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What should the sterilizer access area pressure be? - CORRECT ANSWERS Negative w/10 air exchanges per hour
75-85 T emp
What two steps are involved in decontamination? - CORRECT ANSWERS 1. Manual and/or automated mechanical cleaning
2. application of a thermal or chemical disinfection process
Define Cleaning... - CORRECT ANSWERS The removal of contamination from an item to the extent necessary for further processing or for the intended use.
nosocomial infections are well documented and caused by... - CORRECT ANSWERS
poor or ineffective decontamination of instruments
What are Employee hazards in the decontamination process? - CORRECT ANSWERS T echnicians 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? - CORRECT ANSWERS follow the device manufacturer's written instructions
What is the starting point in sterilization? - CORRECT ANSWERS cleaning
Define decontamination - CORRECT ANSWERS The process of cleaning surgical instruments, patient care devices, and all involved surfaces in order to render areas and items safe for handling and/or further processing
What are physical safety hazards? - CORRECT ANSWERS -good body mechanics -correct body techniques and posture for lifting, pushing, pulling, and reaching -
should be alert and correct anything that is a potential injury -lifts to lift heavy supplies, available work material, adjustable chairs, padding on sharp edges, correct height tables -proper clothing can prevent injury CBSPD BOARD EXAM 466Questions and Answers All Answers 100% Correctly/Verified Brand New Latest Update
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What is the weakest point of an instrument? - CORRECT ANSWERS Box lock and jaws
What does the ABC system stand for? - CORRECT ANSWERS A: large dollar amount items not used frequently
B: moderately priced and used frequently
C: items w/ low dollar value
What is just in time distribution? - CORRECT ANSWERS Items are distributed to department by vendor no need for sterile storage or inventory control.
What are specialty/ procedure carts? - CORRECT ANSWERS Carts placed in specific departments based on procedures
personalized to needs of departments easily accessible.
What is case cart distribution? - CORRECT ANSWERS visually in specialty areas case carts are delivered to department case cart is specialized to departments needs
What is the exchange cart distribution? - CORRECT ANSWERS T wo identical carts are made one is out in the department and other stays in SPD
What is par level distribution? - CORRECT ANSWERS There is fixed inventory and when items become low they are replenished from the stockroom per department/specialty
What is demand distribution? - CORRECT ANSWERS An instrument/cart must be ordered in order to get it
What are the most common distribution systems? - CORRECT ANSWERS 1) demand 2)par-level 3)Exchange 4)case carts 5) Specialty 6) Just in time CBSPD BOARD EXAM 466Questions and Answers All Answers 100% Correctly/Verified Brand New Latest Update
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What is the air pressure of the sterile storage area? - CORRECT ANSWERS positive air flows out
What is shelf life - CORRECT ANSWERS period of time which a sterile item is considered safe to use
event related not time related
When are packs most
vulnerable to contamination? - CORRECT ANSWERS Immediately after sterilization
What is it when a sterilizer's ability is tested under worst case conditions? - CORRECT ANSWERS Small load testing
What is it called when a sterilizer is tested for sterilization under actual use conditions? - CORRECT ANSWERS Max load testing
How often is a Bowie Dick test ran? - CORRECT ANSWERS Daily for dynamic air removal sterilizers
How much space should be between packages and chamber wall? - CORRECT ANSWERS one inch
How should paper-plastic pouches be placed in a sterilizer? - CORRECT ANSWERS plastic to paper or paper to plastic tilted on side
How should basins be placed in a sterilizer? - CORRECT ANSWERS on tilted side same direction CBSPD BOARD EXAM 466Questions and Answers All Answers 100% Correctly/Verified Brand New Latest Update
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What should be placed on the bottom of the rack in a mixed load? - CORRECT ANSWERS metal instruments
basin
other metal items
What should be placed on the top shelf? - CORRECT ANSWERS textile packs and
paper/plastic pouches
T extile packs should be placed how in a sterilizer? - CORRECT ANSWERS sides
Solid bottom trays should be loaded now? - CORRECT ANSWERS tilted on sides
How should mesh bottom containers be loaded into the sterilizer? - CORRECT ANSWERS flat on rack
If packages are still moist when the sterilizer doors are
open bacteria can do what? - CORRECT ANSWERS wick through the package
How does steam sterilization occur? - CORRECT ANSWERS by condensation
What cases are proven to have prions? - CORRECT ANSWERS 1) neurosurgery
2) opthamology (eye)
When should a flash sterilizer be monitored? - CORRECT ANSWERS Weekly with a biological and a class 5 or class 6 indicator
What can not be processed in an express cycle? - CORRECT ANSWERS porous items items with lumens