VNSG 1409 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
2 types of peel packs Correct Answers Paper-plastic = steam
sterilization
Tyvek-plastic = Sterrad and ETO
4 things the labeling gun prints out when placed on instruments
Correct Answers 1. Julian date 2. Identification of sterilizer 3.
Cycle number for that sterilizer
5 critical points of Steam sterilization Correct Answers Time,
contact, temp., moisture, pressure
6 methods of sterilization Correct Answers Steam sterilizer,
ionizing radiation (manufacturer), EtO (ethylene oxide gas),
Cidex (glutaraldehyde), hydrogen peroxide plasma (sterrad),
peracetic acid sterilization (steris)
A clean-contaminated case (where the bowel is opened) must
have ____ set up. Correct Answers A clean and dirty
A common statement that support the overarching principle
Correct Answers Sterile to sterile and unsterile to unsterile
A living carrier that transmits disease is called a Correct
Answers Vector
After decontam you should... Correct Answers Inspect,
reassemble, and prepare
, All of the following are sterilization methods used on
instruments to be ready for use on a pt except? Correct Answers
Washer sterilizer
Aneorobic Correct Answers does not require oxygen
Autoclave Correct Answers apparatus for sterilizing by steam
under pressure
Biological indicators Correct Answers Method for testing the
sterilization capability of a sterilizer
Categories of items to be disinfected or sterilized Correct
Answers Critical: all surgical instruments, implants, that come
in contact w tissue or w/in a body cavity MUST be sterilized
Semi-critical: cystoscope,colonoscopy/laryngoscope... that come
in contact w mucous membranes but NOT used w/in a body
cavity—must use high level disinfectant
Non-critical: OR furniture, table, bp cuff, must use intermediate
or low level disinfectant
Cavitation Correct Answers Mechanical process used by
ultrasound cleaners during which air pockets implode to
dislodge debris and soil from crevices and serrations of surgical
instruments and equipment
Chelation Correct Answers a method of cleaning instruments in
which the chosen cleaning solution uses the process of binding
ions, such as iron and magnesium, in the solution to prevent
their deposit on the surface of surgical instruments
SOLUTIONS
2 types of peel packs Correct Answers Paper-plastic = steam
sterilization
Tyvek-plastic = Sterrad and ETO
4 things the labeling gun prints out when placed on instruments
Correct Answers 1. Julian date 2. Identification of sterilizer 3.
Cycle number for that sterilizer
5 critical points of Steam sterilization Correct Answers Time,
contact, temp., moisture, pressure
6 methods of sterilization Correct Answers Steam sterilizer,
ionizing radiation (manufacturer), EtO (ethylene oxide gas),
Cidex (glutaraldehyde), hydrogen peroxide plasma (sterrad),
peracetic acid sterilization (steris)
A clean-contaminated case (where the bowel is opened) must
have ____ set up. Correct Answers A clean and dirty
A common statement that support the overarching principle
Correct Answers Sterile to sterile and unsterile to unsterile
A living carrier that transmits disease is called a Correct
Answers Vector
After decontam you should... Correct Answers Inspect,
reassemble, and prepare
, All of the following are sterilization methods used on
instruments to be ready for use on a pt except? Correct Answers
Washer sterilizer
Aneorobic Correct Answers does not require oxygen
Autoclave Correct Answers apparatus for sterilizing by steam
under pressure
Biological indicators Correct Answers Method for testing the
sterilization capability of a sterilizer
Categories of items to be disinfected or sterilized Correct
Answers Critical: all surgical instruments, implants, that come
in contact w tissue or w/in a body cavity MUST be sterilized
Semi-critical: cystoscope,colonoscopy/laryngoscope... that come
in contact w mucous membranes but NOT used w/in a body
cavity—must use high level disinfectant
Non-critical: OR furniture, table, bp cuff, must use intermediate
or low level disinfectant
Cavitation Correct Answers Mechanical process used by
ultrasound cleaners during which air pockets implode to
dislodge debris and soil from crevices and serrations of surgical
instruments and equipment
Chelation Correct Answers a method of cleaning instruments in
which the chosen cleaning solution uses the process of binding
ions, such as iron and magnesium, in the solution to prevent
their deposit on the surface of surgical instruments
