Sterile Technique & Asepsis Flashcards

Which hand antisepsis technique requires a minimum of how many minutes of scrubbing with a traditional surgical brush?

Answer: 5 minutes

Traditional counted-stroke or timed surgical scrubs typically require a minimum of 5 minutes for an effective first scrub of the day.

When sterile gloves are donned using the closed-glove technique, the hands must remain:

Answer: Inside the gown cuffs throughout the gloving process

During closed gloving, hands remain entirely inside the gown cuffs so that the non-sterile skin never contacts the sterile outer glove surface.

The principle that sterile persons must only pass other sterile persons face-to-face or back-to-back is based on which concept?

Answer: Back of the gown is non-sterile

The back of a sterile gown is considered non-sterile, so sterile persons pass back-to-back to avoid the non-sterile back contacting the sterile front.

What is the correct height for a scrub technologist's sterile gloved hands when not actively working?

Answer: At waist level or above

Sterile gloved hands must be kept at waist level or above because anything below the waist is considered non-sterile.

Which of the following is a correct practice when a sterile drape has been placed on a patient?

Answer: Once placed, the drape must not be moved

Once sterile drapes are placed on a patient, they must not be moved or repositioned because doing so risks contaminating the sterile field.

Which of the following correctly describes the OR attire rule for a scrub technologist leaving and re-entering the OR suite?

Answer: A fresh scrub suit must be donned after any exit from the OR

When a scrub technologist leaves the OR suite area, the scrub attire is considered contaminated and a fresh suit should be donned upon re-entry.