Problem
I. What steps should you take to minimize trauma to the skin during a pre-surgical aseptic prep?
II. Why is minimizing trauma to the surgical site important?
III. You are sterile and passing a non-sterile person, you should: pass facing them / pass with your back to them
IV. You are sterile and passing the surgical zone, you should: pass facing it / pass with your back to it
V. You are fully gloved and gowned for surgery. Describe the areas that are sterile on you.
VI. You are aseptically prepping the right eyelid for surgery. Describe how your prep would differ from a surgical prep of the abdomen.
VII. Mr. and Mrs. Wannawatch and their daughter, who wants to be a veterinarian, insist on watching their dog's castration. Explain to them why this is not a good idea.
VIII. During an already long surgery, the veterinarian drops a critical instrument. You have no other instrument of this type that are sterile. The surgery cannot be completed without this instrument. What are you going to do?
IX. What steps can be taken to decrease the number of microbe entering a patient's surgical site from the room air?
X. A patient is presented with a 4 cm laceration of front limb just proximal to the carpus.
i. What term describes the directional surface of this area?
ii. Prior to clipping this area, what will you do?