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What are the principles of aseptic technique and their rationale?
1. Only Sterile Items Are Used Within the Sterile Field. 2. Gowns Are Considered Sterile Only from the Wiast to Shoulder Level in Front and the Sleeves. 3. Tables Are Sterile Only at Table Level. 4. Persons Who Are Sterile Touch Only Sterile Items or Areas; Persons Who Are Not Sterile Touch Only Unsterile Items or Areas. 5. Edges of Anything That Encloses Sterile Contents Are Considered Unsterile. 6. Sterile Field Is Created as Close as Possible to Time of Use. 7. Sterile Areas Are Continuously Kept in View. 8. Sterile Persons keep Well within the Sterile Area. 9. Sterile Persons Keep Contact with Sterile Areas to a Minimum. 10. Destruction of Integrity of Microbial Barriers Results in Contamination.
What are the Guideline for sterile preparation?
The guidelines for sterile preparation call for washing the area with soap and water and cleaning the area with an alcohol based cloth. If surgery is indicated the area is also shaved of any hair that might be present. All persons touching the wound area, injection site, or surgical site must wear protective gloves and clothing. All tools used must be sterile, also.
What is the principle of accuracy when using aseptic technique?
PRINCIPLES 1. Only sterile items are used within the sterile field. 2. Gowns are considered sterile only from waist to shoulders level in front and the sleeves. 3. Tables are sterile only at table level. 4. Persons who are sterile touch only sterile items or areas; persons who are not sterile touch only unsterile items or areas. 5. Unsterile persons avoid reaching over a sterile field; sterile persons avoid leaning over an unsterile area. 6. Edges of anything that encloses sterile contents are considered unsterile. 7. Sterile field is created as close as possible to time of use. 8. Sterile areas are continuously kept in view. 9. Sterile persons keep well within the sterile area. 10. Sterile persons keep contact with sterile areas to a minimum. 11. Unsterile persons avoid sterile areas 12. Destruction of integrity of microbial barriers results in contamination. 13.Microorganisms must be kept to an irreducible minimum
What is a non-sterile field?
Sterile means free of living organisms, so a sterile field is an area that is completely clean of any living organisms. This is the kind of field that surgery is done in to prevent infection. A non-sterile field is an area that though clean, may have living organisms such as bacteria on it.
What area of the body is naturally sterile?
None
Is the urine in the urinary bladder is sterile?
Urine is sterile until it passes out of the urethra. it then begins to accumulate bacteria from the surrounding area, so its sterile for a brief.
When no life exist at all in an area it is called what?
That area would be called sterile.
Can you touch a prep area with sterile gloves?
Can you? Yes. Should you? No.
Why is a sterile applicator swab used to obtain the specimen?
If you use one that isn't sterile, you will not know where the bacteria are from. The swab or the area you swabbed.
Is is safe to keep mothballs in your downstairs basement?
They need to be in a storage area without foot traffic. You should move the items you want to protect.
What is an area of land called when it has no organisms living on it?
Sterile, Fallow Or Baren
What is the protect area for the animals in cambodia?
the protect area is the zoo
