CRCST Exam Prep Practice Exercise 2 with correct answers

CRCST Exam Prep Practice Exercise 2 Capital equipment - correct answer Relatively expensive assets, such as sterilizers or washers, that require significant advance planning for their purchase. Assets - correct answer Something of value that is owned by an organization or person. Flow of materials - correct answer Purchase, receive, store, dispense Important information provided on package labels - correct answer Manufacturer information, sterility information, storage information, safe use instructions REF symbol - correct answer Reference number SN symbol - correct answer Serial number CE symbol - correct answer Indicates that product has complied with the health and safety requirements, as published by European directives. Periodic automatic replenishment (PAR) - correct answer An inventory system in which the desired amount of products that should be on hand is established, and inventory replenishment returns the quantity to this level. Automated supply replenishment systems - correct answer System in which items removed from inventory are automatically identified and tracked. When a reorder point is reached, item information is generated on the pick list in the central storeroom, or with a contracted vendor. Items are then issued and transferred to the appropriate user. Interfaced - correct answer An area or system through which one machine is connected to another machine in order to share information. For example, two computers may be connected, or a computer and a sterilizer may be connected. Exchange cart system - correct answer A system in where a desired inventory items are placed on a cart assigned a specific location and quantity. A second duplicate cart is maintained in another location and exchanged on a scheduled basis to ensure that sufficient supplies are available. Requisition system - correct answer A method of inventory distribution where items needed are requested by user department personnel and removed from a central storage location for transport to the user department. Case cart system - correct answer The most common form of inventory management and distribution in the CS department. Case cart flow - correct answer Case cart is assembled, assembled cart is sent to surgery, the surgical procedure takes place, unopened items are returned to storage, reusable items are returned to the decontamination area for processing. Sustainability - correct answer Processes designed to reduce harm to the environment or deplete natural resources, thereby supporting long-term ecological balance. Patient care equipment - correct answer Suction units, temperature management units, infusion therapy devices Components of the healthcare facility's information management system - correct answer Clinical, operations, financial, public relations Federal safe medical devices act of 1990 - correct answer Requires that healthcare the facility report malfunctions of medical devices that have contributed to patient injury, illness and/ or death to the manufacturer and the FDA. Procedure areas - correct answer Cath lab, ER, L&D, minor procedures room, radiology, endoscopy Turnkey system - correct answer A computer system supplied to a customer in such a complete form that it can be put to immediate use. Cloud computing - correct answer The practice of storing regularly used data on multiple servers that can be accessed through the internet. Healthcare Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS) - correct answer A global, cause-based, non-profit organization focused on better healthcare through information technology. Clinical information systems - correct answer Capture data related to patient care. Admission and registration (ADT) - correct answer Used to manage inpatient and outpatient registration. Also helpful to CS for patient census info. Electronic medical record (EMR/EHR) - correct answer Library of data related to the care provided to the patient by the organization. Centralized patient order entry (CPOE) - correct answer Data portals used by physicians and caregivers to order tests, medications, supplies, and equipment for patient use. Provide alerts when there is potentially conflicting orders created for a patient. Diagnostic and therapeutic services systems - correct answer Used to manage scheduling, procedures performed, and results reported. Interventional services systems - correct answer Used to manage scheduling, procedures performed, and results reported. Important to CS because information is received about the daily needs of CS's critical customers (e.g. Scheduled OR cases) Operational systems - correct answer Essential in managing the various functions within the organization that are not directly related to patient care. Email systems - correct answer Critical platform for managing communication within any organization. Has replaced voice mail and pagers. Supply chain management or materiels management information systems (MMIS) - correct answer Used for managing the purchasing, receipt, and inventory control functions within the organization. Essential to CS for inventory control and ordering purposes. Asset management (tracking) systems - correct answer Used to manage the use, processing, and location of medical equipment throughout the organization. Effectively monitor and control the utilization of surgical instruments and patient care equipment. Staff scheduling systems - correct answer Used to monitor compliance with the organization's time clock policies, provide a mechanism to create work schedules, and analyze workforce needs and trends. Facility systems - correct answer Used to manage physical environment of the organization. For example, heating/cooling (HVAC), fire alarms, sprinklers, doors, audible announcements, badge access. Important to CS for managing the safety and quality of the areas where items are processed and stored. Human Resources systems - correct answer Used for process of recruiting and retaining staff, management of employee benefits, monitoring of compliance with regulatory requirements for staff competency. Financial systems - correct answer Essential for managing the financial activities of the organization. Accounts payable systems - correct answer Used to manage payment to vendors providing products or services to the organization. Charge description master (CDM) systems - correct answer Used to manage a listing of services and items that are chargeable to patients. Designed to communicate with others soft ware systems to support government mandated standard billing requirements. Billing or patient accounting (revenue) systems - correct answer Used to manage the issuing of bills to patients/insurance payors, and the assist with collection of amounts due. Payroll systems - correct answer Used to track hours, calculate wages, taxes and deductions, and print and deliver checks. Decision support systems - correct answer Used to analyze operational and financial performance, and provide key metrics to senior leadership. Includes information related to volume of procedures and services provided, as well as the operational costs and revenue received. Essential tool for evaluating financial impact of services and programs offered by the organization. Public relations systems - correct answer Essential in managing the public perception of the organization. The hospital's website - correct answer A significant portal for patients, employees, and physicians to obtain information about the services and programs offered: employment/volunteer opportunities, facility's core mission and values, Phx me directories, maps, directions. Social media portals - correct answer Facebook, twitter are becoming increasingly important as they are frequently used by patients to express their opinion about their experience with an organization. Media relations resources - correct answer Include information that resides on other websites not directly controlled by the organization, such as news articles on services provided. 1D tracking system - correct answer Utilizes bar codes to allow for tracking of instrument sets and equipment. 2D tracking - correct answer Uses data-matrix barcodes that are marked directly on the item to allow for individual item tracking. Basic features of tracking systems - correct answer Can track: complete instrument sets and trays, specific equipment items, last known location, cost and value, number of complete processing cycles,usage, preventative maintenance. Also provide complete tray lists,name of CS tech who assembled the set. This can also include catalog info, quality assurance measures, and financial data. Characteristics of advance tracking systems - correct answer RFID enabled real-time location of an item, set-level tracking, individual instrument tracking. Central service occupational hazards - correct answer Physical, chemical, biological "Employee right to know" - correct answer OSHA regulation that mandates that a comprehensive hazard communication program be in place to help ensure that employees know about hazards around them. Components of an effective departmental hazardous substance management program. - correct answer Container labeling requirements , use of safety data sheets, employee info and training, procedures to manage hazardous substances, employee monitoring, hazardous waste management Polymerization - correct answer A molecular reaction that creates an uncontrolled release of energy. Permissible exposure limits (PELs) - correct answer Established exposure limits for EtO, H2O2, O3 Glutaraldehyde exposure limits - correct answer NIOSH recommends that exposure be under 0.2 ppm time weighted average over an 8 hour shift. The American Conference of Governmental Industrial hygienists (ACGIH) recommends a ceiling value of 0.05 ppm. OSHA healthcare requirements - correct answer Provide adequate ventilation systems, establish safe work operating procedures, provide PPE, implement other methods to ensure that occupational exposure limits are not exceeded in the workplace. Fire triangle - correct answer Combustible substance, source of oxygen, source of ignition Combustible loading - correct answer The weight of combustible materials per square foot of area in which those materials are located. Components of fire safety plogram - correct answer Minimization of combustible load, fire response plan, early detection, containment of fire and combustible products, extinguishment, evacuation plans. Strategies to minimize combustible loads - correct answer Safely store single-use items, minimize volume of combustible substances, minimize trash buildup. Aerosols - correct answer A suspension of ultramicroscopic solid or liquid particles in air or gas; spray Permissible exposure limit (PEL) - correct answer Average concentration of a chemical in the air that a worker can be legally exposed to over a particular period of time (usually 8 hours). Time weighted average (TWA) - correct answer Total allowable worker exposure over an 8 hour period that is expressed as an average exposure time during that period. Sort-term Excursion Limit (STEL) - correct answer The maximum concentration of an airborne chemical to which a worker may be exposed over a 15 minute period. EtO PEL - correct answer 1 ppm as an eight hour rated average Action Level (AL) - correct answer Concentration of airborne particles in or at breathing level. EtO STEL - correct answer 5 ppm Cleaning - correct answer The first step in the decontamination process. Environmental Protection Agency - correct answer Administers regulations under the Clean Air Act. FDA - correct answer Initiates mandatory recalls Maunfacturer - correct answer Initiates voluntary recalls Number of Annual HAIs - correct answer 700,000 Nitrile gloves - correct answer Should always be worn when handling glutaraldehyde. Deactivates HLDs - correct answer Organic matter, time, dilution Steam sterilizer door - correct answer Weakest part of the steam sterilizer.