4.3 CLEANING, DECONTAMINATION, AND DISINFECTION| UPDATED
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What does OSHA require facilities to have for chemical spills? - ✔ANSWER Spill kit +
emergency action plan
Which tissues are considered high-risk for prions? - ✔ANSWER Brain, spinal cord, and eye
tissue.
What is the special reprocessing consideration for prion-contaminated instruments? -
✔ANSWER Follow special procedures (extended cleaning/sterilization per guidelines)
What does OSHA require for chemical spills (safety specifics)? - ✔ANSWER Spill kit,
emergency action plan, PPE, avoid splashing, follow facility protocols.
What tissues are considered high-risk for prion contamination? - ✔ANSWER Brain, spinal
cord, and eye tissue.
Why do prions require special reprocessing? - ✔ANSWER They are resistant to standard
sterilization/disinfection methods
What environmental condition must be maintained in decon when handling chemicals like
Glutaraldehyde? - ✔ANSWER Negative air pressure ventilated to the outside
Which organization regulates high-level disinfectants? - ✔ANSWER The FDA.
What is MEC testing, and how often is it done? - ✔ANSWER Minimum Effective
Concentration testing with chemical indicator strips, performed before each
reuse; results must be documented.
, How do you ensure lumens are exposed to HLD? - ✔ANSWER Use a syringe to pull HLD
solution into the lumen.
How should Glutaraldehyde be disposed of? - ✔ANSWER Down the drain with continuous
running water (per IFU and local regulations).
What PPE and environmental conditions are required when working with Glutaraldehyde? -
✔ANSWER Wear PPE (gloves, gown, face/eye protection); work in a negative pressure
environment, avoid
splashing.
What does OSHA require for chemical spills? - ✔ANSWER A spill kit and an emergency
action plan designed for worst-case scenarios.
What is a pH of 7? - ✔ANSWER Neutral
What is a pH of 10? - ✔ANSWER Alkaline
What is a pH of 5? - ✔ANSWER Acidic
Ventilation within the decontamination department is established at what pressure? -
✔ANSWER Negative
Utilizing physical processes by hand or automated devices to remove gross soil is defined as
which of the following? - ✔ANSWER Decontamination
Microorganisms resting on contaminated items are defined as: - ✔ANSWER Bioburden
VERSION|EXAM QUESTIONS AND DETAILED ANSWERS| 100% CORRECT|
GRADED A+| GURRANTEED PASS!!
What does OSHA require facilities to have for chemical spills? - ✔ANSWER Spill kit +
emergency action plan
Which tissues are considered high-risk for prions? - ✔ANSWER Brain, spinal cord, and eye
tissue.
What is the special reprocessing consideration for prion-contaminated instruments? -
✔ANSWER Follow special procedures (extended cleaning/sterilization per guidelines)
What does OSHA require for chemical spills (safety specifics)? - ✔ANSWER Spill kit,
emergency action plan, PPE, avoid splashing, follow facility protocols.
What tissues are considered high-risk for prion contamination? - ✔ANSWER Brain, spinal
cord, and eye tissue.
Why do prions require special reprocessing? - ✔ANSWER They are resistant to standard
sterilization/disinfection methods
What environmental condition must be maintained in decon when handling chemicals like
Glutaraldehyde? - ✔ANSWER Negative air pressure ventilated to the outside
Which organization regulates high-level disinfectants? - ✔ANSWER The FDA.
What is MEC testing, and how often is it done? - ✔ANSWER Minimum Effective
Concentration testing with chemical indicator strips, performed before each
reuse; results must be documented.
, How do you ensure lumens are exposed to HLD? - ✔ANSWER Use a syringe to pull HLD
solution into the lumen.
How should Glutaraldehyde be disposed of? - ✔ANSWER Down the drain with continuous
running water (per IFU and local regulations).
What PPE and environmental conditions are required when working with Glutaraldehyde? -
✔ANSWER Wear PPE (gloves, gown, face/eye protection); work in a negative pressure
environment, avoid
splashing.
What does OSHA require for chemical spills? - ✔ANSWER A spill kit and an emergency
action plan designed for worst-case scenarios.
What is a pH of 7? - ✔ANSWER Neutral
What is a pH of 10? - ✔ANSWER Alkaline
What is a pH of 5? - ✔ANSWER Acidic
Ventilation within the decontamination department is established at what pressure? -
✔ANSWER Negative
Utilizing physical processes by hand or automated devices to remove gross soil is defined as
which of the following? - ✔ANSWER Decontamination
Microorganisms resting on contaminated items are defined as: - ✔ANSWER Bioburden
