After scrubbing and drying (when self-gowning and gloving) the surgical technologist should ____.

After scrubbing is completed, it is important to _____.

When wearing personal protective equipment (PPE), the surgical staff protects _____.

Before items for surgery are opened and before the patient arrives in the operating room, preliminary room preparations must be performed.  This includes all of the following except _____.

Scrub technique ends _____.

_____ performs the surgical scrub before the rest of the team members to prepare/organize the sterile field with instruments and supplies that have been opened for the case.  

When using the counted method of scrubbing, you must scrub the nails using ____ strokes.

_____ is defined as having been rendered free of all living microorganisms, including spores.

When there is doubt about an item’s sterility, _____.

A sterile instrument dropped on the floor is _____.