A broken glass suction bottle is returned to Decontamination. Which of the following should the technician do? - correct answer Place it in an appropriate rigid container
Which of the following generally describes the correct sequence for traffic workflow in areas in which medical devices are proc...
A broken glass suction bottle is returned to Decontamination. Which of the
following should the technician do? - correct answer ✅Place it in an
appropriate rigid container
Which of the following generally describes the correct sequence for traffic
workflow in areas in which medical devices are processed? - correct answer
✅Decontamination, Assembly, Packaging, Sterilization, Sterile Storage
The MAJOR reason why acrylic nails are not permitted to be worn in the
sterile processing department is because they can - correct answer ✅Allow
fungus to grow beneath them
A technician working in Decontamination notices that the maintenance
person working on the washer/sterilizer did not remove the barrier attire
when the person left the area to get additional tools. The technician should -
correct answer ✅Report the problem to your supervisor
while delivering sterile supplies to multiple nursing units, the tech is asked to
take an opened/used tray to decon, best procedure? - correct answer
✅Return for the used tray after completing all deliveries, using the
appropriate collection cart
When preparing a set of instruments for processing in a
washer/decontaminator, the instruments should be positioned with the -
correct answer ✅Retractors on the bottom of the basket and the hand-held
instruments on the top
The pH of detergent solution that has been demonstrated to be the safest
for cleaning surgical instruments is - correct answer ✅Neutral
Which of the following solutions is generally considered MOST appropriate
for high level disinfection of semi-critical devices - correct answer ✅2%
activated glutaraldehyde
The effectiveness of any chemical disinfection process depends on all the
following EXCEPT - correct answer ✅Cost of the chemical
After manually cleaning contaminated surgical instruments, the NEXT step in
the decontamination process is - correct answer ✅Rinsing
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