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SELF/Perioperative Nursing/Donning Sterile Gown and Gloves/Principles of Surgical Asepsis Quiz

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1

While unfolding a sterile surgical gown, the lower edge of the gown briefly brushes against your scrub trousers. What is the most appropriate action?

Continue if the contact lasted less than a second
Ask another team member if they think the gown is still sterile
Discard the gown and obtain a new sterile gown before continuing
Wipe the contaminated area with antiseptic solution

2

During closed gloving, your fingertips accidentally extend beyond the gown cuffs before the first glove has been applied. Why is this considered contamination?

The gloves will no longer fit correctly
The continuous sterile barrier between your skin and the glove has been broken
Your surgical hand antisepsis is no longer effective
The gown can no longer be secured properly

3

Which area of a properly donned sterile surgical gown is considered non-sterile?

The sleeves from approximately 5 cm (2 inches) above the elbows to the glove cuffs
The front of the gown between chest level and the sterile field
The back of the gown
The outside surface of the sterile gloves

4

While the circulating nurse is securing your gown, your sterile glove accidentally touches the nurse's bare hand. What should you do?

Continue because the contact was brief
Clean the glove with alcohol-based hand rub
Replace the contaminated glove before entering the sterile field
Ignore the contact if the nurse recently performed hand hygiene

5

During the final inspection before entering the sterile field, you notice that one glove cuff has slipped back and no longer completely covers the gown cuff. What should you do first?

Ignore it because the glove is still sterile
Pull the glove forward if sterility has been maintained. If contamination has occurred, replace the glove according to institutional policy
Cover the exposed cuff with adhesive tape
Enter the sterile field and adjust it later

6

Which practice best helps prevent contamination throughout gowning and gloving?

Keeping your hands above waist level and within your field of vision
Frequently adjusting your gloves after they have been donned
Turning your back toward other scrubbed personnel to create more space
Resting your hands on the operating table whenever you are not handling instruments

7

You are preparing to open a sterile gown pack and notice that the sterility indicator has not changed to the expected color after sterilization. What is the most appropriate action?

Open the pack and inspect the gown before deciding
Use the pack if the wrapper is dry and undamaged
Ask another team member whether the indicator looks acceptable
Do not use the pack and obtain another sterile package

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Part of Setting Up the Operating Room - ECSACONM
Keywords surgery, health
SDG SDG03 Good health and well-being
Authors Ian-laurel
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