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Draping
Student Questions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who drapes the patient? | The sterile team |
| When is draping performed? | Immediately after skin prep |
| What purpose does a drape serve? | Physical barrier between sterile and non-sterile field |
| When is the patient considered the center of the sterile field? | Once they have been draped |
| What should you NOT do once the drape is placed? | Move or Shift it |
| What are the two categories of drape materials? | Woven and non woven |
| Name the pros to using non-woven drapes | Single Use, resistant to moisture, breathable |
| What drape is used for a procedure on the eye or ear? | Aperture Drape |
| What specialty commonly uses an isolation drape? | Orthopedics |
| Name the cons to using woven drapes | Requires laundering and re-sterilizing |
| If a towel clip is fastened through the drapes what changes | The points are now contaminated |
| When draping the patient what are you doing to protect you gloved hands? | Cuffing the drape over them. |
| Who would remove the drape if place incorrectly? | The circulator |
| If a small hole is found in the drape what should you do? | Cover the small hole with a sterile drape |
| If a hair is discovered on the sterile field what should you do? | Remove with hemostat, hand off to circulator, cover area with sterile drape |
| What would you do if a drape unfolds before use | Discard and get a new one |
| If a towel clip needs to be removed what should you do? | Hand off to circulator do not touch points , cover points with sterile drape |
| Pliable drape found on all surgical cases | Blue towel |
| Drape with adhesive on one edge, used for squaring off the surgical site | Paper (plastic) towel |
| Drape which you can make an incision through | Incise Drape |
| Incise drape which is impregnated with iodophor | Ioban Drape |
| What is the hole in a surgical drape called? | Fenestration |
| What drapes are needed for Lithotomy Draping? | Under the buttocks drape, Leggings, towels, and top drape |
| Tubular drape used to cover an extremity | Stockinette |
| Non-Fenestrated drape which has slit down the middle | U Drape or Split Sheet |
| True or False: You can reach across the unsterile patient to hand the drapes to the surgeon | false |
| Drapes needed for a basic abdominal case | 4 towels to square off and Laparotomy drape |
| What drape is commonly used in Orthopedics for a leg or arm? | Extremity Drape |
| What draping technique is used for facial procedures? | Head Draping |
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