ACCURATE SOLUTIONS
Which of the following generally describes the correct sequence for
traffic workflow in areas in
which medical devices are processed? - Precise Answer
✔✔decontamination > assembly > packaging > sterilization > sterile
storage
Report the problem to your supervisor
while delivering sterile supplies to multiple nursing units, the tech is
asked to take an opened/used tray to decon, best procedure? - Precise
Answer ✔✔Return for the used tray after
completing all deliveries, using the appropriate collection cart.
A broken glass suction bottle is returned to Decontamination. Which of
the following should the technician do? - Precise Answer ✔✔Place it in
an appropriate rigid container
The pH of detergent solution that has been demonstrated to be the safest
for cleaning surgical instruments is - Precise Answer ✔✔neutral
When cleaning an intravenous (IV) pump, it is important to use a
germicide on the pump
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, surface in order to - Precise Answer ✔✔reduce bioburden present on the
equipment
The chemical disinfectant that leaves a residual film is - Precise Answer
✔✔phenolic
A tray of instruments has been brought to the decontamination area in a
saline solution. Which of the following actions should the technician
take? - Precise Answer ✔✔Rinse them with water and then clean them
according the manufacturer's instructions
Generally, the first step in loosening blood soils from the channels of an
instrument is to soak it
in - Precise Answer ✔✔An enzymatic detergent
The MOST commonly recognized halogen is - Precise Answer
✔✔sodium hypochlorite
When working the decontamination area, transmission of pathogenic
organisms from used surgical instruments can BEST be minimized by -
Precise Answer ✔✔wearing appropriate PPE
Paper-plastic pouches are generally used to package - Precise Answer
✔✔One to two light weight instruments
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