White Workbook- Sterile Processing- Actual Exam 2022/2023 Solved 100%

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A broken glass suction bottle is returned to decontamination. what should the technician do? - ANSWER place it in an appropriate rigid container MSDS provide health and safety hazard and risk infor... mation on what - ANSWER Chemical what is the correct sequence for the traffic work flow in areas in which medical devices are processed - ANSWER Decontamination, assembly, packaging, sterilization, sterile storage. acrylic nails are not permitted to be worn in the prep and packaging because they can - ANSWER allow fungus to grow beneath them. *** what agency approves the disinfectants used on floors and walls in the sterile processing and distribution department - ANSWER Environmental protection agency(EPA) Every healthcare facility has an organizational structure or chart that outlines - ANSWER departmental authority relationships "clean to dirty" is an SPD term used to describe - ANSWER work flow what are the major physical areas of a typical sterile processing department - ANSWER decontamination, assembly and sterile processing, sterile storage and distribution loose fitting clothing and jewelry should NOT be worn in SPD because it - ANSWER can get caught in moving equipment warm-up jackets are recommended to be worn in the Pred and Packaging area for the purpose of - ANSWER preventing bacterial shedding from bare arms when lifting heavy objects what should bear most of the weight - ANSWER leg a patient contracts an infection from an improperly sterilized surgical instrument. this is an example of - ANSWER a nosocomial infection. coronary artery bypass surgery may be performed on patients with - ANSWER arteriosclerosis KNOW SPAULDINGS CLASSIFICATION OF DEVICES (Page 18) Question 4 - ANSWER SEMI, NON, ETC.. The function of the gastrointestinal system is to - ANSWER provide the body with nutrients The growth of pathogenic bacteria in living tissue is called - ANSWER sepsis Healthcare workers are most likely to be infected by which of the following agents? - ANSWER Hepatitis B a staff member brings several contaminated trays to the SPD on a cart and requests that replacement trays be put on the same cart. The technician should - ANSWER Clean and dry the transport cart and send it to distribution for the trays what best describes the mannual cleaning proces of surgical instruments - ANSWER cleaning/brushing the instruments beneath water level page 22 - ANSWER page 23 - ANSWER when preparing the instruments from a dissection set for processing in a washer/decontaminator the instruments should be positioned with the - ANSWER retractors on the bottom of the basket and the hand-held instruments on the top the pH of detergent solution that has been demonstrated to be the safest for cleaning surgical instruments is - ANSWER neutral what solution is generally considered MOST appropriate for high-level disinfection of semi-critical devices - ANSWER 2% activated glutaraldehyde the effectiveness of any chemical diinfection process depends on all of the following EXCEPT a)contact time b)concentration of the solution c)temperature of the solution d) cost of the chemical - ANSWER cost of the chemical after manually cleaning contaminated surgical instruments with a disinfectant solution, the next step in the decontamination process is - ANSWER rinsing generally the first step in loosening blood soils from the channels of an instrument is to soak in - ANSWER an enzymatic detergent ' when cleaning an IV pump it is important to use a germicide on the pump surface in order to - ANSWER reduce the bioburden present on the equipment if it is not possible to wash contaminated instruments immediately after use they should be kept moist by - ANSWER spraying with an enzymatic foam, covering them with a towel moistened with water and placing them in a plastic bag a tray of instruments has been brought to the decontamination area in a saline solution, what action should the technician take - ANSWER rinse them with water and clean them in the usual manner an acceptable method of decontaminating an item that has been used on a patient is to - ANSWER clean with a detergent and then use an appropriate disinfection agent when working in the decontamination area transmission of pathogenic organisms from used surgical instruments can be best minimized by - ANSWER wearing appropriate PPE Plastic sterilization bags are generally used to package - ANSWER respiratory therapy items when using the sequential method - ANSWER apply one wrapper followed by a second one surgical grade instruments, if properly cared for usually last longer than floor grade instruments because they have a - ANSWER passivation layer If the OR requests instruments for an emergency ruptured aortic aneurysum, the technician should send - ANSWER major vascular instruments which of the following is the main DISADVANTAGE of using a rigid sterilization container system? - ANSWER They must be disassembled, processed, reassembled, and checked before each use containerized packaging systems are most commonly used to protect which of the following during steam sterilization - ANSWER surgical instrument sets simultaneous wrapping means to wrap an instrument set with - ANSWER a single non-woven wrapper, double-ply bonded at the edges clamps used for hemostasis are also designed to - ANSWER minimize damage to tissue an instrument tray for a laparotomy procedure must include - ANSWER an abdominal retractor inspection and verification of adequate cleaning is difficult with instruments - ANSWER with lumens [Show More]

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