ati skills 3.0 : Surgical Asepsis Posttest

Which of the following areas of the hands require special attention during the prescribed wash

The area under each fingernail

A nurse should identify that which of the following is the goal of surgical asepsis?

To create and maintain a micro-organism-free environment

While waiting for a sterile procedure to begin , how should a nurse position their hands and arms?

With hands clasped together in front of the body above waist level

When opening a sterile pack, which of the following might compromise the sterility of the materials inside the pack?

Holding the sterile pack below waist level or table level

A nurse is preparing to wash their hands prior to surgery. For which of the following reasons should the hands be kept above the elbows?

To encourage water and soap to flow away from clean hands

A nurse is preparing to flush and change the dressing on a client's central venous catheter. Which of the following should the nurse identify as the primary reason for performing the intervention using surgical asepsis?

To control the introduction of micro-organisms at the catheter site

A nurse is preparing to open a sterile package of instruments. Identify the proper order of steps to do so

a) Position the tray so that the top flap is facing away from the body

b)Open the flap furthest away from the body

c)Open the side flaps

d)Open the flap closest to the body

When donning sterile gloves, which of the following explains the method a nurse should use for gloving the dominant hand?

The inner edge of the cuff will lie against the skin and thus will not be sterile

A nurse is preparing a sterile field. The nurse should identify that which of the following contaminates the sterile field? (Select all that apply)

I) A cotton ball is dampened with normal sterile saline and placed on the field

2) The nurse turns to address the client's questions concerning the procedure

3) The procedure is postponed for 30 minutes to accommodate the client

4) A liquid is poured into a sterile container from a distance of 25 cm (10 in)

A nurse is providing an AP with training about sterile gloving

Grasp only the inside of the gloved hand

Surgical scrub area - don all of which?

Protective eyewear, hair cover, mask, shoe covers ( Not the gown, since it is donned after the surgical scrub is completed)