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is the first step in the sterilization process. - Cleaning
2. Central Service Technicians must wear special attire referred to as to minimize their exposure to
blood- borne pathogens and other contaminants. - PPE
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is the first step in the sterilization process. - ✔✔Cleaning
2. Central Service Technicians must wear special attire referred to as to minimize their exposure to
blood- borne pathogens and other contaminants. - ✔✔PPE
What type of a pressure is required for decontamination areas? - ✔✔Negative
The use of analytical skills to solve problems and make decisions is a component of which of the
following knowledge and skills dimensions? - ✔✔Employability skills
5. Nosocomial infections are: - ✔✔Those which occur in the course of being treated in the hospital
6. The human resources tool that identifies major tasks performed by persons in specific positions is
called a: - ✔✔Job description
7. Which of the following is the most popular title for the central service department head? -
✔✔Director
What is the coolest part of the sterilizer? - ✔✔Drain line of the sterilizer
9. Autoclave sterilizer is a class of device. - ✔✔Class II
10. In a sterilization load containing 2 small basins, the chemicals indicators will be positioned. - ✔✔On
the top of the basins
Package condensation will occur when: - ✔✔Placing hot or warm packages in cold surfaces
,What is the preferred pH of detergents used for most cleaning processes? - ✔✔Neutral pH
13. System that includes inflatable compression sleeves and a characteristic pressure modulation in
order to reduce risk of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) - ✔✔Sequential compression device
14. The moisture content of saturated steam should posses a relative humidity of: - ✔✔97% to 100%
Which the following steps happens first when proceeding flexible endoscopies? - ✔✔Leak testing
Information regarding cleaning processes for endoscopes should be provided by: - ✔✔The instrument
manufacturer
Which of the following statements about endoscopes is true? - ✔✔Not all endoscopes can be processed
in the AER
the FDA classifies sterilization packaging as a: - ✔✔Class Il medical device
Which of the following is NOT an acceptable sterilization packaging material? - ✔✔Canvas
Wicking materials are used to: - ✔✔Allow air removal, steam penetration and facilitate drying
When arranging plastic-paper pouches in the sterilizer, the pouches should be arranged: - ✔✔Paper to
plastic
The relative humidity of the central service department should be: - ✔✔Less than 75%
When placing ring handled instruments in an instrument tray, you should: - ✔✔Unlock the handles and
open the instruments
, A material that removes electrons from another substance is called: - ✔✔An oxidizing agent
Before an item can be placed in a liquid chemical sterile processing system they must be: - ✔✔Cleaned
Both AORN and the joint commission recommend that: - ✔✔The use of flash sterilization be minimized
or decreased
Implantable devices: - ✔✔Should not be flash sterilized
Heat sensitive items: - ✔✔Cannot be flash sterilized
Sterilizer recording charts and/or printouts should be checked: - ✔✔During and at the end of each cycle
30. Two most common temperatures used in steam sterilization are - ✔✔250° and 270° 275° f
Test which use live bacterial spores to challenge the efficacy of the sterilization process and provide a
direct measure of lethality are called: - ✔✔Biological tests
In order to elevate the temperature in a steam sterilizer, you must: pressure - ✔✔Increase the steam
pressure
Bowie dick tests should be run in: - ✔✔Dynamic air removal steam sterilizers
Chemical indicators: - ✔✔Provide a visual indication that an item was exposed to a sterilization process
35. The term "super heated steam" means: - ✔✔Dry steam
The amount of time that it takes to kill 90% of the microorganisms present on an object is called: -
✔✔AD value
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