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What is the first step in the decon process? ✔✔Cleaning with detergent.
According to OSHA, what means are used to inactivate blood borne pathogens? ✔✔Disinfection
The remova
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What is the first step in the decon process? ✔✔Cleaning with detergent.
According to OSHA, what means are used to inactivate blood borne pathogens? ✔✔Disinfection
The removal of contamination from an item to the extent necessary for further processing or for
intended use is defined as: ✔✔Decontamination
Micro organisms on contaminated items are generally referred to as: ✔✔Bio burdens
Why is there an even distribution of large instruments? ✔✔To avoid extra condensation and
difficulty drying.
Which describes the overall role of the CS/SPD? ✔✔To provide dependable services to enhance
patient care.
Which government agency regulates environmental disinfectants? ✔✔EPA-Environmental
Protection Agency
Medical grade kraft paper is NOT used in which type of sterilization? ✔✔Low temp gas plasma
(Sterrad)
During cycle counts, items that have a high dollar value but not frequently used are which
classification ? ✔✔Classification A
Anatomy is the science that deals with___of body parts? ✔✔Structure (morphology)
What transports molecules within the cell? ✔✔Cytoplasm
A micro-organism that is resting and has a hard., shell-like outer covering is called ✔✔Spore
What instrument set would be considered high risk for stop special prion processing?
✔✔Craniotomy
Micro-organisms are measured in? ✔✔Microns
What testing method is used to sterilize under actual conditions? ✔✔Small load testing
What is resistant to heat and chemicals? ✔✔A capsule
What are fomites? ✔✔Inanimate objects that can act as intermediates in infectious disease
transmission.
Spongiform encephalopathy is caused by? ✔✔Prions (CJD)
How is cholera transmitted? ✔✔Contaminated water or food
How much alcohol is in waterless hand antiseptics? ✔✔60% to 95% alcohol to be effective
The minimum time needed for effective hand washing is ✔✔15 seconds
What type of solution is bacteriostatic and is used on surfaces and floors? ✔✔Quaternary
ammonium compounds
What is the ceiling threshold limit value for glutaraldehyde? ✔✔0.05cm
What series of stainless steel is used to manufacturer osteotomes? ✔✔400 series
How does tungsten carbide insert on a needle holder help? ✔✔It helps hold smaller needles
What is an example of a flexible endoscope? ✔✔Bronchoscope
Where is clostridium botulinum harbored? ✔✔Soil
What major non-living reservoirs of infectious diseases? ✔✔Soil and water
Why are alkaline detergents best for mechanical washers? ✔✔A lack of friction in washing
What is used to remove severe stains in stainless steel instruments? ✔✔Organic acid detergents
What is one method of preventing biofilm formation on instruments? ✔✔Rinse the instruments
with distilled water and dry them well
What is a sonic irrigator used to clean? ✔✔Lumened instruments
What is the multi-step process in a mechanical washer? ✔✔Alkaline wash
Acid wash
Regular rinse
Opened, but unused instruments should be processed how? ✔✔Completely reprocessed
If too many Micro-organisms remain on an item after the cleaning process, the... ✔✔The
disinfection process may not be effective.
Which of the following are bacteriostatic and used for cleaning inanimate environmental surfaces
and floors?
A. Halogen compounds
B.peracetic compounds
C.glutaraldehyde formulations
D quaternary ammonium compounds ✔✔D. quaternary ammonium compounds
Where should the chemical indicator be placed when sterilizing two large basins with the smaller
basins on top? ✔✔In the top and bottom basins
If a wrapper will be used as a sterile field, how far over the edge of the table must it extend?
A. 2 Inches
B. 4 inches
C. 6inches
D. 8 inches ✔✔C. 6 inches
Rigid containers are a medical device and MUST have a 510(k) clearance from the: ✔✔FDA
(Food and drug administration)
The three basic shapes of microbes are round, spiral, and...
A. Straight
B. Square
C. Oval
D. Rod ✔✔D. Rod
In non-table top steam sterilizers,steam is generated in...
A. The sterilizer jacket
B. A Boiler
C. Steam lines
D. The internal chamber ✔✔B. A Boiler
Autoclave tape is considered which class of indicator?
A. Class 1
B. Class 2
C. Class 3
D. Class 4 ✔✔A. Class 1
The part of the steam sterilizer that produces heat inside the chamber to prevent condensation
from forming on the chamber walls is the...
A. Steam gauge
B. Pressure gauge
C. Door gasket
D. Jacket ✔✔D. Jacket
What is the coldest part of the sterilizer?
A. Back top
B. Center
C. Bottom back
D. The drain line ✔✔D. The drain line
Gradual heating of the packs occurs during which phase of the steam sterilization cycle?
✔✔Conditioning
An emergency eyewash station must... ✔✔Permits hands free operation
What is the most important thing to remember when double peel-pouching? ✔✔The inner pouch
must lay flat inside the outer pouch.
What is the first step to take when an instrument needs to be flash sterilized? ✔✔Clean the
instrument according to the manufacturers instructions
Saturated steam entering the sterilizer should have what percentage of entrained water? ✔✔3
percent
Failure to remove all air from a package within the steam sterilizer will result in...
A. Wet packs
B. Poor steam penitration
C. Drying out of the packaging material
D. Poor adherence of the autoclave tape ✔✔B. Poor steam penitration
Steam is exhausted from the sterilizer through the...
A. Door gasket
B. Pressure gauge
C. Chamber jacket
D. Chamber drain line ✔✔D. The chamber drain line
Why must textile packs be placed on their sides for sterilization?
A. To aid the drying process
B. To facilitate air removal and steam penitration
C. To allow as many packs as possible to fit on the rack
D. To better expose the chemical indicator pack ✔✔B. To facilitate air removal and steam
penitration.
The most unique feature of a chemical integrator is its ability to... ✔✔C. Perform in parallel to a
biological indicator
SO kills micro-organisms by a process called...
A. Condensation
B. Maturation
C. Oxidation
D. Alkylation ✔✔D. Alkylation
CBSPD may be called different names in other facilities. ✔✔True
Doing what is right. ✔✔Ethics
A principle, rule, or law designed to govern or control behavior. ✔✔Regulation
Is a established norm determined by opinion, authority, research, and/or theory. ✔✔Standard
Statements of sound principles of practice that are based upon scientific data and the opinions of
experts. ✔✔Recommended practices
Requires medical device manufacturers and distributors to report patient deaths, serious injuries,
and serious device malfunctions to FDA. ✔✔MD
Medical device reporting regulation
Regulates all medical devices. ✔✔FDA
Promotes and protects the publics health. ✔✔FDA
Those that are expected exposed to normally sterile areas of the body. ✔✔Critical Devices
Devices that come in contact with intact mucous membranes during use. ✔✔Semicritical
Devices
Devices only touch skin or come in contact with persons indirectly. ✔✔Noncritical
Health hazard ✔✔Blue diamond
Flammability ✔✔Red diamond
Instability ✔✔Yellow diamond
Special hazard information ✔✔White diamond
To ensure that all employees are learning the same information, training should be
✔✔Standardize
Collection of data and identification of issues are part of what kind of program ✔✔Quality
assurance
HIPPAA provides for which ethical issue? ✔✔Confidential-ity
Defines what a department MUST do? ✔✔Policies
Before a pesticides can be marketed and used in the US, it must be evaluated and registered by
the ✔✔EPA
Step steps for performing a task are defined as ✔✔Procedure
The EPA, FDA, OSHA, and DOH primarily issue ✔✔Regulations
Establishes sterilization practice standards based on opinion, research,
and/or theory ✔✔AAMI
How often should cleaning and sterilization instructions be requested from device
manufacturers? ✔✔Each time the device is purchased
Annual competency testing is required by ✔✔JC
Standards for CS/SPD practice are written by ✔✔AAMI
Which agency requires that eyewash stations be available for emergency use ✔✔OSHA
Requires that a MSDS MUST be available ✔✔OSHA
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