The Infection Control Officer Recognizes the Need for More Instruction

question 26

Multiple Choice

The infection control officer recognizes the need for more instruction on surgical asepsis after observing a nurse:

• A) facing the sterile field.
• B) placing a sterile dressing on a sterile field.
• C) touching the edges of the sterile field with sterile gloves.
• D) keeping gloved hands above the waist.

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Definitions:

Encoding Specificity

The principle that suggests the ease of recall of a piece of information depends on the similarity of the encoding environment to the retrieval environment.

Retrieval Context

The situation or environment in which information is recalled, which can influence the ease and accuracy of the retrieval process.

Testing Effect

The enhanced memory performance and retention that results from being tested on material versus only studying it.

Cognitive Effort

The amount of mental processing power required to understand, process, and react to information.