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Obtaining a pap smear uses medical asepsis. There is no break in skin when getting a pap smear.

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Medical asepsis, or clean technique, includes procedures used to reduce the number of organisms present, and prevent the transfer of organisms. Surgical asepsis, or sterile technique, prevents contamination of an open wound, serves to isolate the operative area from the unsterile environment, and maintains a sterile field for surgery. Potter and Perry. Fundamentals of Nursing. 7th edition. pgs 665 & 668.


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