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FULLERS CH. 9
ASEPTIC TECHNIQUE
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Medical
Undergraduate 1
05/19/2013

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AIRBORNE CONTAMINATION
Definition
AN INCIDENT OF CONTAMINATION IN WHICH MICROORGANISMS CARRIED IN THE AIR BY MOISTURE DROPLETS OR DUST PARTICLES MAKE CONTACT WITH A STERILE SURFACE.
Term
ASEPSIS
Definition
THE ABSENCE OF PATHOGENIC MICROORGANISMS ON AN ANIMATE SURFACE OR ON BODY TISSUE.
Term
ASEPTIC TECHNIQUE
Definition
METHODS OR PRACTICES IN HEALTH CARE THAT REDUCE INFECTION.
Term
CDC
Definition
THE U.S. GOVERNMENT AGENCY THAT RESEARCHES PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUES AND EDUCATES THE LAY PUBLIC AND PROFESSIONALS ABOUT DISEASE TRANSMISSION, ORIGIN, AND PREVENTION.
Term
CLOSED GLOVING
Definition
A TECHNIQUE OF GLOVING IN WHICH THE BARE HAND DOES NOT COME IN CONTACT WITH THE OUTSIDE OF THE GLOVE.
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CONTAMINATION
Definition
THE CONSEQUENCE OF PHYSICAL CONTACT BETWEEN A STERILE SURFACE AND A NONSTERILE SURFACE IN SURGERY.
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DOUBLE GLOVING
Definition
WEARING TWO PAIR OF GLOVES, ONE OVER THE OTHER TO REDUCE THE RISK OF CONTAMINATION AS A RESULT OF GLOVE FAILURE OR PUNCTURE.
Term
LATEX ALLERGY
Definition
SENSITIVITY TO LATEX, WHICH CAN CAUSE ITCHING, RHINITIS, CONJUCTIVITIS, AND ANAPHYLACTIC SHOCK.
Term
NONSTERILE PERSONNEL
Definition
IN SURGERY, TEAM MEMBERS WHO REMAIN OUTSIDE THE BOUNDARY OF THE STERILE FIELD AND DON'T COME IN DIRECT CONTACT WITH STERILE EQUIPMENT.
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OPEN GLOVING
Definition
A GLOVING TECHNIQUE IN WHICH THE BARE SKIN DOES NOT TOUCH ANY PART OF THE OUTSIDE OF THE GLOVE.
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PHYSICAL BARRIER
Definition
IN SURGERY, A BARRIER THAT SEPARATES A STERILE SURFACE FROM A NONSTERILE SURFACE.
Term
RESIDENT FLORA
Definition
MICROORGANISMS THAT ARE NORMALLY PRESENT IN SPECIFIC TISSUES.
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SCRUB
Definition
THE SCRUBBED SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIST OR NURSE ASSISTING IN SURGERY.
Term
SCRUBBED PERSONNEL
Definition
IN SURGERY, MEMBERS OF THE SURGICAL TEAM WHO WORK WITHIN THE STERILE FIELD.
Term
SHARPS
Definition
ANY OBJECTS THAT CAN PENETRATE THE SKIN AND HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE INJURY AND INFECTION, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO NEEDLES, SCALPELS, BROKEN GLASS, BROKEN CAPILLARY TUBES, AND EXPOSED END OF DENTAL WIRES.
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STANDARD PRECAUTIONS
Definition
PROTOCOLS AND GUIDELINES ESTABLISHED BY THE CDC TO PREVENT THE TRANSMISSION OF MICROORGANISMS IN THE HEALTH CARE ENVIRONMENT.
Term
STERILE FIELD
Definition
AN AREA THAT INCLUDES THE DRAPED PATIENT, ALL STERILE TABLES, AND STERILE EQUIPMENT IN THE IMMEDIATE AREA OF THE PATIENT.
Term
STERILE ITEM
Definition
ANY ITEM THAT HAS BEEN SUBJECTED TO A PROCESS THAT RENDERS IT FREE OF ALL MICROBIAL LIFE, INCLUDING SPORES.
Term
STERILITY
Definition
A STATE IN WHICH AN INANIMATE OR ANIMATE SUBSTANCE HARBORS ABSOLUTELY NO VIABLE MICROORGANISMS.
Term
STRIKE THROUGH CONTAMINATION
Definition
AN EVENT IN WHICH FLUID FROM A NONSTERILE SURFACE OR AIR PENETRATES THE PROTECTIVE WRAPPER OF A STERILE ITEM, POTENTIALLY CONTAMINATING THE ITEM.
Term
SURGICAL CONSCIENCE
Definition
THE ETHICAL MOTIVATION TO PRACTICE EXCELLENT ASEPTIC TECHNIQUE TO  PROTECT THE PATIENT FROM INFECTION.
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SURGICAL HAND RUB
Definition
THE SYSTEMATIC APPLICATION OF ANTISEPTIC FOAM OR CREAM ON THE HANDS BEFOR GOWNING AND GLOVING FOR A STERILE PROCEDURE.
Term
SURGICAL HAND SCRUB
Definition
A SPECIFIC TECHNIQUE FOR WASHING THE HANDS BEFORE DONNING A SURGICAL GOWN AND GLOVES BEFORE SURGERY.
Term
SSI SURGICAL SITE INFECTION
Definition
POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION OF THE SURGICAL WOUND, MOST COMMONLY CAUSED BY THE NORMAL BACTERIA FOUND ON THE PATIENT'S SKIN OR SHED FROM THE SKIN OR HAIR OF SURGICAL TEAM MEMBERS.
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TRANSIENT FLORA
Definition
MICROORGANISMS THAT DO NOT NORMALLY RESIDE IN THE TISSUE OF AN INDIVIDUAL.
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