Sterile Processing IAHCSMM| 128 questions| with complete solutions

Spiral-Shaped Bacteria correct answer: Spirillum This government agency is dedicated to ensuring a fast, safe, and efficient transportation system correct answer: Depart of Transportation (DOT) Rod-Shaped Bacteria correct answer: Bacillus Bacteria that are capable of growing in the absence of free oxygen correct answer: Anaerobic Bacteria Round or spherical-Shaped Bacteria correct answer: Cocci Name the "links" in the chain of infection correct answer: Causative Agent Reservoir of the Agent Portal of Exit of the Agent to the Reservoir Mode of Transmission Portal of Entry into the Host Susceptible Host The percentage of hospital patients that develop a healthcare facility-associated infection. correct answer: Approximately 10% Recommended temperature for the Decontamination area of Central Service correct answer: 60 - 65 degrees F (10 - 18 degrees C) Organization that establishes standards and guidelines for the processing of flexible endoscopes correct answer: Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates (SGNA) Faccine provided to healthcare workers who may come in contact with bloodborne pathogens correct answer: Hepatitis B Vaccine This government agnecy regulates the reprocessing of single use devices and the approval of medical devices correct answer: Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Considers all patients potentially infectious and requires that healthcare professionals protect themselves from contact with blood and other blody fluids correct answer: Standard Precautions Name the 5 Principles of Asepsis correct answer: Know what is dirty Know what is clean Know what is sterile Keep the 3 conditions separate Remedy contamination immediately