IAHCSMM Final Exam QUESTIONS
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Information technology is often the cornerstone of initiatives to transform healthcare - ANS
✔✔True
Disposable items increase combustible load in a healthcare facility - ANS ✔✔True
Enabling people to use information gained to interact with others is known as - ANS ✔✔human
relations
At this time tracking systems are unable to track worker productivity information. - ANS
✔✔false
A step in communication that occurs when a listener asks a question is called - ANS
✔✔feedback
Improving processional development skills is an important part - ANS ✔✔career advancement
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration Class II Chemical indicator run daily in dynamic air
removal sterilizers is called - ANS ✔✔Bowie Dick test
Always wearing personal protective equipment in the decontamination area is quality process -
ANS ✔✔true
Product expiration dates are located on this part of each package - ANS ✔✔there is no standard
place to look for an expiration date
,When patients equipment enter a healthcare facility it must be safety checked by a ---------
before it is cleared for patient use - ANS ✔✔biomedical technician
These are used to breakdown fatty tissue on instruments - ANS ✔✔lipase enzymes
Anaerobic bacteria require oxygen to live - ANS ✔✔false
The absence of microorganisms that cause disease is called - ANS ✔✔asepsis
Immediate use steam sterilization was developed to process items when the facility does not
have enough instruments to perform a surgery - ANS ✔✔false
When an instrument has a shiny surface it is said to have a ------ finish - ANS ✔✔mirror
Lumens should be moist when sterilized using hydrogen peroxide as a sterilizing agent - ANS
✔✔false
Most Central service Dept. employ some sort of automated information management system -
ANS ✔✔true
Ethylene oxide gas canisters should be stored - ANS ✔✔in a containment locker
Knowing what is expected and consistently meeting those expectations are part of - ANS
✔✔professional behavior
Improving employability skills requires - ANS ✔✔identifying goal requirements
, Sterile packages should be stored no lower than 8 to 10 inches from the floor - ANS ✔✔true
Combining vowels are used to - ANS ✔✔help with pronunciation of the word
If soiled instruments are to be transported offsite facility for processing - ANS ✔✔They should
be transported following the U. S. or state Department of transportation guidelines
The decontamination area of the Central Service department is where instruments are carefully
checked for cleanliness and fuction - ANS ✔✔false
Arthroscopy instruments are used during - ANS ✔✔joint surgery
Some plastics including formulations of spun-bonded polyolefin are intended for use in the
sterilization processes - ANS ✔✔ozone and hydrogen peroxide
The amount of time an item must remain wet with a disinfectant to achieve disinfection is called
- ANS ✔✔wet contact
The drain screen in a steam sterilizer must be cleaned - ANS ✔✔at least daily
This surgical procedure removes the uterus - ANS ✔✔hysterectomy
Recommendations regarding sterilization practices are provided by the Association of Medical
Instrumentation - ANS ✔✔true
Which of the following is NOT a result of computer integration - ANS ✔✔Automatically provides
critical update to industry standards
WITH 100% COMMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Information technology is often the cornerstone of initiatives to transform healthcare - ANS
✔✔True
Disposable items increase combustible load in a healthcare facility - ANS ✔✔True
Enabling people to use information gained to interact with others is known as - ANS ✔✔human
relations
At this time tracking systems are unable to track worker productivity information. - ANS
✔✔false
A step in communication that occurs when a listener asks a question is called - ANS
✔✔feedback
Improving processional development skills is an important part - ANS ✔✔career advancement
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration Class II Chemical indicator run daily in dynamic air
removal sterilizers is called - ANS ✔✔Bowie Dick test
Always wearing personal protective equipment in the decontamination area is quality process -
ANS ✔✔true
Product expiration dates are located on this part of each package - ANS ✔✔there is no standard
place to look for an expiration date
,When patients equipment enter a healthcare facility it must be safety checked by a ---------
before it is cleared for patient use - ANS ✔✔biomedical technician
These are used to breakdown fatty tissue on instruments - ANS ✔✔lipase enzymes
Anaerobic bacteria require oxygen to live - ANS ✔✔false
The absence of microorganisms that cause disease is called - ANS ✔✔asepsis
Immediate use steam sterilization was developed to process items when the facility does not
have enough instruments to perform a surgery - ANS ✔✔false
When an instrument has a shiny surface it is said to have a ------ finish - ANS ✔✔mirror
Lumens should be moist when sterilized using hydrogen peroxide as a sterilizing agent - ANS
✔✔false
Most Central service Dept. employ some sort of automated information management system -
ANS ✔✔true
Ethylene oxide gas canisters should be stored - ANS ✔✔in a containment locker
Knowing what is expected and consistently meeting those expectations are part of - ANS
✔✔professional behavior
Improving employability skills requires - ANS ✔✔identifying goal requirements
, Sterile packages should be stored no lower than 8 to 10 inches from the floor - ANS ✔✔true
Combining vowels are used to - ANS ✔✔help with pronunciation of the word
If soiled instruments are to be transported offsite facility for processing - ANS ✔✔They should
be transported following the U. S. or state Department of transportation guidelines
The decontamination area of the Central Service department is where instruments are carefully
checked for cleanliness and fuction - ANS ✔✔false
Arthroscopy instruments are used during - ANS ✔✔joint surgery
Some plastics including formulations of spun-bonded polyolefin are intended for use in the
sterilization processes - ANS ✔✔ozone and hydrogen peroxide
The amount of time an item must remain wet with a disinfectant to achieve disinfection is called
- ANS ✔✔wet contact
The drain screen in a steam sterilizer must be cleaned - ANS ✔✔at least daily
This surgical procedure removes the uterus - ANS ✔✔hysterectomy
Recommendations regarding sterilization practices are provided by the Association of Medical
Instrumentation - ANS ✔✔true
Which of the following is NOT a result of computer integration - ANS ✔✔Automatically provides
critical update to industry standards
