CBSPD questions with 100% correct answers 2023/2024

CBSPDWork Flow - correct answer Movement of items from clean areas to dirty areas to prevent contamination of the environment. VRE (vancomycin-resistant enterococcus) - correct answer a strain of the bacterium enterococcus that is resistant to the powerful antibiotic vancomycin; infections occur when the bacteria enter the bloodstream, urinary tract, or surgical wounds Vector - correct answer Living carrier of pathogenic organisms from one host to another. TASS - correct answer Toxic Anterior Segment Syndrome; an acute inflammation of the anterior segment of the eye after cataract surgery. Caused by inadequate removal of detergent or disinfectant residues after cleaning of ocular instruments. Tunnel washer - correct answer Multichamber unit composed of three to five interconnected chambers, each with a specific task. Table Top Sterilizers - correct answer Compact steam sterilizer that has a chamber volume of no more than 2 cubic feet and that generates steam when distilled or deionized water is added. susceptible host - correct answer Individual who has little resistance to disease. Semi critical device - correct answer Device that comes in contact with mucous membranes. Saturated steam - correct answer Steam that contains 3% entrained water Sepsis - correct answer Condition resulting from microorganisms or their toxins in the bloodstream. Reverse osmosis water - correct answer Water produced by a filtration process in which pressure is used to force a solution through a membrane, with the result that solutes are retained on one side of the membrane and the pure solvent passes to the other side. Prions - correct answer Abnormal virus-like proteins that do not contain DNA or RNA. Prevacum Sterilizer - correct answer Steam sterilizer in which the air is removed by means of a series of vacuums. Oxidation - correct answer Process by which oxygen combines with another substance. par level - correct answer Amount of inventory to keep on hand. Passivation - correct answer Final stage in the manufacturing of instruments; process in which a chemical dip removes all debris and creates a layer of chromium oxide. Pathogen - correct answer disease-producing microorganism Microbes - correct answer Bacteria; germs producing fermentation, putrefaction, and disease. Low-temperature gas plasma sterilization - correct answer Quick low-temperature sterilization process that uses gas plasma for the sterilization of packaged devices. The parameters for LTGP sterilization are time, temperature, and hydrogen peroxide gas plasma. Intermediate level disinfectant - correct answer Process that kills viruses, mycobacteria, fungi, and vegetable bacteria, but not spores. IUSS - correct answer immediate use steam sterilization Integrating indicators - correct answer Class 5 chemical indicators; chemical indicators whose response depends on the achievement of all of the critical parameters of the specific sterilization process they were designed to monitor.