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"Clean to dirty" is a sterile processing department term used to describe - Answer -Work flow
A bowie dick test should be performed in which of the following types of sterilizers? - Answer -Pre-
vacuum steam
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
A coworker is observed taking dressing supplies for use at home. Which of the following would be FIRST
action to take? - Answer -To tell him/her that this is not the right thing to do
A liver biopsy would be performed to check for which disease? - Answer -Hepatitis C Virus
A patient contracts an infection from an improperly sterilized surgical instrument. This is an example of -
Answer -A healthcare acquired infection
A positive biological indicator (BI) test shows that sterilization process - Answer -Did not result in
the death of all the test organisms
A staff member brings several contaminated trays to the Sterile Processing Department in a cart and
requests that replacement trays be put on the same cart. The technician should - Answer -Clean
and dry the transport cart and send it to DIstribution for the trays
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 - Answer -Report the problem to your supervisor
A tray of instruments has been brought to the decontamination area in a saline solution. Which of the
following actions should the technician take? - Answer -Rinse them with water and then clean
them according the manufacturer's instructions
After manually cleaning contaminated surgical instruments, the NEXT step in the decontamination
process is - Answer -Rinsing
All of the following agencies are involved with regulation and control of ethylene oxide when it is used as
a sterilant EXCEPT - Answer -Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
All of the following are classified as critical medical devices EXCEPT - Answer -Thermometers
An instrument tray for a laparotomy procedure must include a(n) - Answer -Abdominal retractor
, Basin sets must be titled forward, on their side, on the steam sterilizer rack to - Answer -Permit
condensate to run off
Clamps used for hemostasis are also designed to - Answer -Minimize damage to tissue
containerized packaging systems are most commonly used to protect which if the following during steam
sterilization? - Answer -Surgical instrument sets
Coronary artery bypass surgery may be performed on patients with - Answer -Arteriosclerosis
Cotton gauze cannot be used in which sterilization process? - Answer -Low-Temperature gas
plasma
Decontamination procedures - Answer -Reduce contamination to permit reprocessed medical
devices to be sterilized
Every healthcare facility has an organizational structure, or chart, that outlines - Answer -
Departmental authority relationships
Failure to completely dry devices to be processed in low-temperature gas plasma can result in -
Answer -A cycle cancellation
Generally, the first step in loosening blood soils from the channels of an instrument is to soak it in -
Answer -An enzymatic detergent
Hair coverings are REQUIRED - Answer -In all areas of the department
Healthcare workers are most likely to be infected by which of the following agents? - Answer -
Hepatitis B
Heat sensing thermometers for steam sterilizers are located in the - Answer -Drain line
If a technician's skin is exposed to liquid ethylene oxide, what should the technician do FIRST? -
Answer -Wash the exposed area with large amounts of soap and water
If the operating room requests instruments for an emergency ruptured aortic aneurysm, the technician
should send - Answer -Major vascular instruments
In which distribution system are requisitions filled and delivered as they are received? - Answer -
Demand
Inspection and verification of adequate cleaning is difficult with instruments - Answer -With
lumens
Loose fitting clothing and jewelry should NOT be worn in sterile processing because it - Answer -
Can get caught in moving equipment
Lot control numbers are used to - Answer -Enable recall of the following sterilization failure
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"Clean to dirty" is a sterile processing department term used to describe - Answer -Work flow
A bowie dick test should be performed in which of the following types of sterilizers? - Answer -Pre-
vacuum steam
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
A coworker is observed taking dressing supplies for use at home. Which of the following would be FIRST
action to take? - Answer -To tell him/her that this is not the right thing to do
A liver biopsy would be performed to check for which disease? - Answer -Hepatitis C Virus
A patient contracts an infection from an improperly sterilized surgical instrument. This is an example of -
Answer -A healthcare acquired infection
A positive biological indicator (BI) test shows that sterilization process - Answer -Did not result in
the death of all the test organisms
A staff member brings several contaminated trays to the Sterile Processing Department in a cart and
requests that replacement trays be put on the same cart. The technician should - Answer -Clean
and dry the transport cart and send it to DIstribution for the trays
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 - Answer -Report the problem to your supervisor
A tray of instruments has been brought to the decontamination area in a saline solution. Which of the
following actions should the technician take? - Answer -Rinse them with water and then clean
them according the manufacturer's instructions
After manually cleaning contaminated surgical instruments, the NEXT step in the decontamination
process is - Answer -Rinsing
All of the following agencies are involved with regulation and control of ethylene oxide when it is used as
a sterilant EXCEPT - Answer -Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
All of the following are classified as critical medical devices EXCEPT - Answer -Thermometers
An instrument tray for a laparotomy procedure must include a(n) - Answer -Abdominal retractor
, Basin sets must be titled forward, on their side, on the steam sterilizer rack to - Answer -Permit
condensate to run off
Clamps used for hemostasis are also designed to - Answer -Minimize damage to tissue
containerized packaging systems are most commonly used to protect which if the following during steam
sterilization? - Answer -Surgical instrument sets
Coronary artery bypass surgery may be performed on patients with - Answer -Arteriosclerosis
Cotton gauze cannot be used in which sterilization process? - Answer -Low-Temperature gas
plasma
Decontamination procedures - Answer -Reduce contamination to permit reprocessed medical
devices to be sterilized
Every healthcare facility has an organizational structure, or chart, that outlines - Answer -
Departmental authority relationships
Failure to completely dry devices to be processed in low-temperature gas plasma can result in -
Answer -A cycle cancellation
Generally, the first step in loosening blood soils from the channels of an instrument is to soak it in -
Answer -An enzymatic detergent
Hair coverings are REQUIRED - Answer -In all areas of the department
Healthcare workers are most likely to be infected by which of the following agents? - Answer -
Hepatitis B
Heat sensing thermometers for steam sterilizers are located in the - Answer -Drain line
If a technician's skin is exposed to liquid ethylene oxide, what should the technician do FIRST? -
Answer -Wash the exposed area with large amounts of soap and water
If the operating room requests instruments for an emergency ruptured aortic aneurysm, the technician
should send - Answer -Major vascular instruments
In which distribution system are requisitions filled and delivered as they are received? - Answer -
Demand
Inspection and verification of adequate cleaning is difficult with instruments - Answer -With
lumens
Loose fitting clothing and jewelry should NOT be worn in sterile processing because it - Answer -
Can get caught in moving equipment
Lot control numbers are used to - Answer -Enable recall of the following sterilization failure
