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A coworker is observed taking dressing supplies for use at home. Which of the following would be FIRST action to take? - ANSWER -Tell him/her that this is not the right thing to do. You are taking a used IV pump from a nursing unit to be reprocessed. The nurse tell syou not to take it because there is an emergency admission and the patient will need it. Which of the following would be ethically correct? - ANSWER -Call your department to have a clean pump brought to the unit right away. You...

All of the following items of personal protective equipment (PPE) should be worn when manually decontaminating flexible fiber-optic endoscopes EXCEPT... - ANSWER -A lead apron. Which of the following BEST describes the manual cleaning process of surgical instruments? - ANSWER -Cleaning/brushing the instrument beneath the water level. A technician workihng in Decon notices that the maintanence personworking on the washer/sterilizer did not remove the barrier attire when the person left the ...

The main role of sterile processing is to: A. Provide dependable reliable services to enhance the quality of patient care. B. Monitor the processing of needles syringes and gloves. C. Standardize the sterilization process for nursery formula. D. Do what the O.R Supervisor says - ANSWER -A. Provide dependable reliable services to enhance the quality of patient care The instrument sets and patient care equipment must be processed and distributed in an accurate and timely manner so that: ...

Which of the following is an example of surgical asepsis? A. Hand washing B. Decontamination of equipment C. Sterilization of instruments D. Gloving -ANSWER - C. Sterilization of instruments Whenever there are major changes made to packaging, such as switching the type of packaging material or containers used, what should always be done? A. Extra care should be taken in the first use of the new packaging B. The packaging should be approved C. Product testing should aways be perform...

The air flow in the preparation and packaging area must be maintained at: A. Negative pressure B. Positive pressure C. Automatic pressure D. Constant pressure - ANSWER -B. Positive pressure The preparation and packaging area MUST have an air exchange rate of: A. 4 per hour B. 6 per hour C. 8 per hour D. 10 per hour - ANSWER -D. 10 per hour What is the acceptable temperature range for the prep and packaging area? A. 60 deg F - 65 deg F (16 - 18 deg C) B. 62 deg F - 68 deg F ...

Which area is the first to accept responsibility for all supplies in the facility? - ANSWER -Receiving Which type of inventory distribution system requires the use of a pre-determined inventory list? - ANSWER -Par Level Just-in-time distribution systems are also known as - ANSWER -Stockless Distribution Ordering the optimum quantity of an item based on historical data is known as - ANSWER -Economical Order Quantity Which of the following are elements of a distribution system? - ANSWE...

Extra condensation will make the set more difficult to dry -ANSWER - Why is it important to evenly distribute large instruments in a set? To provide dependable service to enhance patient care -ANSWER - Which of the following best describes the overall role of the CS/SPD? EPA -ANSWER - Which of the following government agencies regulates enviromental disinfectancts? Closing the ratchet on the fisrt click, then tapping the handle on the work table -ANSWER - The function of a ratchet can b...

Chemical indicators that are used to test the humidity, temperature, sterilant or a variety of parameters of the sterilization process are called? -ANSWER - Chemical Integrators. There are four primary objectives for all packaging materials. Each of the following is one of them EXCEPT? -ANSWER - They must not allow penetration of the chosen sterilant and must be compatible with any other requirements of the sterilization process. Lighting in the decontamination area should be adequate for ...

The main role of the sterile processing area is to - ANSWER -provide dependable reliable services to enhance the quality of patient care. Instruments sets and patient care equipment processing and distributing must be done accurately and timely so: - ANSWER -patient care is not adversely affected ethics is - ANSWER -doing the right thing compliance with OSHA is - ANSWER -required by law Establishes sterile practice based on opinion, research and theory: - ANSWER -AAMI(Association for...

cotton gauze cannot be used in which sterilization process? - ANSWER low temperature gas plasms supplies contaminated with blood and body fluids that require sterilization should be - ANSWER cleaned, dried, and passed on to the processing area for assembly, packaging, and sterilization which of the following items must be sterilized with an accompanying biological indicator? - ANSWER implants if a technicians skin is exposed to liquid ethylene oxide, what should they do? - ANSWER wash t...