PROCESSING LEADERS AND
QUALITY QUESTIONS & CORRECT
ANSWERS!!
Six Sigma - ANSWERA quality process that focuses on developing and delivering
near perfect products and services.
Quality - ANSWERThe consistent delivery of products and services according to
accepted standards.
Productivity - ANSWERThe ratio of quality and quantity of output to the amount of
input, such as labor hours required to generate the output.
Process - ANSWERA course of action to achieve a result.
A Quality Management System - ANSWERProvides a method to effectively,
efficiently, and consistently process medical devices to prevent adverse patient
effects and non- manufacturer related device failures.
Product Realization - ANSWERIs a clear idea of what the product will be.
Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) - ANSWERIt is documented as a quality
process that measures objective performance criteria, along with appropriate
departments. performance criteria, along with appropriate departments. It covers the
entire process of decontamination, preparation and packaging, sterilization, quality
control, sterile storage, and distribution.
Surfactant - ANSWERSurface-acting agent that lowers the surface tension of a
liquid, so it can penetrate deeper and prevent debris from being re-deposited on the
item to which the soil was attached.
Random Sampling - ANSWERIs a survey tactic in which; for example, each
instrument set or case cart being analyzed for quality has an equal chance of being
selected for analysis.
Competency Checklist - ANSWERA list of tasks used to monitor progress in a
training program. Each task must be consistently performed in a way that meets
quality and quantity output standards.
Waste - ANSWERResources, including human efforts, that are consumed without
meaningful purpose.