Cbspd stuvia - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

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 the ...

Define Decontamination -ANSWER - "the use of physical or chemical means to remove, inactivate, or destroy BBP on a surface or item to the point where they are no longer capable of transmitting infectious particles and the surface or item is rendered safe for handling, use, or disposal" Donning PPE (order) -ANSWER - *Head cover already on* 1. Shoe Covers 2. Gown 3. Mask 4. Goggles/Face Shield 5. Gloves Doffing PPE (order) -ANSWER - 1. Shoe Covers (dirtiest) 2. Gloves 3. Goggles/Fac...

A broken glass suction bottle is returned to Decontamination. Which of the following should the technician do? - ANSWER-Place it in an appropriate rigid container Safety Data Sheets (SDS) provide health and safety hazard and risk information on which of the following? - ANSWER-Chemical Which of the following generally describes the correct sequence for traffic workflow in areas in which medical devices are processed? - ANSWER-Decontamination, Assembly, Packaging, Sterilization, Sterile Sto...

What should the sterilizer access area pressure be? - ANSWERSNegative w/10 air exchanges per hour What two steps are involved in decontamination? - ANSWERS1. Manual and/or automated mechanical cleaning 2. application of a thermal or chemical disinfection process Define Cleaning... - ANSWERSThe 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... - ANSWERSpoor or ineffecti...

Pack, Sterilization & Storage. Placement of Instrumentation on Sterilizer rack Top shelf - ANSWER-Peel packs tilted on edge/side Placement of Instrumentation on Sterilizer rack Middle shelf - ANSWER-Textile, Basins, Non-Perforated trays - tilted on edge/side Where should Textiles etc. be placed on Sterilizer rack - ANSWER-Textiles ect. should always be placed on the rack above the metal containers. Placement of Instrumentation on Sterilizer rack Bottom shelf - ANSWER-Rigid container,...

Steam Using Gravity Displacement: Method of Killing - ANSWERSDenatures microorganism proteins Steam Using Gravity Displacement: Sterilant Used - ANSWERSCombination of steam and ambient air Steam Using Gravity Displacement: How do steam and ambient are sterilize? - ANSWERSSteam displaces the air, and forces it out of the drain vent. Steam then comes in direct contact with items Steam Using Gravity Displacement: Parameters (3) - ANSWERS1. Time 2. Temperature 3. Pressure Steam Using G...

High-level disinfection (at least) - ANSWERSSemi critical devices should be processed by which disinfection method? Sterilization - ANSWERSCritical devices should be processed by which disinfection method? Sanitization - ANSWERSNon critical devices should be privy which disinfection method? Rigid, flexible, and semi-rigid - ANSWERSName the three different types of endoscopic scopes: High-level disinfection - ANSWERSAccording to Spauldings classification of medical devices, a semi cri...

What is the process where a chromium oxide layer is placed on a surgical instrument - ANSWER-Passivation What are the dark black Craters on a stainless steel instrument called - ANSWER-Pitting What is the enzyme that breaks down fatty deposits like bone marrow and adipose tissue? - ANSWER-Lipase What lubricant is recommended for use on surgical instruments? - ANSWER-Water-based What can be used to remove severe stains on stainless steel instruments? - ANSWER-Organic Acid Detergent ...

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 ineffecti...

What should the sterilizer access area pressure be? - ANSWERSNegative w/10 air exchanges per hour What two steps are involved in decontamination? - ANSWERS1. Manual and/or automated mechanical cleaning 2. application of a thermal or chemical disinfection process Define Cleaning... - ANSWERSThe 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... - ANSWERSpoor or ineffecti...