Infection Control and Asepsis Answers

Determine whether the situation describes a condition of general asepsis or surgical asepsis.Sterile pins and plates are being inserted into a person’s ankle to stabilize broken bones.[___]

A patient with a heart condition is having his blood pressure checked.

A group of medical students is practicing how to put on and take off gloves using the aseptic technique. Identify the student who is doing it correctly.

Read the scenario and choose the best answer.A healthcare worker is preparing to handle bodily fluid samples from a patient. The worker removes the jewelry from her hands and turns on the water. The water is cool. She scrubs her hands thoroughly with soap for sixty seconds. She uses a clean paper towel to shut off the faucet, then she dries her hands. She then handles the samples. Because she knows the patient does not carry an infectious disease, she does not put on gloves.