3 zones of the O.R.
1) unrestricted zone
2) semi-restricted zone
3) restricted zone
Temp range in the restricted zone
68-75 degrees Fahrenheit
Number of air exchanges per hour in the restricted zone
20 exchanges (under positive pressure)
Nursing goals & intervention strategies are part of w...
AORN Practice test 2022 with complete solution
3 zones of the O.R.
1) unrestricted zone
2) semi-restricted zone
3) restricted zone
Temp range in the restricted zone
68-75 degrees Fahrenheit
Number of air exchanges per hour in the restricted zone
20 exchanges (under positive pressure)
Nursing goals & intervention strategies are part of which phase of the nursing process
Outcome identification
Data collection is part of which phase in the nursing process
Assessment
4 steps of Universal Protocol are
1) Patient participation
2) identifying the patient
3) marking the site
4) time-out
3 types of errors
1) Skill-based
2) Situational
3) Knowledge-based
3 principal elements required for an infection to occur
1) a source or reservoir
2) susceptible host
3) method of transmission
Peri-op personnel precautions for the spread of airborne infections include
-taking the pt from the airborne iso room to surgery & then directly back to the room
- wearing PPE
- using an airborne iso room
- wearing a N95 or higher
Foundation of SSI prevention is
Sterile technique
Health care workers should be immunized with
-Hep B
-seasonal influenza
-varicella
OSHA requires health care personnel to wear what to prevent potential infectious
materials from occuring
-mask
- eye protection
- gloves
immunizations & testing for health care workers don't include
shingles
, whose in charge of obtaining informed consent
Physicians
Surgical Conscience
consider items of doubtful sterility to be contaminated
Sterile
the absence of all living microorganisms
Aseptic
the absence of all PATHOGENIC microorganisms
When is 'closed' assisted gloving used
When gloving other team members during initial gowning & gloving
Spaulding Classification System
1) Critical
2) Semicritical
3) Noncritical
When should pre-op antibiotics be given
60 mins before the start of the procedure
Process of Sterilization
1) Cleaning
2) Decontamination
3) Assembly
4) Packaging
5) Sterilization
6) Storage
7) Transportation
What is the single most important step in making a medical device ready for reuse
CLEANING
4 parameters that affect steam sterilization
1) saturation
2) pressure
3) temp
4) time
True or false; paracetic acid sterilization can be done on all surgical items
FALSE
What does biological monitoring document
the efficacy of specific sterilization cycles; NOT the sterility of an item
What type of sterilization is carcinogenic & mutagenic to personnel & patients
Ethylene oxide
In order for peracetic acid to be use on surgical items they must be...?
Immersible
What does indicator measure
-temp
-time
-presence of steam
When passing sharps during a procedure, the best way to protect yourself & surgeon is
by using__?
A neutral zone
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