ABSA Study guide QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT VERIFIED
ANSWERS | LATEST UPDATE
2026/2027 | GRADED A+ | 100%
ASSURED PASS.
1. Which is not considered part of a sterile field? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Gloves
of sterile person who has folded his arms
2. The presence of only one living microorganism means an object is: - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔Contaminated
,3. Which statement concerning masks is not true? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Ties
may be tied crisscross on top of head
In draping a table, the scrub nurse drapes from _____ to _____, protecting
her gloves _____. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Front, back, by cuffing drape edge
The purpose of the hand scrub by the team is to render their skin: - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔Surgically Clean
After steam sterilization, which items should not be considered sterile? - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔Suction tips attached to tubing, Asepto syringes with bulbs
attached, Cautery tips bound with rubber bands
7. Because there is less chance contamination, the preferred method of
gloving is _____. For changing only a glove during a case, this method
_______ be used. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Closed, cannot
8. Which directive for loading a pressure steam sterilizer is incorrect - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔Loading liquids first to prevent spillage on packs
10. If the prep site contains a colostomy or draining sinus which cannot be
sealed off, it should be scrubbed: - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Last with sponges used
once and discarded
,11. Operating room floors should be flooded with _____ and _____ at the
end of each ____. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Detergent germicide, wet-vaccumed,
case
What are some potential sources for surgical infection: - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Circulating air, patient's bronchial tree, scrub teams hair, patients
circulating blood, instruments, patients and scrub teams skin
Which statement regarding the use of masks is false? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Cross strings behind the head for better aeration
Strike-through - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The soaking of moisture through unsterile
layers to sterile layers or vice versa
Which statement concerning the use of boiling water as a sterilizing agent
is false? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Minimum boiling period is 10 minutes
The OR ventilating system ensures controlled air supply: ____ air
exchanges per hour are recommended for infection control and a ___
percent humidity is mandatory to suppress static electricity - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔25, 50
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, Which draping principle is false? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Drape far side of
unsterile table first
Which are not essential considerations in the design of an OR suite: - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔Windows, top floor locations, central corridor
8. Which statement regarding sterile items is false? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Covered sterile set ups may be used later in the day
9. When is the open glove technique preferred over the closed glove
technique? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔To change a glove during a procedure
The first step in the decontamination process of instruments after a
procedure should be: - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Mechanical decontamination
washer-sterilizer
11. Which antiseptic solutions are effective against both gram-negative and
gram-positive microorganisms - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Iodophors, Chlorhexidine
gluconate
Which statement regarding sterile technique is false - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Paper or peel-open packages are torn to expose contents
WITH CORRECT VERIFIED
ANSWERS | LATEST UPDATE
2026/2027 | GRADED A+ | 100%
ASSURED PASS.
1. Which is not considered part of a sterile field? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Gloves
of sterile person who has folded his arms
2. The presence of only one living microorganism means an object is: - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔Contaminated
,3. Which statement concerning masks is not true? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Ties
may be tied crisscross on top of head
In draping a table, the scrub nurse drapes from _____ to _____, protecting
her gloves _____. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Front, back, by cuffing drape edge
The purpose of the hand scrub by the team is to render their skin: - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔Surgically Clean
After steam sterilization, which items should not be considered sterile? - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔Suction tips attached to tubing, Asepto syringes with bulbs
attached, Cautery tips bound with rubber bands
7. Because there is less chance contamination, the preferred method of
gloving is _____. For changing only a glove during a case, this method
_______ be used. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Closed, cannot
8. Which directive for loading a pressure steam sterilizer is incorrect - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔Loading liquids first to prevent spillage on packs
10. If the prep site contains a colostomy or draining sinus which cannot be
sealed off, it should be scrubbed: - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Last with sponges used
once and discarded
,11. Operating room floors should be flooded with _____ and _____ at the
end of each ____. - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Detergent germicide, wet-vaccumed,
case
What are some potential sources for surgical infection: - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Circulating air, patient's bronchial tree, scrub teams hair, patients
circulating blood, instruments, patients and scrub teams skin
Which statement regarding the use of masks is false? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Cross strings behind the head for better aeration
Strike-through - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔The soaking of moisture through unsterile
layers to sterile layers or vice versa
Which statement concerning the use of boiling water as a sterilizing agent
is false? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Minimum boiling period is 10 minutes
The OR ventilating system ensures controlled air supply: ____ air
exchanges per hour are recommended for infection control and a ___
percent humidity is mandatory to suppress static electricity - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔25, 50
COPYRIGHT©PROFFKERRYMARTIN 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2026. COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 619652435. TERMS OF USE.
PRIVACY STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
, Which draping principle is false? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Drape far side of
unsterile table first
Which are not essential considerations in the design of an OR suite: - 🧠
ANSWER ✔✔Windows, top floor locations, central corridor
8. Which statement regarding sterile items is false? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Covered sterile set ups may be used later in the day
9. When is the open glove technique preferred over the closed glove
technique? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔To change a glove during a procedure
The first step in the decontamination process of instruments after a
procedure should be: - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Mechanical decontamination
washer-sterilizer
11. Which antiseptic solutions are effective against both gram-negative and
gram-positive microorganisms - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Iodophors, Chlorhexidine
gluconate
Which statement regarding sterile technique is false - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Paper or peel-open packages are torn to expose contents
