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What should the sterilizer access area pressure be? Negative w/10 air exchanges per hour What two steps are involved in decontamination? 1. Manual and/or automated mechanical cleaning 2. application of a thermal or chemical disinfection process 00:09 00:54 Define Cleaning... ...

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  • what should the sterilizer access area pressure be
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CBSPD Exam
What should the sterilizer access area pressure be? - Answer Negative w/10 air
exchanges per hour

What two steps are involved in decontamination? - Answer 1. Manual and/or automated
mechanical cleaning
2. application of a thermal or chemical disinfection process

Define Cleaning... - 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... - Answer poor or
ineffective decontamination of instruments

What are Employee hazards in the decontamination process? - 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? - Answer follow the device manufacturer's written
instructions

What is the starting point in sterilization? - Answer Cleaning

Define decontamination - 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? - 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

What is the weakest point of an instrument? - Answer Box lock and jaws

What does the ABC system stand for? - 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? - Answer Items are distributed to department by vendor
no need for sterile storage or inventory control.

, What are specialty/ procedure carts? - Answer Carts placed in specific departments
based on procedures
personalized to needs of departments easily accessible.

What is case cart distribution? - Answer visually in specialty areas case carts are
delivered to department case cart is specialized to departments needs

What is the exchange cart distribution? - Answer Two identical carts are made one is
out in the department and other stays in SPD

What is par level distribution? - Answer There is fixed inventory and when items
become low they are replenished from the stockroom per department/specialty

What is demand distribution? - Answer An instrument/cart must be ordered in order to
get it

What are the most common distribution systems? - 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? - Answer positive air flows out

What is shelf life - Answer period of time which a sterile item is considered safe to use
event related not time related

When are packs most vulnerable to contamination? - Answer Immediately after
sterilization

What is it when a sterilizer's ability is tested under worst case conditions? - Answer
Small load testing

What is it called when a sterilizer is tested for sterilization under actual use conditions? -
Answer Max load testing

How often is a Bowie Dick test ran? - Answer Daily for dynamic air removal sterilizers

How much space should be between packages and chamber wall? - Answer one inch

How should paper-plastic pouches be placed in a sterilizer? - Answer plastic to paper or
paper to plastic
tilted on side

How should basins be placed in a sterilizer? - Answer on tilted side same direction

What should be placed on the bottom of the rack in a mixed load? - Answer metal
instruments
basin

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