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Details Title: MSU Sx Nursing Lab Fall 2006 Description: Lecture Topics Total Flash Cards: 20 Created: 09/10/2006 18:49:34	To study from this set of flash cards, or to create your own your own study flash cards, register HERE. If you are already a registered user, CLICK HERE.
Cards Term What Part is This? Definition Box Lock Term What Part is This? Definition Finger Rings Term What Part is This? Definition Ratchet Term What Part is This? Definition Shank Term What Part is This? Definition Teeth Term What Part is This? Definition Tips Term 3 areas of the surgical area Definition prep, surgery, recovery Term What does it mean to use aseptic technique? Definition Keep contamination from occuring. Term What is the difference between infection and contamination? Definition Contamination is a break in sterility (living microbes contained). Infection is contamination with infectious agents. Contamination can lead to infection. Term Job of the Circulating Tech? Definition Clip/ Clean, clean tables, watch everyone for breaks in sterility, cleans up after. Term Job of the Anesthesia Tech? Definition Physical exam, surgical stability, recovery, premeds, drugs, catheter placement, clean anesthetic materials. Term Job of Anesthesia Assistant? Definition Walk outside to void, restrain for physical, etc., help recover and clean after. Term Job of Surgical Assistant? Definition 6 minute scrub-in, assist surgeon, drape patient, pass instruments, know anatomy, clean up after, repackage instruments. Term How to behave when you are NOT sterile, around sterile people (4) Definition Always face sterile field; pass with your front to their back; no reaching over; dont walk between 2 sterile fields; Term How to behave when you are sterile (4) Definition Face sterile field; pass sterile people front-to-front; only touch sterile field; avoid wetting scrubs. Term When scrubbed in, what part of you is "sterile"? Definition Fingertip to elbow, above waist, below shoulders. Keep hands clasped into chest. Back is not sterile. Term Why minimize conversations and movement in the surgical suite? Definition Minimize moving air currents to stir up potential microbes; talking adds to potential microbes in our exhaled air or saliva. Term What is Strike-thru? Definition Water moving through fabrics- gives microbes on the nonsterile side a free ride to the sterile side. Term Describe the rough surgical scrub (after clipping) Definition Alcohol applied all over to de-fat the skin. Scrub material (chlorhex or betadine) should start at surgical incision site (center of clip), move outward in a circle to edge. Scrub minimum of 3 times, more if skin is dirty. Term Describe final surgical scrub Definition Chlorhex/ Betadine scrub in same spiral pattern. Needs to remain on skin for 2 minutes to denature microbes. Wipe dry with sterile dry 4x4.