The nurse explains that the difference between medical asepsis and surgical asepsis is that medical asepsis requires:
1. good hand washing technique.
2. that no nonsterile product come into contact with the patient.
3. elimination of all microorganisms.
4. hand washing with antimicrobial soap for 3 minutes.
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Surgical asepsis is sterile technique. Medical asepsis is considered a clean technique.
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1. Without regard to meals 2. At least 1 hour before a meal 3. More than 2 hours after a meal 4. Only during a meal
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A) Mumps B) Rabies C) Rubella D) West Nile virus