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Sterile Technique

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Handwashing reduce xmission of uorgnism causing infection, prior to and after pt care, clearn finger nails,
washing hands time at least 10 to 15 sec
when washing, interlace hand and rub palms and back how many time? at least 5 times.
when washing hands, keep finger tips up or down? down.
Why do we need to use dry towel to turn off the faucet? wet and dry hands allow transfer of pathogens from the faucet by capillary action.
describe clean wound wound without presence of pus or drainage
describe contaminated wound wound with pus or drainage is visible.
contaminated wound precaution contact isolation
prevent the introduction of uorganism into an open wound during sx. surgical asepsin
How to do surgical asepsis isolate the opeative site from the nonsterile environment
kind of asepsis that is free of infection causing microorganism, limiting xmission. medical asepsis
example of medical asepsis the act of hand washing.
place where sterile package open to maintain uorganism free area sterile field
a condition when a patient has an infection. Can lead to septic shock. sepsis
steps stablishg steril e field clean the sterile field surface, wash hands, open package outermost flap, open inner most, drop sterile items in steril field, donning sterile gloves.
To maintain sterile field discard packages that may have been in contact with the area below waist level.
medical asepsis include? hand washing - most important aspect in the prevention and control of infection
an appropriate technique for the nurse to use whhen performing sterile gloving is to? interlock the hands after both gloves are applied.
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