107 STERILITY

Sterility

Free from bacteria or other living microorganisms totally clean

Asepsis

Absence of microorganisms that cause disease

Sterile Technique

Methods employed inside the delivery room or operating room to prevent contamination of organisms throughout the procedure

Invasive Procedure

the body is entered by a needle, tube, device, or scope

2 inches

Front of the gown is _ below the neck

above

The sleeves should be _ the elbow

unsterile

Below the waist is considered _

table level

Tables are only sterile at _

sterile

Sterile person touch only _ items

unsterile

Unsterile person touch only _ items

6 inches

How many inches away from the basin when pouring a solution?

center

In dropping an item in a sterile are, drop the item at the _

before a procedure

When is the sterile field set up?

higher possibility of contamination

What will happen if the sterile item is exposed longer to the environment?