CBSPD Exam 2022 / CBSPD Sterile Processing Technician Certification Exam (CSPDT) all correctly answered.

CBSPD Exam 2022 / CBSPD Sterile Processing Technician Certification Exam (CSPDT) all correctly answered. What should the sterilizer access area pressure be?ANSWER== Negative w/10 air exchanges per hour What two steps are involved in decontamination?ANSWER== 1. Manual and/or automated mechanical cleaning 2. application of a thermal or chemical disinfection process Define Cleaning...ANSWER== The removal of contamination from an item to the extent necessary for further processing or for the intended use.N nosocomial infections are well documented and caused by...ANSWER== poor or ineffective decontamination of instruments What are Employee hazards in the decontamination process?ANSWER== Technicians work with a large amount of 1) unidentified bioburden 2) wet enviornment 3) handling contaminated sharps 4) must know procedures for proper handling, equipment, cleaning/sterilization agents How do you properly clean a device?ANSWER== follow the device manufacturer's written instructions What is the starting point in sterilization?ANSWER== Cleaning