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IAHCSMM PRACTICE TEST #497 questions
(2025) MOST RECENT COMPREHENSIVE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS |A+ GRADED |100% CORRECT!!
Agencies which imposes very strict labeling Requires a
manufacturers of chemicals used by the central service
department - . . ANSWER ✓✓ EPA
Air Exchanges in EtO Sterilizer Room - . . ANSWER ✓✓ 10 per
hour
All liquid disinfectants are capable of sterilization if their
exposure time is increased. - . . ANSWER ✓✓ False
All microorganisms are harmful to humans - . . ANSWER ✓✓
False
All of the following or recommendations for operating a
washer/sterilizer except - . . ANSWER ✓✓ Detergent should be
high-sudsing
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All patient care equipment dispensed for use must be considered
_____________ and handled as such, regardless of its appearance -
. . ANSWER ✓✓ Contaminated
"-Pexy" is - . . ANSWER ✓✓ Surgical fixation
"Dermopathy" is a (an) - . . ANSWER ✓✓ Skin disease
A compound in which chlorine is combined with another element
or radical - . . ANSWER ✓✓ Chloride
A measurement of the ability of water to carry an electrical
current - . . ANSWER ✓✓ conductivity
Acids turn litmus paper what color? - . . ANSWER ✓✓ Red
Autoclave sterilizer is a ____________ class of device - . .
ANSWER ✓✓ Class 1
Award given by the American nurses credentialing center to
hospitals that satisfy factors that measures the strength and
quality of nursing care; viewed as one of the highest
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achievements a hospital can attain - . . ANSWER ✓✓ Magnet
status
Bacillus is - . . ANSWER ✓✓ rod shaped
basic unit of life - . . ANSWER ✓✓ cell
Bedpans, blood pressure cuffs and bed rails are examples of
which Spaulding classification - . . ANSWER ✓✓ Non-critical
CDC (Center for Disease Control) - . . ANSWER ✓✓ Agency of the
federal government agency that is organized within the
department of health and human services
Cellulosic materials (paper, cotton and linen) cannot be
processed in a/in : - . . ANSWER ✓✓ Hydrogen peroxide
gas/plasma
Central service technician can protect patients by breaking the
chain of infection - . . ANSWER ✓✓ True
Central service technician must wear speak attire referred to
__________ to minimize their exposure to blood born pathogens
and other contamination - . . ANSWER ✓✓ PPE
IAHCSMM PRACTICE TEST #497 questions
(2025) MOST RECENT COMPREHENSIVE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS |A+ GRADED |100% CORRECT!!
Agencies which imposes very strict labeling Requires a
manufacturers of chemicals used by the central service
department - . . ANSWER ✓✓ EPA
Air Exchanges in EtO Sterilizer Room - . . ANSWER ✓✓ 10 per
hour
All liquid disinfectants are capable of sterilization if their
exposure time is increased. - . . ANSWER ✓✓ False
All microorganisms are harmful to humans - . . ANSWER ✓✓
False
All of the following or recommendations for operating a
washer/sterilizer except - . . ANSWER ✓✓ Detergent should be
high-sudsing
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All patient care equipment dispensed for use must be considered
_____________ and handled as such, regardless of its appearance -
. . ANSWER ✓✓ Contaminated
"-Pexy" is - . . ANSWER ✓✓ Surgical fixation
"Dermopathy" is a (an) - . . ANSWER ✓✓ Skin disease
A compound in which chlorine is combined with another element
or radical - . . ANSWER ✓✓ Chloride
A measurement of the ability of water to carry an electrical
current - . . ANSWER ✓✓ conductivity
Acids turn litmus paper what color? - . . ANSWER ✓✓ Red
Autoclave sterilizer is a ____________ class of device - . .
ANSWER ✓✓ Class 1
Award given by the American nurses credentialing center to
hospitals that satisfy factors that measures the strength and
quality of nursing care; viewed as one of the highest
, 3|Page
achievements a hospital can attain - . . ANSWER ✓✓ Magnet
status
Bacillus is - . . ANSWER ✓✓ rod shaped
basic unit of life - . . ANSWER ✓✓ cell
Bedpans, blood pressure cuffs and bed rails are examples of
which Spaulding classification - . . ANSWER ✓✓ Non-critical
CDC (Center for Disease Control) - . . ANSWER ✓✓ Agency of the
federal government agency that is organized within the
department of health and human services
Cellulosic materials (paper, cotton and linen) cannot be
processed in a/in : - . . ANSWER ✓✓ Hydrogen peroxide
gas/plasma
Central service technician can protect patients by breaking the
chain of infection - . . ANSWER ✓✓ True
Central service technician must wear speak attire referred to
__________ to minimize their exposure to blood born pathogens
and other contamination - . . ANSWER ✓✓ PPE
