IAHCSMM ACTUAL TEST QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTION VERIFIED
RESOURCE
●● Decontamination Area
Answer: location within a healthcare facility designated for collection,
retention, and cleaning of soiled and/or contaminated items. Negative air
pressure.
●● Workflow
Answer: the workflow in a central service department is designed to
avoid cross-contamination and insure that items efficiently flow through
the process from decontamination to storage.
●● Central Service Workflow
Answer: Decontamination.
Preparation/packaging/sterilization.
Sterile storage.
●● Preparation/Packaging/Sterilization Area
Answer: Items are carefully inspected for cleanliness proper function,
and defects. Instruments, utensils, and other devices are assembled into
,sets, and are then packaged and labeled in preparation for sterilization.
positive air pressure
●● Sterile Storage
Answer: The supply area of central service is dedicated to the storage of
sterile and clean supplies. Positive air pressure.
●● Case cart system
Answer: an inventory control system for products/equipment typically
used in an operating room that involves use of an enclosed cart generally
prepared for one surgical case.
●● Case cart pull sheet / pick list
Answer: a list of specific supplies, utensils and instruments for a specific
procedure. Central service technicians use these lists to assemble the
items needed for individual surgical procedures.
●● Negative air pressure
Answer: the situation that occurs when air flows into a room or area
because the pressure in the area is less than that of surrounding areas.
●● Positive air pressure
Answer: the situation that occurs when air flows out of a room or area
because the pressure in the area is greater than that of surrounding areas.
,●● Processing cycle
Answer: Use.
Return.
Identify.
clean.
assemble.
package.
sterilize.
store.
Deliver.
At each step in the process, items are inspected to ensure that they are
clean, in good repair, assembled and processed correctly.
●● Standard precautions
Answer: methods of using appropriate barriers to prevent transmissions
of infectious organisms from contact with blood and all other body
fluids, non-intact skin, and mucous membranes. applies to all patients,
regardless of diagnosis or presumed infectious status.
●● Nosocomial
Answer: hospital acquired infection
, ●● Hemi-
Answer: half
●● gastro
Answer: stomach
●● -ectomy
Answer: surgical removal
●● hemigastrectomy
Answer: removal of half of the stomach
●● colo
Answer: colon
●● hemicolectomy
Answer: removal of half of the colon
●● -ac -al -ic -eal -ary -ous. are examples of.
Answer: pertaining to.
●● endo-
COMPLETE SOLUTION VERIFIED
RESOURCE
●● Decontamination Area
Answer: location within a healthcare facility designated for collection,
retention, and cleaning of soiled and/or contaminated items. Negative air
pressure.
●● Workflow
Answer: the workflow in a central service department is designed to
avoid cross-contamination and insure that items efficiently flow through
the process from decontamination to storage.
●● Central Service Workflow
Answer: Decontamination.
Preparation/packaging/sterilization.
Sterile storage.
●● Preparation/Packaging/Sterilization Area
Answer: Items are carefully inspected for cleanliness proper function,
and defects. Instruments, utensils, and other devices are assembled into
,sets, and are then packaged and labeled in preparation for sterilization.
positive air pressure
●● Sterile Storage
Answer: The supply area of central service is dedicated to the storage of
sterile and clean supplies. Positive air pressure.
●● Case cart system
Answer: an inventory control system for products/equipment typically
used in an operating room that involves use of an enclosed cart generally
prepared for one surgical case.
●● Case cart pull sheet / pick list
Answer: a list of specific supplies, utensils and instruments for a specific
procedure. Central service technicians use these lists to assemble the
items needed for individual surgical procedures.
●● Negative air pressure
Answer: the situation that occurs when air flows into a room or area
because the pressure in the area is less than that of surrounding areas.
●● Positive air pressure
Answer: the situation that occurs when air flows out of a room or area
because the pressure in the area is greater than that of surrounding areas.
,●● Processing cycle
Answer: Use.
Return.
Identify.
clean.
assemble.
package.
sterilize.
store.
Deliver.
At each step in the process, items are inspected to ensure that they are
clean, in good repair, assembled and processed correctly.
●● Standard precautions
Answer: methods of using appropriate barriers to prevent transmissions
of infectious organisms from contact with blood and all other body
fluids, non-intact skin, and mucous membranes. applies to all patients,
regardless of diagnosis or presumed infectious status.
●● Nosocomial
Answer: hospital acquired infection
, ●● Hemi-
Answer: half
●● gastro
Answer: stomach
●● -ectomy
Answer: surgical removal
●● hemigastrectomy
Answer: removal of half of the stomach
●● colo
Answer: colon
●● hemicolectomy
Answer: removal of half of the colon
●● -ac -al -ic -eal -ary -ous. are examples of.
Answer: pertaining to.
●● endo-
