DANB ICE test review (study guide for
ICE exam) Questions with Correct
Answers
OPIM: - ANSWERSother potential infectious material
When Should Masks be Worn: - ANSWERSduring all times when splash, splatter, spray
and aerosols may occur
OSHA Regulations Mandates that Lab Coats be Laundered by who - ANSWERSclinic
or outside facility hired by clinic
Bioburden: - ANSWERSdebris, microorganisms left on surfaces, (such as saliva and
blood)
Antibiotics: - ANSWERSkills microbes in our body
Antiseptics: - ANSWERSkills microbes on skin or body surface
Disinfectants: - ANSWERSkills microbes on inanimate surfaces, prevent future growth
Sterilants: - ANSWERSkills ALL microbes on inanimate surfaces
Sterilant/HIGH LEVEL Disinfectant: - ANSWERSkills all microbes on inanimate objects,
(heat resistant object)
Intermediate Level Disinfectant: - ANSWERSkills vegetative bacteria, fungi, virus, M.,
tuberculosis
Low-Level Disinfectant: - ANSWERSkills most vegetative bacteria, some fungi & some
viruses, NOT tuberculosis
Virucidal: - ANSWERSkills some virsues
Suffix-cidal: - ANSWERSto kill
Bactericidal: - ANSWERSkills some bacteria
Fungicidal: - ANSWERSkills some fungi
Tuberculocidal: - ANSWERSkills tuberculosis bacterium
, Sporcidal: - ANSWERSkills high level bacterial endospores, (for non-heat resistant
items)
Hospital Disinfectant: - ANSWERSkills 3 main bacteria
Chlorine Compounds: - ANSWERSbleach=sodium hypochlorite, Intermediate level
disinfectant at 1:10 to 1:100 dilution, mix fresh daily
Iodophors: - ANSWERSiodine based, most are intermediate level disinfectant, prepare
daily, NOT used anymore
Alcohols: - ANSWERSIsopropyl/ethyl- antiseptic and disinfect, rapid evaporation, poor
cleaners, NOT used as a surface disinfectant, used as a component in disinfectants
Phenols: - ANSWERSaka- carbolic acid, first widely used disinfectant, intermediate
level disinfectant, detergent added to aid w/cleaning, dilute & mix fresh daily
Sterilization: - ANSWERSprocess intended to kill all microorganisms and is the highest
level of microbial kill that can be achieved
Disinfection: - ANSWERSless lethal, kills disease-producing microorganisms but NOT
bacterial endospores
Types of Sterilization: (3) - ANSWERSheat, gas, liquid chemical
Categories of Pt Care Items: (3) - ANSWERScritical, semi-critical, non-critical
Critical: - ANSWERSpenetrates soft tissue, contacts bone, enters into blood stream, ex.
surgical instruments, scalers, scalpels- MUST be cleaned and sterilized by heat
Semi-critical: - ANSWERScontacts mucous membranes, does not penetrate, ex. mouth
mirror, impression trays, amalgam condensor- heat resistant items must be cleaned &
treated w/ high-level disinfectants
Non-critical: - ANSWERScontacts the skin, ex. blood pressure cuff, stethoscope- items
are cleaned and treated with a low-level disinfectant, intermediate-level disinfectant if
visible blood
Universal Sterilization: - ANSWERSall reusable instruments and handpieces are
sterilized, NOT disinfected, between use on patients
Steps of Sterilization: (7) - ANSWERStransport, cleaning, packaging, sterilization,
storage, delivery, quality
Monitoring: (3) - ANSWERSbiological, chemical, mechanical
ICE exam) Questions with Correct
Answers
OPIM: - ANSWERSother potential infectious material
When Should Masks be Worn: - ANSWERSduring all times when splash, splatter, spray
and aerosols may occur
OSHA Regulations Mandates that Lab Coats be Laundered by who - ANSWERSclinic
or outside facility hired by clinic
Bioburden: - ANSWERSdebris, microorganisms left on surfaces, (such as saliva and
blood)
Antibiotics: - ANSWERSkills microbes in our body
Antiseptics: - ANSWERSkills microbes on skin or body surface
Disinfectants: - ANSWERSkills microbes on inanimate surfaces, prevent future growth
Sterilants: - ANSWERSkills ALL microbes on inanimate surfaces
Sterilant/HIGH LEVEL Disinfectant: - ANSWERSkills all microbes on inanimate objects,
(heat resistant object)
Intermediate Level Disinfectant: - ANSWERSkills vegetative bacteria, fungi, virus, M.,
tuberculosis
Low-Level Disinfectant: - ANSWERSkills most vegetative bacteria, some fungi & some
viruses, NOT tuberculosis
Virucidal: - ANSWERSkills some virsues
Suffix-cidal: - ANSWERSto kill
Bactericidal: - ANSWERSkills some bacteria
Fungicidal: - ANSWERSkills some fungi
Tuberculocidal: - ANSWERSkills tuberculosis bacterium
, Sporcidal: - ANSWERSkills high level bacterial endospores, (for non-heat resistant
items)
Hospital Disinfectant: - ANSWERSkills 3 main bacteria
Chlorine Compounds: - ANSWERSbleach=sodium hypochlorite, Intermediate level
disinfectant at 1:10 to 1:100 dilution, mix fresh daily
Iodophors: - ANSWERSiodine based, most are intermediate level disinfectant, prepare
daily, NOT used anymore
Alcohols: - ANSWERSIsopropyl/ethyl- antiseptic and disinfect, rapid evaporation, poor
cleaners, NOT used as a surface disinfectant, used as a component in disinfectants
Phenols: - ANSWERSaka- carbolic acid, first widely used disinfectant, intermediate
level disinfectant, detergent added to aid w/cleaning, dilute & mix fresh daily
Sterilization: - ANSWERSprocess intended to kill all microorganisms and is the highest
level of microbial kill that can be achieved
Disinfection: - ANSWERSless lethal, kills disease-producing microorganisms but NOT
bacterial endospores
Types of Sterilization: (3) - ANSWERSheat, gas, liquid chemical
Categories of Pt Care Items: (3) - ANSWERScritical, semi-critical, non-critical
Critical: - ANSWERSpenetrates soft tissue, contacts bone, enters into blood stream, ex.
surgical instruments, scalers, scalpels- MUST be cleaned and sterilized by heat
Semi-critical: - ANSWERScontacts mucous membranes, does not penetrate, ex. mouth
mirror, impression trays, amalgam condensor- heat resistant items must be cleaned &
treated w/ high-level disinfectants
Non-critical: - ANSWERScontacts the skin, ex. blood pressure cuff, stethoscope- items
are cleaned and treated with a low-level disinfectant, intermediate-level disinfectant if
visible blood
Universal Sterilization: - ANSWERSall reusable instruments and handpieces are
sterilized, NOT disinfected, between use on patients
Steps of Sterilization: (7) - ANSWERStransport, cleaning, packaging, sterilization,
storage, delivery, quality
Monitoring: (3) - ANSWERSbiological, chemical, mechanical
