Suction tips attached to tubing, Asepto syringes with bulbs attached, Cautery tips bound with rubber bands

• Because there is less chance contamination, the preferred method of gloving is _____. For changing

only a glove during a case, this method _______ be used. - Correct Answer Closed, cannot

• Which directive for loading a pressure steam sterilizer is incorrect - Correct Answer Loading liquids

first to prevent spillage on packs

• If the prep site contains a colostomy or draining sinus which cannot be sealed off, it should be

scrubbed: - Correct Answer Last with sponges used once and discarded

• Operating room floors should be flooded with _____ and _____ at the end of each ____. - Correct

Answer Detergent germicide, wet-vaccumed, case What are some potential sources for surgical infection: - Correct Answer Circulating air, patient's bronchial tree, scrub teams hair, patients circulating blood, instruments, patients and scrub teams skin 1 / 4

Which statement regarding the use of masks is false? - Correct Answer Cross strings behind the head for better aeration Strike-through - Correct Answer The soaking of moisture through unsterile layers to sterile layers or vice versa Which statement concerning the use of boiling water as a sterilizing agent is false? - Correct Answer Minimum boiling period is 10 minutes The OR ventilating system ensures controlled air supply: ____ air exchanges per hour are recommended for infection control and a ___ percent humidity is mandatory to suppress static electricity - Correct Answer 25, 50 Which draping principle is false? - Correct Answer Drape far side of unsterile table first Which are not essential considerations in the design of an OR suite: - Correct Answer Windows, top floor locations, central corridor

• Which statement regarding sterile items is false? - Correct Answer Covered sterile set ups may be

used later in the day

• When is the open glove technique preferred over the closed glove technique? - Correct Answer To

change a glove during a procedure The first step in the decontamination process of instruments after a procedure should be: - Correct Answer Mechanical decontamination washer-sterilizer

• Which antiseptic solutions are effective against both gram-negative and gram-positive

microorganisms - Correct Answer Iodophors, Chlorhexidine gluconate Which statement regarding sterile technique is false - Correct Answer Paper or peel-open packages are torn to expose contents 2 / 4

• Which is (are) used to check the effectiveness of sterilizers: - Correct Answer Biological spore strip

Which statement concerning ethylene oxide sterilization is false? - Correct Answer Polyvinyl chloride wrappers are recommended Predisposing factors that substantially increases the risk of infection are: - Correct Answer Duration of operation, invasive monitoring techniques, indiscriminate use of antibioties, gastrointestinal surgery, prosthetic devices.An area of a gown considered sterile is ( are ) the ____ while the ____ is considered unsterile. - Correct Answer Sleeves, neck Which is the major source of contamination in the operating room? - Correct Answer Personnel Which is (are) not effective method (s) of disinfection in an operating room: - Correct Answer Mercurial compounds, Fogging Which statement concerning pathogenic Streptococci species of microorganism is false? - Correct Answer They are gram-negative, nonmotile organisms The preferred method of sterilization for heat-sensitive items and anesthesia equipment when EO sterilization is impractical is soaking in: - Correct Answer Activated glutaraldehyde Which disadvantage in use of muslin wrapper material for sterile packs and items? - Correct Answer It must be laundered to rehydrate Which statement regarding hexachlorophene as an antiseptie solution is false? - Correct Answer It is soluble in water Completely unwrapped items may be sterilized in a flash sterilizer at ___ pounds of pressure, ___ degrees F, for ___ minutes - Correct Answer 27, 270, 3 3 / 4

The foundation for the practice of strict aseptic and sterile technique is: - Correct Answer A surgical conscience Factors that have adverse affects on the shelf life of sterile items include: - Correct Answer Open cabinets, high temperature, extremes in humidity All of the following may cause arterial hypotension surgical patient except: - Correct Answer Hypervolemia The anesthesiologist evaluates the patient's oxygenation and carbon by measuring arterial: - Correct Answer pH, pCO2, H2CO3 Which statement is not true about fluids? - Correct Answer Lab report of a dehyrdated patient shows a decrease in packed cell volume and hemoglobin The center which regulates the rhythm of respirations is located in the: - Correct Answer Pons In surgical patients, the most common cause of shock is oligemia which is a/an: - Correct Answer Deficient circulating blood volume Which of the following may cause apnea - Correct Answer Stimulation of the pharynx by irritating chemicals, Sudden cold stimulation applied to the skin, Sudden painful stimulation

• Which statement is not true about the sino-atrial atrium? - Correct Answer Impulses pass from it to

the bundle of His Oxygen is carried in the blood: - Correct Answer As physically dissolved oxygen in plasma, in combination with the hemoglobin of the red blood cells After cardiovascular surgery, hypocalcemia may result from ___ and hyperkalemia may result from ___.

• Correct Answer Multiple transfusion of citrated blood, red cell breakdown from pump perfusion
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