Verified Answers
What should the sterilizer access area pressure be? - Correct Answer-
Negative w/10 air exchanges per hour
What two steps are involved in decontamination? - Correct Answer-1.
Manual and/or automated mechanical cleaning
2. application of a thermal or chemical disinfection process
Define Cleaning... - Correct Answer-The removal of contamination from an
item to the extent necessary for further processing or for the intended use.
nosocomial infections are well documented and caused by... - Correct
Answer-poor or ineffective decontamination of instruments
What are Employee hazards in the decontamination process? - Correct
Answer-Technicians work with a large amount of 1) unidentified bioburden
2) wet enviornment 3) handling contaminated sharps 4) must know
procedures for proper handling, equipment, cleaning/sterilization agents
How do you properly clean a device? - Correct Answer-follow the device
manufacturer's written instructions
What is the starting point in sterilization? - Correct Answer-Cleaning
Define decontamination - Correct Answer-The process of cleaning surgical
instruments, patient care devices, and all involved surfaces in order to
render areas and items safe for handling and/or further processing
What are physical safety hazards? - Correct Answer--good body
mechanics -correct body techniques and posture for lifting, pushing,
pulling, and reaching -should be alert and correct anything that is a
potential injury -lifts to lift heavy supplies, available work material,
adjustable chairs, padding on sharp edges, correct height tables -proper
clothing can prevent injury
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, What is the weakest point of an instrument? - Correct Answer-Box lock
and jaws
What does the ABC system stand for? - Correct Answer-A: large dollar
amount items not used frequently
B: moderately priced and used frequently
C: items w/ low dollar value
What is just in time distribution? - Correct Answer-Items are distributed to
department by vendor no need for sterile storage or inventory control.
What are specialty/ procedure carts? - Correct Answer-Carts placed in
specific departments based on procedures
personalized to needs of departments easily accessible.
What is case cart distribution? - Correct Answer-visually in specialty areas
case carts are delivered to department case cart is specialized to
departments needs
What is the exchange cart distribution? - Correct Answer-Two identical
carts are made one is out in the department and other stays in SPD
What is par level distribution? - Correct Answer-There is fixed inventory
and when items become low they are replenished from the stockroom per
department/specialty
What is demand distribution? - Correct Answer-An
instrument/cart must be ordered in order to get it
What are the most common distribution systems? -
Correct Answer-1) demand 2)par-level 3)Exchange
4)case carts 5) Specialty 6) Just in time
What is the air pressure of the sterile storage area?
- Correct Answer-positive air flows out
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