Author Question: The consequences of double gloving during surgery include which of the following? (Select all that ... (Read 48 times)

Yolanda · **on:** Jul 24, 2018

The consequences of double gloving during surgery include which of the following? (Select all that apply.)

a. Decreased need for handwashing
b. Decreased risk for exposure to bloodborne pathogens
c. Increased perforations to the innermost glove
d. Decreased risk for surgical wound infection
e. Increased patient cost

Question 2

An appropriate principle of wound irrigation that a nurse can apply is:

A. Moving from infected to healthy tissue
B. Using clean irrigation solutions
C. Cleaning from the least to the most contaminated area
D. Moving toward and cleaning the suture line last

firehawk60 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 24, 2018

Answer to Question 1

B, D
Benefits of double gloving during surgery include decreasing the risk for exposure to bloodborne pathogens for surgical team members and decreasing the risk for surgical wound infection for the patient. Double gloving significantly reduces perforations to the innermost glove. Handwashing remains the cornerstone of surgical asepsis.

Answer to Question 2

C
C. When irrigating a wound, be sure that the flow of irrigation moves from the area being cleansed to an area that is both distal to it and lower. In wound care the area being cleansed is considered clean and the surrounding skin surfaces are considered contaminated without respect to whether the wound is infected. Within the wound the irrigation flow is directed from healthy tissue toward infected tissue.
A. Within the wound the irrigation flow is directed from healthy tissue toward infected tissue.
B. Irrigating solutions are sterile.
D. The suture line is the least contaminated area and is always cleansed first.