Ch. 18 - Aseptic Techniques

When gowning another person,

a nonsterile circulating person pulls up the gown and fastens the back and waistband.

When opening and pouring sterile solutions,

hold the bottle with the label facing up to prevent fluids from staining the label.

When creating a sterile field, it is important for the imaging professional to

keep sterile gloves in sight and above the waist level.

When opening a sterile tray, your fingers

must never touch the inside of the tray.

The goal of aseptic technique is to

protect the patient from pathogenic microbes.

When putting on a pair of sterile gloves using the self-gloving, open technique,

the first glove is picked up by the inside cuff with one hand, being careful not the touch the outside of the glove.

When using a portable fluoroscopy C-arm in surgery,

the image receptor and C-arm are draped with a snap cover for sterility.

If the sterility of an object is unknown, which of the following should be done?

Consider the object unsterile and do not use it.

When establishing a sterile field using a sterile drape,

all drape items must be clean and dry.

When handling a patient with a Foley catheter in place,

avoid kinks in the tubing and keep the drainage bag lower than the bladder.

Two people in sterile attire should pass each other in which of the following ways?

back to back

All of the following situations would require aseptic techniques EXCEPT

barium enema examination.