Infection Prevention Final Exam
questions and answers passed
Which of the following patient care items is classified as a semi critical instrument? - correct
answer ✔✔Amalgam carriers
Which of the following statements is true regarding the seven steps for instrument processing? -
correct answer ✔✔Sterilization takes places prior to storage.
An Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)-registered intermediate-level or low-level
disinfectant is suitable for cleaning ____________ instruments. - correct answer ✔✔noncritical
Personal protective equipment (PPE) that must always be used when processing instruments
includes - correct answer ✔✔utility gloves, a mask, eyewear, and protective clothing.
The ideal instrument-processing area should be - correct answer ✔✔dedicated only to
instrument processing.
Instrument processing should flow in a single loop from dirty, to _______, to storage. - correct
answer ✔✔clean, to sterile
The purpose of an instrument holding solution is to - correct answer ✔✔prevent the drying of
blood and debris on instruments.
The least desirable method of precleaning dental instruments is - correct answer ✔✔hand
scrubbing.
,An ultrasonic cleaning solution - correct answer ✔✔should be specially formulated for use in
only the ultrasonic cleaner.
At the completion of the cleaning cycle of an ultrasonic cleaning unit, instruments should be -
correct answer ✔✔rinsed with clear water.
Instruments need to be bagged before steam sterilization to - correct answer ✔✔do both A and
B; protect them from becoming contaminated after sterilization and allow them to be grouped
into special setups by procedure.
A method for sterilizing unwrapped patient care items for immediate use is - correct answer
✔✔flash sterilization.
Process indicators that change color are useful for - correct answer ✔✔Both B and C; identifying
instrument packs that have been exposed to a certain temperature and determining whether an
instrument package has been processed.
The best way to determine whether sterilization has occurred is to use - correct answer
✔✔biologic monitors.
Sterilization destroys - correct answer ✔✔all microbial forms, including bacterial spores.
All reusable instruments (critical and semicritical) that contact the patient's blood, saliva, or
mucous membranes must be - correct answer ✔✔heat sterilized.
Microorganisms in a steam sterilizer are killed by - correct answer ✔✔heat
The order of the cycles of a steam sterilizer is - correct answer ✔✔heat-up; sterilizing;
depressurization; drying.
, Drying instruments to prevent rusting is essential when processing in - correct answer
✔✔chemical vapor.
The type of sterilization used in the dental office that requires the highest temperature is -
correct answer ✔✔dry heat sterilization.
A monitoring service will immediately communicate a failure of sterilization through - correct
answer ✔✔a telephone call to the dental office, reporting a positive result.
Why is it important for packages to dry inside the steam sterilizer before storage? - correct
answer ✔✔Wicking of bacteria can occur through wet packaging material.
Recommended methods for sterilizing dental handpieces include - correct answer ✔✔Both B
and C; steam sterilization and chemical vapor sterilization.
Methods of preventing rust from forming on an instrument during the sterilization process
include - correct answer ✔✔Both A and B; completely drying the instrument and lubricating the
hinge of hinged instruments.
Some ultrasonic cleaning solutions have - correct answer ✔✔Both B and C; enzymatic activity
and antimicrobial activity.
All of the following are forms of sterilization monitoring except ______ monitoring. - correct
answer ✔✔structural
Sterilization errors include - correct answer ✔✔All of the above; improper packaging, improper
timing, improper loading.
questions and answers passed
Which of the following patient care items is classified as a semi critical instrument? - correct
answer ✔✔Amalgam carriers
Which of the following statements is true regarding the seven steps for instrument processing? -
correct answer ✔✔Sterilization takes places prior to storage.
An Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)-registered intermediate-level or low-level
disinfectant is suitable for cleaning ____________ instruments. - correct answer ✔✔noncritical
Personal protective equipment (PPE) that must always be used when processing instruments
includes - correct answer ✔✔utility gloves, a mask, eyewear, and protective clothing.
The ideal instrument-processing area should be - correct answer ✔✔dedicated only to
instrument processing.
Instrument processing should flow in a single loop from dirty, to _______, to storage. - correct
answer ✔✔clean, to sterile
The purpose of an instrument holding solution is to - correct answer ✔✔prevent the drying of
blood and debris on instruments.
The least desirable method of precleaning dental instruments is - correct answer ✔✔hand
scrubbing.
,An ultrasonic cleaning solution - correct answer ✔✔should be specially formulated for use in
only the ultrasonic cleaner.
At the completion of the cleaning cycle of an ultrasonic cleaning unit, instruments should be -
correct answer ✔✔rinsed with clear water.
Instruments need to be bagged before steam sterilization to - correct answer ✔✔do both A and
B; protect them from becoming contaminated after sterilization and allow them to be grouped
into special setups by procedure.
A method for sterilizing unwrapped patient care items for immediate use is - correct answer
✔✔flash sterilization.
Process indicators that change color are useful for - correct answer ✔✔Both B and C; identifying
instrument packs that have been exposed to a certain temperature and determining whether an
instrument package has been processed.
The best way to determine whether sterilization has occurred is to use - correct answer
✔✔biologic monitors.
Sterilization destroys - correct answer ✔✔all microbial forms, including bacterial spores.
All reusable instruments (critical and semicritical) that contact the patient's blood, saliva, or
mucous membranes must be - correct answer ✔✔heat sterilized.
Microorganisms in a steam sterilizer are killed by - correct answer ✔✔heat
The order of the cycles of a steam sterilizer is - correct answer ✔✔heat-up; sterilizing;
depressurization; drying.
, Drying instruments to prevent rusting is essential when processing in - correct answer
✔✔chemical vapor.
The type of sterilization used in the dental office that requires the highest temperature is -
correct answer ✔✔dry heat sterilization.
A monitoring service will immediately communicate a failure of sterilization through - correct
answer ✔✔a telephone call to the dental office, reporting a positive result.
Why is it important for packages to dry inside the steam sterilizer before storage? - correct
answer ✔✔Wicking of bacteria can occur through wet packaging material.
Recommended methods for sterilizing dental handpieces include - correct answer ✔✔Both B
and C; steam sterilization and chemical vapor sterilization.
Methods of preventing rust from forming on an instrument during the sterilization process
include - correct answer ✔✔Both A and B; completely drying the instrument and lubricating the
hinge of hinged instruments.
Some ultrasonic cleaning solutions have - correct answer ✔✔Both B and C; enzymatic activity
and antimicrobial activity.
All of the following are forms of sterilization monitoring except ______ monitoring. - correct
answer ✔✔structural
Sterilization errors include - correct answer ✔✔All of the above; improper packaging, improper
timing, improper loading.
