Surgical Nursing Crossword

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Across
  1. 3. avoiding jewelry on hands is practicing
  2. 4. contamination from the patient itself
  3. 8. days until sutures removed
  4. 10. gowns and gloves prevent this from happening
  5. 12. keep tissues ____
  6. 15. border rule
  7. 19. not a holding layer
  8. 21. complexes of iodine and a carrier
  9. 22. a scrub with a cooling effect on patients
  10. 23. horizontal _____ suture
  11. 26. always point downwards when loading/removing
  12. 27. hands are entirely exposed in this process
  13. 28. grasp the blade on ___ edge
  14. 29. some clinics have surgical ____
Down
  1. 1. two knots at beginning and end
  2. 2. antibiotic prior to surgery
  3. 5. IV administration be mindful of
  4. 6. surgical scrub uses this type of agent
  5. 7. scissor used to remove sutures
  6. 9. knot taken for each stitch
  7. 11. contamination from the surgical team or environment
  8. 13. can kill enveloped viruses
  9. 14. suture will dissolve
  10. 16. missing sponge in surgical report
  11. 17. hold hands above
  12. 18. procedure done when a sponge cannot be found
  13. 20. no bare skin is exposed in this process
  14. 24. suture passes through the needle eye from inside needle curve to outside
  15. 25. a count done when a pack is opened and before the surgical incision is closed
  16. 29. keep fingernail short to prevent ___ buildup
  17. 30. prior to inserting the needle into the vial