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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

Answer

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

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

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

NBSTSA - National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting Practice Test

NBSTSA - National Board of Surgical Technology and Surgical Assisting Practice Test

NBSTSA Sterile Technique & Asepsis 3