IAHCSMM CIS | Questions and Answers with complete solution

The quality on an instrument technician's work has a direct impact on the success or failure of the sterilization process WB pg 9 - True Most technicians can memorize all surgical instruments - False Skilled instrument technicians are regarded as valuable resources by surgery - True Since they work behind the scenes, instrument technicians do not need customer service skills - False The surgical instrument inventory represents a large investment to the facility - True Every instrument handled by instrument technicians has the potential to impact patient outcomes - True Maintaining instrument quality is easy because technicians are not impacted by time constraints and usually have plenty of time to assemble sets - False Technicians who just assemble instrument sets do not need to be familiar with the CS department's instrument information system - False Failure to meet instrument processing timelines may put patients in dange - True Proper care and handling of instruments can reduce replacement cost - True