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Quiz: Aseptic Technique During Skin Prep Application - ECSACONM

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Work through each question carefully to choose the best answer, and submit the quiz to view your results. After completing the quiz, read through the answer explanations to review the reasoning behind both correct and incorrect options.

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1

Which of the following is the safest approach to hair removal when preparing for surgery?

Avoid removing hair even if it obscures the incision site
Clip hair one day before surgery using disinfected clippers
Perform hair removal immediately before skin prep using sterile clippers or scissors
Remove hair with a razor the night before surgery to ensure smooth skin

2

A nurse preps an abdomen with alcohol-based chlorhexidine. The surgeon signals to drape immediately, but the skin is still visibly wet. What is the best action?

Proceed with draping but blot the wet areas with sterile gauze
Apply a second layer of antiseptic over the wet surface to speed drying
Wait until the antiseptic has fully dried before draping
Proceed with draping since antiseptic efficacy is immediate, even if wet

3

Which of the following actions most clearly risks recontaminating a prepared surgical site?

Allowing the antiseptic to pool under the patient’s back
Reusing the same applicator to wipe from the periphery back toward the incision site
Counting drying time out loud to ensure completeness
Using a fresh applicator for each concentric stroke moving outward

4

During skin prep for a knee arthroplasty, a nurse accidentally brushes the sterile applicator against the unprepped lower leg before returning it to the incision site. What is the best course of action?

Discard the applicator immediately and continue with a fresh sterile applicator from the incision site outward
Continue using the same applicator, but start from the periphery and move outward
Rinse the applicator in the antiseptic solution and continue prep
Ignore the contact since the antiseptic solution will kill bacteria on the applicator


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Part of Skin Preparation - ECSACONM
Keywords surgery, health
SDG SDG03 Good health and well-being
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Organizations ECSACONM, SELF
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Created August 20, 2025 by 139.80.239.64
Last edit September 19, 2025 by Felipe Schenone
Cite as KatKor (2025). "Quiz: Aseptic Technique During Skin Prep Application - ECSACONM". Appropedia. Retrieved June 4, 2026.
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