Sterile Processing Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

minimally invasive surgery (MIS) - Answer a surgical procedure done in a manner that causes little or no trauma or injury to the patient; it is often performed through a cannula using lasers, endoscopes or laparoscopes. Compared with other procedures, minimally invasive procedures involve smaller incisions, less bleeding, smaller amounts of anesthesia, less pain and minimal scarring. Integrated Delivery Network (IDN) - Answer a system of healthcare providers and organizations that provide...

A broken glass suction bottle is returned to decontamination. Which of the following should the technician do- - Answer place it in the appropriate rigid container Material Safety Data Sheets provide health and safety hazard and risk information on which of the following- - Answer chemical Which of the following is an ethical responsibility of an individual working in the central processing department- - Answer maintaining patient confidentiality Which of the following generally d...

The term pathogenic means. . . - Answer Disease-Producing. What color do Gram-Positive microorganisms stain . . . - Answer Blue or Purple. What color do Gram-Negative microorganisms stain . . . - Answer Red or Pink. Microorganisms are measured in . . . - Answer Microns. The shape of the Streptococcus is . . . - Answer Spherical. The shape of a Spirochete is . . . - Answer Spiral-like. Bacteria are unicellular and reproduce by . . . - Answer Binary fission. The ...

B - Answer A health care aquired infection is generally called A. Contagious infection B. Nosocomial infection C. Disease causing infection D. Antibiotic resistant infection C - Answer Health care acquired infections account for A. 50,000 deaths annually B. 70,000 deaths annually C. 90,000 deaths annually C. 110,000 deaths annually B - Answer The principal living reservoir of human disease is A. Wild animals B. The human body C. Reptiles D. Sheep and cattle C ...

D - Answer The 400 series stainless steel is used for such instruments as A. Melleable retractors B. Stainless steel basins C. Rigid sterilization containers D. Scissors,forceps,osteotomes ,and chisels B - Answer Which of the following would be used to hold back tissue or organs? A. Cannnulas B. Retractors C. Tissue Forceps D. Dressing Forceps C - Answer The weakest part of the instrument is/are the A. Jaws B. Shanks C. Box lock D. Rachet A - Answer What is the ...

The main role of the sterile processing area is? - Answer To provide dependable reliable services to ehance the quality of patient care. Ethicis is the practice of? - Answer Doing the right thing Recommended practices are? - Answer Statements of sound principals of practice that are based on scientific data and the opinions of experts. The health insurance portability and accountability act provide for which? - Answer Confidentiality. Before a pesticide can be marketed and us...

exhange cart system an inventory system in which desired inventory items are placed on a cart which is - Answer maintained in another location and exchanged once daily to unsure that sufficient supplies are available at all times ETO has an - Answer 8 hour aeration time the drain on a steam sterilizer should be - Answer clean daily the caring of flash sterilized trays is - Answer difficult because there is no protective wrapping implants - Answer cannot be flash sterilized ...

What is Central Service ? - Answer Centralized distribution of supplies to all customers in the hospital. What is the Central Service One Way Work Flow ? - Answer -Decontamination (soiled) -Preparation, Packaging, Sterilization (clean) -Sterile Storage (sterile) What is the purpose of a One Way Work Flow ? - Answer To prevent cross contamination. Decontamination - Answer Physically or chemically render instruments or equipment that may be contaminated with harmful micro organi...

Veins carry blood ____ the heart - Answer toward Arteries carry blood ______ the heart - Answer away from To convert Celsius to Fahrenheit you must use the following formula - Answer (C*1.8)+32 Another name for an animate object is a ___________ - Answer vector The ________ approves different disinfectants used in the sterile processing department. - Answer EPA The ______________ system contains the brain and spinal cord - Answer nervous The auricle is located in th...

An osteotome is (A) used to cut or shave bone. (B) a retractor. (C) a hemostatic forceps. (D) none of the above. - Answer A When returning loaner items to the vendor (A) all items should be completely assembled, tested and sterile. (B) trays should be returned immediately after point-of-use cleaning.(C) all items should be cleaned and decontaminated. (D) trays should be terminally sterilized before returning them to the vendor. - Answer C The first goal of creating an instru...