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| Doors to the operating room suite may be left open at all times to allow maximum traffic into and out of the room. |
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| When lifting an object, keep it as close to your body as possible. This decreases the force of exertion. |
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| When personnel attempt to move a patient with insufficient help, both the patient and the team members are at risk for injury. |
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| When working with any chemical in the operating room, you must know and use the appropriate concentration and proper procedure to avoid risk to yourself and the patient. |
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| ____________ are the most common and frequent sources of fuel in surgical fires. |
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| The process that assures that all microorganisms including spores are killed is called ______. |
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| The complete destruction of all living organisms is known as, |
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| To prevent contamination of the air in each operating room from surrounding areas (scrub areas, corridors) the air pressure in the operating room should be, |
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| If an item wrapped in an impervious wrapper drops to the floor, what action should be taken? |
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| What term refers to how a sterile item is handled and does not use an expiration date? |
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| Only personnel in scrub attire, including complete head, nose, and mouth covering, are permitted in restricted areas of the operating room. |
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| The potential for acquiring an infection in a hospital setting is generally low. |
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| The restricted area of the operating room in which sterile supplies and flash sterilizers are located is called the _________________. |
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| The temperature of the operating room is maintained at _______° to _______° F. |
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| Establishes rules and standards to protect employees in the workplace |
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| An antiseptic is a chemical used to remove microorganisms on tissue. |
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| Event-related sterility or terminal sterilization is based on the principle that sterilized items are assumed sterile between uses, unless environmental conditions or events interfere with the integrity of the package. |
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| The purpose of wrapping an item prior to sterilization is to protect it from contamination following the sterilization process. |
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| ________ is/are used in the operating room and elsewhere in the hospital to render objects nearly free, but not completely free, of microorganisms. |
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| ___________________is a highly flammable liquid that, when blended with inert gas, produces effective sterilization by destroying the DNA and protein structure of microorganisms. |
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| The recommended practice to damp dust the surgical lights, furniture, and fixed equipment in the operating suite is ___________. |
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| When instruments are received in the processing area, they are sorted and the instruments with detachable parts are disassembled. Instruments are disassembled because ________. |
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| This exposes all areas so they can be properly cleaned |
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| A _________________ is a paper strip or specially treated tape that changes color when exposed to a specific temperature. |
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| The relationship between ________ is instrumental in the destruction of microbes with a steam sterilizer. |
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| The primary advantage of ________ sterilization is its ability to penetrate wrappers and to disinfect objects that cannot tolerate heat, moisture, and the pressure of steam sterilization. |
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| The important factor to remember about ________ is that they do not indicate sterility, only that certain conditions for sterility have been met. |
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| An item is either considered sterile or ________ sterile. |
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| When lifting an object, keep it as close to your body as possible. This decreases the force of exertion. |
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| When working with any chemical in the operating room, you must know and use the appropriate concentration and proper procedure to avoid risk to yourself and the patient. |
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| Gloves are the only source of latex in the surgical environment. |
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| The most common source of transmission of ____________ to health care workers is sharps injuries. |
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| Scalpel blades must be mounted and removed using ________. |
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| ________ is/are implemented to reduce the risk of infectious disease transmission that are spread from the mouth, nose, oropharynx, and trachea to a susceptible host. |
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| ________ hollow-bore hypodermic needles using hands. |
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| The __________ zone is a hands-free space (designated receptacle) on the sterile field where sharps can be placed and retrieved so that the surgical technologist and surgeon do not hand instruments to each other directly. |
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| Immediate action taken during a fire is described by the acronym is called ________. |
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| ________ solutions are common and frequent sources of fuel in surgical fires. |
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| _________________ is the most important method of preventing disease transmission in the health care setting. |
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| All fires require three components: fuel, a source of ignition, and oxygen. ________ makes the operating room a high-risk environment for fire. |
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| A High Concentration of Oxygen |
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| Patient fires are extremely serious. The surgical technologist and all other surgical team members must know how to react. Protection of ________ is the primary concern. |
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| ________ is created during the use of a laser or an electrosurgical unit. It contains toxic chemicals, vapors, blood fragments, and diseases. |
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| Guidelines recommended to reduce the risk of transmission of blood-borne and other pathogens is called ________ precautions. |
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| ____________________ affects muscle control, which can lead to injury. |
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