ABSA -Study guide Exam with Actual
Detailed Answers 2025-2026 Updated.
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
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
13. Which is (are) used to check the effectiveness of sterilizers: - Answer Biological spore
strip
Which statement concerning ethylene oxide sterilization is false? - Answer Polyvinyl chloride
wrappers are recommended
, Predisposing factors that substantially increases the risk of infection are: - Answer 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. -
Answer Sleeves, neck
Which is the major source of contamination in the operating room? - Answer Personnel
Which is (are) not effective method (s) of disinfection in an operating room: - Answer
Mercurial compounds, Fogging
Which statement concerning pathogenic Streptococci species of microorganism is false? -
Answer They are gram-negative, nonmotile organisms
The preferred method of sterilization for heat-sensitive items and anesthesia equipment when
EO sterilization is impractical is soaking in: - Answer Activated glutaraldehyde
Which disadvantage in use of muslin wrapper material for sterile packs and items? - Answer
It must be laundered to rehydrate
Which statement regarding hexachlorophene as an antiseptie solution is false? - Answer It is
soluble in water
Completely unwrapped items may be sterilized in a flash sterilizer at ___ pounds of pressure,
___ degrees F, for ___ minutes - Answer 27, 270, 3
The foundation for the practice of strict aseptic and sterile technique is: - Answer A surgical
conscience
Factors that have adverse affects on the shelf life of sterile items include: - Answer Open
cabinets, high temperature, extremes in humidity
All of the following may cause arterial hypotension surgical patient except: - Answer
Hypervolemia
The anesthesiologist evaluates the patient's oxygenation and carbon by measuring arterial: -
Answer pH, pCO2, H2CO3
Detailed Answers 2025-2026 Updated.
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
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
13. Which is (are) used to check the effectiveness of sterilizers: - Answer Biological spore
strip
Which statement concerning ethylene oxide sterilization is false? - Answer Polyvinyl chloride
wrappers are recommended
, Predisposing factors that substantially increases the risk of infection are: - Answer 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. -
Answer Sleeves, neck
Which is the major source of contamination in the operating room? - Answer Personnel
Which is (are) not effective method (s) of disinfection in an operating room: - Answer
Mercurial compounds, Fogging
Which statement concerning pathogenic Streptococci species of microorganism is false? -
Answer They are gram-negative, nonmotile organisms
The preferred method of sterilization for heat-sensitive items and anesthesia equipment when
EO sterilization is impractical is soaking in: - Answer Activated glutaraldehyde
Which disadvantage in use of muslin wrapper material for sterile packs and items? - Answer
It must be laundered to rehydrate
Which statement regarding hexachlorophene as an antiseptie solution is false? - Answer It is
soluble in water
Completely unwrapped items may be sterilized in a flash sterilizer at ___ pounds of pressure,
___ degrees F, for ___ minutes - Answer 27, 270, 3
The foundation for the practice of strict aseptic and sterile technique is: - Answer A surgical
conscience
Factors that have adverse affects on the shelf life of sterile items include: - Answer Open
cabinets, high temperature, extremes in humidity
All of the following may cause arterial hypotension surgical patient except: - Answer
Hypervolemia
The anesthesiologist evaluates the patient's oxygenation and carbon by measuring arterial: -
Answer pH, pCO2, H2CO3
