A medical assistant needs to remove all living microorganisms from a contaminated towel clamp

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Which technique should a medical assistant use for the routine cleaning of EKG cables?
What technique should a medical assistant use to confirm a patient's understanding of insulin administration?
Which of the following actions should a medical assistant take prior to obtaining an EKG tracing?
When informed consent is required for a procedure which of the following steps should occur?

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Term	Definition
Towel Clamps	instrument with sharp points used to hold the edges of a sterile towel together, usally to form a drape
Spores	bacteria with a hard wall capsule that is resistant to heat
Dilating	making wider or larger
Forceps	instrument used to grasp or hold body tissue, foreign bodies and surgical materials
Bandage scissors	scissors with a flat bottom blade on the end that allows it to be placed under a bandage to cut
Superficial wounds	surface wounds that do not go beyond the subcutaneous layer
Catgut	suture material that dissolves inside the body over time
Dissecting	cutting apart or separating tissue
Box lock	area where an instrument is hinged
Suture scissors	scissors that have a distinctive hook on one top to get under a suture for cutting the suture material
Rickettsiae	microorganisms that live in a particular species of insect and that are transmitted through its bite
Ligate	to tie off
Dressing forceps	Instrument with blunt ends and serrated tips used for removing or applying dressing materials
Hemostatic forceps	instrument with serrated tips, ratchets and a box lock used to clamp off blood vessels or to grasp material
Scalpel	instrument with a knife blade used to make an incision
Jaws	holding part of a clamp
Disinfection	destruction or inhibition of the activity of the pathogens but not spores
Streptococci	bacteria that appear in chains
Spirilla	spiral or cork screw shaped bacteria
Retractors	instruments used to hold back the edges of a wound
Anaerobes	microorganisms that do not require oxygen to grow
Sponge Forceps	instrument with serrated rings at the tips used to hold gauze sponges
Transient Flora	microorganism that easilly transfer to hosts because of its location
Carrier	person who is the reservoir of a disease producing organism but shows no signs or symptoms of the disease
Cocci	Round or spherical bacteria
Staphylococci	bacteria that appear in clusters
Sanguineous	wound drainage that consists of blood
Bacteria	single cell microorganism
Probes	Instruments used to feel inside the body cavity
splinter forceps	spring type instrument with sharp pointed slender tips used to grasp fine objects or particles
Operating scissors	scissors that have straight delicate blades for cutting through tissue
Aerobes	microorganisms that need oxygen to grow
Ratchet	part of an instrument used to keep it closed by inter locking both sides
Thumb forceps	spring type instrument with serrated tips used to pick up or hold tissue, also called pick ups
Normal flora	microorganism that naturally occurs within certain body systems
Pick ups	common name for thumb forceps also used by some physicians as another name for transfer forceps or sponge forceps
Open wound	break in the skin or mucous membranes
Shank	area of an instrument between the finger rings and the box lock
Diplococci	spherical bacteria that appear in pairs
Serosanguineous	wound drainage that consist of serum and blood
Tissue forceps	instrument with teeth that allow tissues or growths to be grasped
Bacilli	rod shaped bacteria
Medical Asepsis	clean technique, reduces the number of microorganisms
Debridement	removal of foreign or dead material from a wound
Decontaminate	to clean, sanitize, disinfect and remove microorganisms from instruments or areas such as after minor surgery
Nosocomial	infection that occurs as a result of treatment in a healthcare facility
Dissecting scissors	scissors that have thick straight or curved blades with a fine cutting edge used to cut through or between tissue layers
Needle holder	instrument used to grasp a curved needle and insert it through tissue
Curette	Long handled instrument with a metal loop on one end used to scrape inside a cavity
Surgical asepsis	sterile technique, used to prevent the spread of microorganisms when the skin or mucous membranes have been broken
Microorganisms are microscopic animals capable of reproducing	True
Steam sterilization is the primary method used to sterilize instruments in the medical office	True
Normal flora refers to organisms that grow on the surface of the skin and are picked up easily by the hands	False
Standard precautions must be observed at all times and for all patients regardless of age, gender and diagnosis	True
Sanitization destroys pathogens	False
When sterile dressing is applied to a wound, sterile technique must be used	True
Sanitization occurs by using heat, steam under pressure, gas, UV light or chemicals	False
Local anesthesia produces unconsciousness by depressing the central nervous system	False
The federal agency known as the CDC enforces the use of safety measures in place under standard precautions	False
To be considered sterile, an item must be free from all microorganisms including spores	True
Pathogens are not harmful and are not disease producing microorganisms	False
The medical assistant should always wash a wound from the center outward	True
Surgical asepsis is the highest level of protection for patients	True
When drawing blood, sterile gloves are used	False
Catgut sutures are used in areas that heal more slowly and when absorption of suture material needs to stay in place longer	False
The _________ is a hazard communication standard that allows each employee to know of potential exposure problems	Right To Know Law
________ are equipment and facilities that minimize the possibility of exposure to microorganisms	Engineering Controls
Paper or muslin wrapped autoclaved items can be stored for ___ days	30
Gloves reduce hand contamination by an average of ___	75%
The way in which a microorganism enters the body is the _____	Route of Entry
______ can reproduce only if they are within a living cell	Viruses
______ include yeast and molds	Fungi
Cleaning the hands with an antiseptic solution using a prescribed time and action to remove the most microorganisms possible is _________	Surgical Handwash
An ________ sterilizes objects through the use of steam under pressure or gas	Autoclave
________ are microorganisms that naturally occur within certain body systems	Normal Flora
The CDC recommends the use of ____ based hand rubs by all healthcare providers during patient care	Alcohol
Contact with blood or other bio-hazardous and infectious materials that occur at work is an ____	Exposure Incident
The chemical indicator embedded within the center of a wrapped, dense pack that shows conditions for sterilization within the pack is a _____	Sterilization Strip
Scalpel blades range in size from _____	10-25
When storing autoclaved instruments, the packages with the ___ date should be placed up front	Oldest
______ is a method by which microorganisms are transmitted other than by person-to-person contact	Indirect Contact
_____________ occurs when a large wound is not closely approximated and may heal from the base of the wound upward	Secondary Intention Healing
Work practices that minimize the possibility of infectious exposure to employees are ____	Work Practice Controls
Wound drainage such as oozing pus or serum is known as _____	Exudates
The federal agency that is responsible for establishing guidelines to prevent the spread of disease producing microorganisms is the ______	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Abbreviation for Centers for Disease Control and Prevention	CDC
The abbreviation for the fact sheet about chemicals that include handling precautions and first aid procedures after a person has been exposed to a chemical is ___	MSDS
MSDS written out is _____	Material Safety Data Sheet
Another word for scar tissue is ____	Cicatrix
________ are found in the air we breathe, on our skin, on everything we touch and even in our food	Microorganisms
_________ are the smallest of all microorganisms and can only be seen under electronic microscopy	Viruses
_______ is the way that microorganisms are passed on to other hosts or objects	Method of Transmission
Medication that produces unconsciousness by depressing the central nervous system is called _________	General Anesthetic
_________ is the process of making an area clean and free from infection causing microorganisms	Medical Asepsis
The use of a _____________ provides the only true indication that an item is sterile	Biological Indicator
What does OSHA require employers to provide their employees?	An exposure control plan, Implementation of engineering controls, Personal protective equipment
Examples of hand hygiene include	Antiseptic hand rub, Handwashing, Antiseptic handwashing, Surgical handwashing
When charting the condition of a wound, what must be added to the notes?	Amount of drainage, Appearance of drainage, Consistency of drainage
What are the three classifications of wound healing?	Primary, Secondary, Tertiary
List five classifications of bacteria	Cocci, Diplococci, Streptococci, Staphylococci, Bacilli
List the three primary conditions that must be met for steam sterilization to occur	Atleast 15PSI or pounds of pressure, Temperature of 250-270 F, Time period per manufacturer's recommendations depending on the size of the surgical pack or instruments
List four ways to determine whether items were exposed to conditions necessary for sterilization	Thermal or chemical indicator embedded in paper pouches, Sterilization strip placed in the center of a dense pack, Autoclave tape to seal packs, Biological indicators to ensure autoclave is working properly
Describe the chain of infection	Reservoir host carries disease causing germs, germs exit the body through any number of routes of exit, another person is infected through direct or infirect contact method of transmission by way of the route of entry
Describe the chain of infection	The susceptible host becomes the reservoir host and the chain of infection starts all over again

Which technique should a medical assistant use for the routine cleaning of EKG cables?

NHA CCMA.

What technique should a medical assistant use to confirm a patient's understanding of insulin administration?

Observe the patient as she performs a self examination. Having the patient physically demonstrate her understanding of insulin administration allows the assistant to evaluate her comprehension.

Which of the following actions should a medical assistant take prior to obtaining an EKG tracing?

Before performing the EKG, the medical assistant will want to make sure that no other machines in the room are causing any electric interference. The medical assistant will turn on the EKG machine and explain the procedure to the patient, answering any questions the patient may have.

Obtaining informed consent in medicine is process that should include: (1) describing the proposed intervention, (2) emphasizing the patient's role in decision-making, (3) discussing alternatives to the proposed intervention, (4) discussing the risks of the proposed intervention and (5) eliciting the patient's ...

A medical assistant needs to remove all living microorganisms from a contaminated towel clamp