4/6/26, 11:50 PM ABSA Study guide QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS | LATEST UPDATE 2026/2027 | GRADED A+ | 100% AS…
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?
Gloves of sterile person who has folded his arms
2. The presence of only one living microorganism means an object is:
Contaminated
3. Which statement concerning masks is not true?
Ties may be tied crisscross on top of head
In draping a table, the scrub nurse drapes from _____ to _____, protecting her gloves
_____________________________________________________________________________ _.
Front, back, by cuffing drape edge
The purpose of the hand scrub by the team is to render their skin:
Surgically Clean
After steam sterilization, which items should not be considered sterile?
Suction tips attached to tubing, Asepto syringes with bulbs attached, Cautery
tips bound with rubber bands
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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.
Closed, cannot
8. Which directive for loading a pressure steam sterilizer is incorrect
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:
Last with sponges used once and discarded
11. Operating room floors should be flooded with _____ and _____ at the end of each
____.
Detergent germicide, wet-vaccumed, case
What are some potential sources for surgical infection:
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?
Cross strings behind the head for better aeration
Strike-through
The soaking of moisture through unsterile layers to sterile layers or vice versa
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Which statement concerning the use of boiling water as a sterilizing agent is false?
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
25, 50
Which draping principle is false?
Drape far side of unsterile table first
Which are not essential considerations in the design of an OR suite:
Windows, top floor locations, central corridor
8. Which statement regarding sterile items is false?
Covered sterile set ups may be used later in the day
9. When is the open glove technique preferred over the closed glove technique?
To change a glove during a procedure
The first step in the decontamination process of instruments after a procedure
should be:
Mechanical decontamination washer-sterilizer
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11. Which antiseptic solutions are effective against both gram-negative and gram-
positive microorganisms
Iodophors, Chlorhexidine gluconate
Which statement regarding sterile technique is false
Paper or peel-open packages are torn to expose contents
13. Which is (are) used to check the effectiveness of sterilizers:
Biological spore strip
Which statement concerning ethylene oxide sterilization is false?
Polyvinyl chloride wrappers are recommended
Predisposing factors that substantially increases the risk of infection are:
Duration of operation, invasive monitoring techniques, indiscriminate use of
antibioties, gastrointestinal surgery, prosthetic devices.
An area of a gown considered sterile is ( are ) the ____ while the is considered
unsterile.
Sleeves, neck
Which is the major source of contamination in the operating room?
Personnel
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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?
Gloves of sterile person who has folded his arms
2. The presence of only one living microorganism means an object is:
Contaminated
3. Which statement concerning masks is not true?
Ties may be tied crisscross on top of head
In draping a table, the scrub nurse drapes from _____ to _____, protecting her gloves
_____________________________________________________________________________ _.
Front, back, by cuffing drape edge
The purpose of the hand scrub by the team is to render their skin:
Surgically Clean
After steam sterilization, which items should not be considered sterile?
Suction tips attached to tubing, Asepto syringes with bulbs attached, Cautery
tips bound with rubber bands
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,4/6/26, 11:50 PM ABSA Study guide QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS | LATEST UPDATE 2026/2027 | GRADED A+ | 100% AS…
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.
Closed, cannot
8. Which directive for loading a pressure steam sterilizer is incorrect
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:
Last with sponges used once and discarded
11. Operating room floors should be flooded with _____ and _____ at the end of each
____.
Detergent germicide, wet-vaccumed, case
What are some potential sources for surgical infection:
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?
Cross strings behind the head for better aeration
Strike-through
The soaking of moisture through unsterile layers to sterile layers or vice versa
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,4/6/26, 11:50 PM ABSA Study guide QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS | LATEST UPDATE 2026/2027 | GRADED A+ | 100% AS…
Which statement concerning the use of boiling water as a sterilizing agent is false?
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
25, 50
Which draping principle is false?
Drape far side of unsterile table first
Which are not essential considerations in the design of an OR suite:
Windows, top floor locations, central corridor
8. Which statement regarding sterile items is false?
Covered sterile set ups may be used later in the day
9. When is the open glove technique preferred over the closed glove technique?
To change a glove during a procedure
The first step in the decontamination process of instruments after a procedure
should be:
Mechanical decontamination washer-sterilizer
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11. Which antiseptic solutions are effective against both gram-negative and gram-
positive microorganisms
Iodophors, Chlorhexidine gluconate
Which statement regarding sterile technique is false
Paper or peel-open packages are torn to expose contents
13. Which is (are) used to check the effectiveness of sterilizers:
Biological spore strip
Which statement concerning ethylene oxide sterilization is false?
Polyvinyl chloride wrappers are recommended
Predisposing factors that substantially increases the risk of infection are:
Duration of operation, invasive monitoring techniques, indiscriminate use of
antibioties, gastrointestinal surgery, prosthetic devices.
An area of a gown considered sterile is ( are ) the ____ while the is considered
unsterile.
Sleeves, neck
Which is the major source of contamination in the operating room?
Personnel
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