Chapter 21 Sterilization And Surgical Instruments

Front 1

What is ethylene oxide

Back 1

Gas used to sterilize surgical instruments and other supplies

Front 2

What action do you take if you find a hole in a sterile packet?

Back 2

Rewrap the equipment

Front 3

What indicates that the sterilized pack has been exposed to steam?

Back 3

the appearance of dark stripes on the autoclave tape will appear

Front 4

What temperature water do you use when sanitizing surgical equipment?

Back 4

Cold Water

Front 5

When performing surgical hand washing what is washed and for how long?

Back 5

hands and forearms, 5-10 minutes

Front 6

how much pressure should an autoclave reach

Back 6

15lbs

Front 7

Cold water is used to do what to surgical equipment prior to sterilization

Back 7

Rinse off equpiment

Front 8

what is the best method to determine sterilization

Back 8

culture test

Front 9

When sterilized equipment from the autoclave reaches the expiration date what must be completed

Back 9

re-sterilization

Front 10

What is disinfection

Back 10

Killing or rendering inert most but not all pathogenic microorganisms, not spores or viruses

Front 11

what appliance is used to sterilize medical instruments with steam under pressure?

Back 11

The Autoclave

Front 12

What piece of surgical equipment should close in a smooth, even manner with no nicks or snags?

Back 12

Scissors

Front 13

Sterilization

Back 13

destroys microorganisms and spores

Front 14

Type of sterilization indicators

Back 14

Tape and strips

Front 15

What is the best way to maintain a healthful, disease free environment

Back 15

Sanitization

Front 16

should be used during any office surgical procedure, when handling sterile instruments to be used for incisions and excisions into body tissue, and when changing wound dressings

Back 16

Surgical asepsis/sterile technique

Front 17

An example of sanitization is to

Back 17

wash your hands and wipe down surfaces

Front 18

An example of cleaning a hospital room is an example of

Back 18

Disinfection

Front 19

The process, act, or technique for destroying microorganisms using heat, water, chemicals, or gases

Back 19

Sterilization

Front 20

what prevents transmission of pathogenic microbes to or from patients

Back 20

surgical asepsis

Front 21

What are the principals sterilizing agents

Back 21

Steam under pressure

dry heat

ethylene oxide gas

liquid chemicals

Front 22

What temperature must the autoclave meet to work properly

Back 22

250 degrees

Front 23

How is autoclave tape used

Back 23

on the outside of wrapped instruments

Front 24

how are sterilization indicators used

Back 24

placed inside the pack to indicate sterility of contents

Front 25

What type of water should be used in the autoclave

Back 25

distilled

Front 26

What are the specifications for the autoclave

Back 26

30 minutes at 250 degrees Fahrenheit and 15 lbs of pressure

Front 27

The timer of the autoclave should not be set until when

Back 27

the proper temperature has been reached

Front 28

Records on sterile items should include

Back 28

date and time of sterilization

description of load

exposure time and temperature

results of sterilization indicator

name of operator

expiration date