Decontamination – Medical Device Reprocessing – 2026 – Study and Practice
Guide
(AAMI) "the removal of contamination from an item to the extent necessary for further
processing or for the intended use"
A. Cleaning
B. sterilization
C. disinfection
D. decontamination - correct answer ✔✔ A. cleaning
(OSHA) occupational safety and health administration, the use of physical or chemical means to
remove, inactivate, or destroy blood borne pathogens on from a surface or item is known as
A. cleaning
B. sterilization
C. disinfection
D. decontamination - correct answer ✔✔ D. decontamination
what is the first step in the decontamination process?
A. manual and/or automated, mechanical cleaning
B. processing through a sterilization cycle
C. soaking in a disinfecting solution
D. application of a disinfectant - correct answer ✔✔ A. manual and/or automated, mechanical
cleaning
Guide
(AAMI) "the removal of contamination from an item to the extent necessary for further
processing or for the intended use"
A. Cleaning
B. sterilization
C. disinfection
D. decontamination - correct answer ✔✔ A. cleaning
(OSHA) occupational safety and health administration, the use of physical or chemical means to
remove, inactivate, or destroy blood borne pathogens on from a surface or item is known as
A. cleaning
B. sterilization
C. disinfection
D. decontamination - correct answer ✔✔ D. decontamination
what is the first step in the decontamination process?
A. manual and/or automated, mechanical cleaning
B. processing through a sterilization cycle
C. soaking in a disinfecting solution
D. application of a disinfectant - correct answer ✔✔ A. manual and/or automated, mechanical
cleaning
