CBSPD Quiz Decontamination and Disinfection |15 questions and answers

All of the following items of personal protective equipment (PPE) should be worn when manually decontaminating flexible fiber-optic endoscopes EXCEPT... A lead apron. Which of the following BEST describes the manual cleaning process of surgical instruments? Cleaning/brushing the instrument beneath the water level. A technician workihng in Decon notices that the maintanence personworking on the washer/sterilizer did not remove the barrier attire when the person left the area to get additional tools. The tech should... Ask the maintenance person to remove the barrier attire when leaving the area. while delivering sterile supplies to multiple nursing units, the tech is asked to take an opened/used tray to decon. What is the BEST procedure? Return for the used tray after completing all deliveries, using the appropriate collection cart. When preparing the instruments from a dissection set for processing in a washer/decontaminator, the instruments should be positioned with the... Retractors on the bottom of the basket ajnd the hand-held instruments on the top. the pH of detergent solution that has been demonstrated to be the safest for cleaning surgical instruments is... Neutral Which of the followihng solutions is generally considered MOST appropriate for high-level disinfection of semi-critical devices? 2% activated glutaraldehyde. The effectiveness of any chemical disinfection process depends on all the following EXCEPT.. Cost of the chemical. After manually cleaning contaminated surgical instruments with a disinfectant solution, the NEXT step ihn the decontamination process is Rinsing Generally, the first step in loosening blood soils from the channels of an instrument is to soak it in... an enzymatic detergent. When cleaning an IV pump, it is important to use a germicide on the pump surface in order to... reduce the bioburden present on the equipment. If it is not possible to wash contaminated instruments immediately after use, they should be kept moist by... spraying with an enzymati foam, covering them with a towel moistened with water, and placing them in a plastic bag. A tray of instruments has been brought to the Decon area in a saline solution. What should be done? Rinse them with water and clean them as usual.