White Workbook - Sterile Processing Exam

White Workbook - Sterile Processing Exam A broken glass suction bottle is returned to decontamination. what should the technician do? - ANSWER place it in an appropriate rigid container MSDS provide health and safety hazard and risk information on what - ANSWER Chemical what is the correct sequence for the traffic work flow in areas in which medical devices are processed - ANSWER Decontamination, assembly, packaging, sterilization, sterile storage. acrylic nails are not permitted to be worn in the prep and packaging because they can - ANSWER allow fungus to grow beneath them. *** what agency approves the disinfectants used on floors and walls in the sterile processing and distribution department - ANSWER Environmental protection agency(EPA) Every healthcare facility has an organizational structure or chart that outlines - ANSWER departmental authority relationships "clean to dirty" is an SPD term used to describe - ANSWER work flow What are the major physical areas of a typical sterile processing department - ANSWER decontamination, assembly and sterile processing, sterile storage and distribution Loose fitting clothing and jewelry should NOT be worn in SPD because it - ANSWER can get caught in moving equipment Warm-up jackets are recommended to be worn in the Pred and Packaging area for the purpose of - ANSWER preventing bacterial shedding from bare arms when lifting heavy objects what should bear most of the weight - ANSWER leg A patient contracts an infection from an improperly sterilized surgical instrument. this is an example of - ANSWER a nosocomial infection. Coronary artery bypass surgery may be performed on patients with - ANSWER arteriosclerosis KNOW SPAULDINGS CLASSIFICATION OF DEVICES (Page 18) Question 4 - ANSWER SEMI, NON, ETC.. The function of the gastrointestinal system is to - ANSWER provide the body with nutrients The growth of pathogenic bacteria in living tissue is called - ANSWER sepsis Healthcare workers are most likely to be infected by which of the following agents? - ANSWER Hepatitis B a staff member brings several contaminated trays to the SPD on a cart and requests that replacement trays be put on the same cart. The technician should - ANSWER Clean and dry the transport cart and send it to distribution for the trays what best describes the mannual cleaning proces of surgical