Question

What is the purpose of medical asepsis?

A. To keep health care workers from contaminating a sterile field
with microorganisms and airborne pathogens
B. To eliminate pathogens before they can enter a surgical incision or
contaminate a surgical field
C. To keep infected patients from re-infecting themselves or others
D. To minimize the risk of infection by health care workers, inanimate
objects, and environments

Answer 1

D. To minimize the risk of infection by health care workers, inanimate

objects, and environments