ABSA Study Guide Questions and Answers
1. 1. Which is not considered part of a sterile field?: Gloves of sterile person who has folded
his arms
2. 2. The presence of only one living microorganism means an object is:: Contam-
inated
3. 3. Which statement concerning masks is not true?: Ties may be tied crisscross on top of
head
4. In draping a table, the scrub nurse drapes from to , protecting her
gloves .: Front, back, by cuflng drape edge
5. The purpose of the hand scrub by the team is to render their skin:: Surgically Clean
6. 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
7. 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. 8. Which directive for loading a pressure steam sterilizer is incorrect: Loading
liquids first to prevent spillage on packs
9. 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
10. 11. Operating room floors should be flooded with and at the end
of each .: Detergent germicide, wet-vaccumed, case
11. 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
12. Which statement regarding the use of masks is false?: Cross strings behind the head
for better aeration
13. Strike-through: The soaking of moisture through unsterile layers to sterile layers or vice versa
14. Which statement concerning the use of boiling water as a sterilizing agent
is false?: Minimum boiling period is 10 minutes
15. 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
16. Which draping principle is false?: Drape far side of unsterile table first
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17. Which are not essential considerations in the design of an OR suite:: Windows,
top floor locations, central corridor
18. 8. Which statement regarding sterile items is false?: Covered sterile set ups may be used
later in the day
19. 9. When is the open glove technique preferred over the closed glove tech-
nique?: To change a glove during a procedure
20. The first step in the decontamination process of instruments after a proce-
dure should be:: Mechanical decontamination washer-sterilizer
21. 11. Which antiseptic solutions are effective against both gram-negative and
gram-positive microorganisms: Iodophors, Chlorhexidine gluconate
22. Which statement regarding sterile technique is false: Paper or peel-open packages are
torn to expose contents
23. 13. Which is (are) used to check the effectiveness of sterilizers:: Biological spore
strip
24. Which statement concerning ethylene oxide sterilization is false?: Polyvinyl chlo-
ride wrappers are recommended
25. Predisposing factors that substantially increases the risk of infection are:-
: Duration of operation, invasive monitoring techniques, indiscriminate use of antibioties, gastrointestinal surgery,
prosthetic devices.
26. An area of a gown considered sterile is ( are ) the while the is
considered unsterile.: Sleeves, neck
27. Which is the major source of contamination in the operating room?: Personnel
28. Which is (are) not effective method (s) of disinfection in an operating room:-
: Mercurial compounds, Fogging
29. Which statement concerning pathogenic Streptococci species of microor-
ganism is false?: They are gram-negative, nonmotile organisms
30. The preferred method of sterilization for heat-sensitive items and anesthesia
equipment when EO sterilization is impractical is soaking in:: Activated glutaraldehyde
31. Which disadvantage in use of muslin wrapper material for sterile packs and
items?: It must be laundered to rehydrate
32. Which statement regarding hexachlorophene as an antiseptie solution is
false?: It is soluble in water
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33. Completely unwrapped items may be sterilized in a flash sterilizer at
pounds of pressure, degrees F, for minutes: 27, 270, 3
34. The foundation for the practice of strict aseptic and sterile technique is:: A
surgical conscience
35. Factors that have adverse affects on the shelf life of sterile items include:: -
Open cabinets, high temperature, extremes in humidity
36. All of the following may cause arterial hypotension surgical patient except:-
: Hypervolemia
37. The anesthesiologist evaluates the patient's oxygenation and carbon by
measuring arterial:: pH, pCO2, H2CO3
38. Which statement is not true about fluids?: Lab report of a dehyrdated patient shows a decrease
in packed cell volume and hemoglobin
39. The center which regulates the rhythm of respirations is located in the:: Pons
40. In surgical patients, the most common cause of shock is oligemia which is
a/an:: Deficient circulating blood volume
41. Which of the following may cause apnea: Stimulation of the pharynx by irritating chemicals,
Sudden cold stimulation applied to the skin, Sudden painful stimulation
42. 7. Which statement is not true about the sino-atrial atrium?: Impulses pass from it
to the bundle of His
43. Oxygen is carried in the blood:: As physically dissolved oxygen in plasma, in combination with the
hemoglobin of the red blood cells
44. After cardiovascular surgery, hypocalcemia may result from and hyper-
kalemia may result from .: Multiple transfusion of citrated blood, red cell breakdown from pump
perfusion
45. The basic approach to the treatment of shock is to:: Determine the cause
46. An accurate index of cardiac performance is:: Central Venouse pressure
47. Solutions whose volumes and pressures remain the same if the two solutions
are separated membrane are:: Not hypertonic, hypotonic or isotonic
48. To produce inspiration, pressure must be lower than pressure; it must
be to produce expiration.: Intrathoracic, atmospheric, higher
49. In a two-bottle water seal suction setup for chest drainage, the first bottle
provides and the second provides the .: Water seal and collect drainage, suction control
1. 1. Which is not considered part of a sterile field?: Gloves of sterile person who has folded
his arms
2. 2. The presence of only one living microorganism means an object is:: Contam-
inated
3. 3. Which statement concerning masks is not true?: Ties may be tied crisscross on top of
head
4. In draping a table, the scrub nurse drapes from to , protecting her
gloves .: Front, back, by cuflng drape edge
5. The purpose of the hand scrub by the team is to render their skin:: Surgically Clean
6. 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
7. 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. 8. Which directive for loading a pressure steam sterilizer is incorrect: Loading
liquids first to prevent spillage on packs
9. 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
10. 11. Operating room floors should be flooded with and at the end
of each .: Detergent germicide, wet-vaccumed, case
11. 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
12. Which statement regarding the use of masks is false?: Cross strings behind the head
for better aeration
13. Strike-through: The soaking of moisture through unsterile layers to sterile layers or vice versa
14. Which statement concerning the use of boiling water as a sterilizing agent
is false?: Minimum boiling period is 10 minutes
15. 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
16. Which draping principle is false?: Drape far side of unsterile table first
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17. Which are not essential considerations in the design of an OR suite:: Windows,
top floor locations, central corridor
18. 8. Which statement regarding sterile items is false?: Covered sterile set ups may be used
later in the day
19. 9. When is the open glove technique preferred over the closed glove tech-
nique?: To change a glove during a procedure
20. The first step in the decontamination process of instruments after a proce-
dure should be:: Mechanical decontamination washer-sterilizer
21. 11. Which antiseptic solutions are effective against both gram-negative and
gram-positive microorganisms: Iodophors, Chlorhexidine gluconate
22. Which statement regarding sterile technique is false: Paper or peel-open packages are
torn to expose contents
23. 13. Which is (are) used to check the effectiveness of sterilizers:: Biological spore
strip
24. Which statement concerning ethylene oxide sterilization is false?: Polyvinyl chlo-
ride wrappers are recommended
25. Predisposing factors that substantially increases the risk of infection are:-
: Duration of operation, invasive monitoring techniques, indiscriminate use of antibioties, gastrointestinal surgery,
prosthetic devices.
26. An area of a gown considered sterile is ( are ) the while the is
considered unsterile.: Sleeves, neck
27. Which is the major source of contamination in the operating room?: Personnel
28. Which is (are) not effective method (s) of disinfection in an operating room:-
: Mercurial compounds, Fogging
29. Which statement concerning pathogenic Streptococci species of microor-
ganism is false?: They are gram-negative, nonmotile organisms
30. The preferred method of sterilization for heat-sensitive items and anesthesia
equipment when EO sterilization is impractical is soaking in:: Activated glutaraldehyde
31. Which disadvantage in use of muslin wrapper material for sterile packs and
items?: It must be laundered to rehydrate
32. Which statement regarding hexachlorophene as an antiseptie solution is
false?: It is soluble in water
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33. Completely unwrapped items may be sterilized in a flash sterilizer at
pounds of pressure, degrees F, for minutes: 27, 270, 3
34. The foundation for the practice of strict aseptic and sterile technique is:: A
surgical conscience
35. Factors that have adverse affects on the shelf life of sterile items include:: -
Open cabinets, high temperature, extremes in humidity
36. All of the following may cause arterial hypotension surgical patient except:-
: Hypervolemia
37. The anesthesiologist evaluates the patient's oxygenation and carbon by
measuring arterial:: pH, pCO2, H2CO3
38. Which statement is not true about fluids?: Lab report of a dehyrdated patient shows a decrease
in packed cell volume and hemoglobin
39. The center which regulates the rhythm of respirations is located in the:: Pons
40. In surgical patients, the most common cause of shock is oligemia which is
a/an:: Deficient circulating blood volume
41. Which of the following may cause apnea: Stimulation of the pharynx by irritating chemicals,
Sudden cold stimulation applied to the skin, Sudden painful stimulation
42. 7. Which statement is not true about the sino-atrial atrium?: Impulses pass from it
to the bundle of His
43. Oxygen is carried in the blood:: As physically dissolved oxygen in plasma, in combination with the
hemoglobin of the red blood cells
44. After cardiovascular surgery, hypocalcemia may result from and hyper-
kalemia may result from .: Multiple transfusion of citrated blood, red cell breakdown from pump
perfusion
45. The basic approach to the treatment of shock is to:: Determine the cause
46. An accurate index of cardiac performance is:: Central Venouse pressure
47. Solutions whose volumes and pressures remain the same if the two solutions
are separated membrane are:: Not hypertonic, hypotonic or isotonic
48. To produce inspiration, pressure must be lower than pressure; it must
be to produce expiration.: Intrathoracic, atmospheric, higher
49. In a two-bottle water seal suction setup for chest drainage, the first bottle
provides and the second provides the .: Water seal and collect drainage, suction control
