NBSTSA Sterile Technique & Asepsis 3

Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

5 minutes

Answer

2 minutes

Answer

3 minutes

Answer

10 minutes

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

Inside the gown cuffs throughout the gloving process

Answer

Extended beyond the gown cuffs

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Partially outside the gown cuffs for dexterity

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Exposed to allow accurate glove placement

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

Back of the gown is non-sterile

Answer

Traffic flow control

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Sterile-to-sterile contact prevention

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Minimizing OR turbulence

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

At waist level or above

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Below the waist

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At shoulder height or above

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Extended at arm's length to the sides

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

Once placed, the drape must not be moved

Answer

The drape can be repositioned if it is shifted slightly

Answer

The drape can be repositioned by the circulator only

Answer

Drapes can be lifted and repositioned before incision

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

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

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The same scrub attire may be worn if the case is still in progress

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Shoe covers must be changed; scrub suit does not need replacing

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The scrub suit can be reused if the OR is restricted access