Surgical Asepsis ATI Week 4

When opening a sterile pack, which of the following actions by the nurse might compromise the sterility of the instruments and supplies inside the pack?

Allowing movement of team members around the field

Holding the sterile pack below waist or table level (correct)

Keeping sterile items away from the edge of the table

Opening the sterile pack just prior to the procedure

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 (correct)

At the sides of the body with hands pointing downward

Folded across the chest with hands on the shoulders

With hands clasped together in the back of the body at waist level

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

Slipping the fingers beneath the cuff maintains the gloves' sterility.

The inner edge of the cuff will lie against the skin and thus will not be sterile. (correct)

Gloving the dominant hand first allows for better control over the process.

The hand has been surgically scrubbed and is considered uncontaminated.

A nurse is providing teaching to an assistive personnel (AP) about the use of sterile gloves. Which of the following instructions regarding the open-gloving method should the nurse give?

"Grasp only the inside of the glove with your ungloved hand." Signup and view all the answers

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

To encourage water and soap to flow away from the clean hands Signup and view all the answers

A nurse is preparing to open a sterile package of instruments. Identify the order in which the nurse should perform the following steps?

Position the tray so that the top flap is farthest away from their body. = 1 Open the side flaps. = 3 Open the flap closet to their body. = 4 Open the flap furthest from their body. = 2 Signup and view all the answers

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

A cotton ball dampened with sterile normal saline is placed on the field. Signup and view all the answers

A nurse should identify that which of the following areas of the hands requires special attention during the prescrub wash?

The area under each fingernail Signup and view all the answers

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

To create and maintain a micro-organism-free environment Signup and view all the answers

Prior to entering the surgical-scrub area, which of the following personal protective equipment (PPE) items should a nurse don? (Select all that apply.)

Protective eyewear Signup and view all the answers

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 purpose for performing this intervention using surgical asepsis?

To control the introduction of micro-organisms at the catheter site Signup and view all the answers

Surgical Asepsis ATI Week 4

Questions and Answers

When opening a sterile pack, which of the following actions by the nurse might compromise the sterility of the instruments and supplies inside the pack?

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

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

A nurse is providing teaching to an assistive personnel (AP) about the use of sterile gloves. Which of the following instructions regarding the open-gloving method should the nurse give?

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

A nurse is preparing to open a sterile package of instruments. Identify the order in which the nurse should perform the following steps?

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

A nurse should identify that which of the following areas of the hands requires special attention during the prescrub wash?

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

Prior to entering the surgical-scrub area, which of the following personal protective equipment (PPE) items should a nurse don? (Select all that apply.)

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 purpose for performing this intervention using surgical asepsis?

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