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,The main role of the sterile processing area is to
a. pick supplies for surgery
b. enter and account for patient charges
c. follow the requests of the OR (operating room) supervisor
d. provide dependable reliable services to enhance the quality of patient care - ANSWER>>D
Standards for sterile processing practice are developed by the
a. Food and Drug Administration
b. State Departments of Health
c. Environmental Protection Agency
d. Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation - ANSWER>>D If healthcare
facilities reprocess single-use devices, the devices must be cleared by
a. Occupational Safety and Health Administration
b. Environmental Protection Agency
c. Center for Disease Control and Prevention
d. Food and Drug Administration - ANSWER>>D
Which of the following single-use items are exempt from the FDA's third-party reprocessing
regulation
a. arthroscopic shavers
b. sequential compression sleeves
c. Pacemakers
d. laparoscopic instruments - ANSWER>>C
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,The Occupational Safety Health Administration has a great effect on sterile processing activities
by its occupational exposure to airborne contaminants, exposure to bloodborne pathogens, and
which of the following?
a. reprocessing of single use devices
b. communication of workplace hazards
c. reporting of malfunctioning medical equipment
d. the cemical products used in SPD - ANSWER>>B The Medical Device Reporting regulation
requires
a. sterile processing employees to report all work related injuries
b. healthcare facilities to register single use devices to be reprocessed
c. sterile processing employees to report failure to wear PPE
d. healthcare facilities to report deaths or serious injuries from medical devices - ANSWER>>D
Which agency requires that eyewash stations be available for emergency use
a. Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation
b. Food and Drug Administration
c. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
d. Occupational Safety and Health Administration - ANSWER>>D
Occupational Safety and Health Administration's Hazard Communication Standard requires that
a Safety Data Sheet must be available for
a. all instrument tray
b. all packaging material
c. chemical that can harm you
d. each chemical in the department - ANSWER>>D
3
, To comply with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's Hazard Communication
Standard (Right-to-Know), employers must ensure that which of the following is available for
employees?
a. emergency eyewash stations
b. information on exposure limits for ethylene oxide
c. bloodborne pathogen exposure plan
d. Safety Data Sheets for chemicals - ANSWER>>D Any injury to an employee, no matter how
slight, should be
a. examined by a physician
b. checked by infection control
c. documented in an incident report
d. documented by the emergency room nurse - ANSWER>>C
Ethics is the practice of
a. doing the right thing
b. dealing with what is bad
c. not recognizing cultural beliefs
d. discussing patient issues with friends - ANSWER>>A Compliance with OSHA regulations is
a. optional
b. required by law
c. recommended whenever there is time
d. doing what you want to do - ANSWER>>B
Which of the following establishes sterilization practice standards based on opinion, research
and/or theory?
a. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OHSA)
b. Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI)
c. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
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,The main role of the sterile processing area is to
a. pick supplies for surgery
b. enter and account for patient charges
c. follow the requests of the OR (operating room) supervisor
d. provide dependable reliable services to enhance the quality of patient care - ANSWER>>D
Standards for sterile processing practice are developed by the
a. Food and Drug Administration
b. State Departments of Health
c. Environmental Protection Agency
d. Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation - ANSWER>>D If healthcare
facilities reprocess single-use devices, the devices must be cleared by
a. Occupational Safety and Health Administration
b. Environmental Protection Agency
c. Center for Disease Control and Prevention
d. Food and Drug Administration - ANSWER>>D
Which of the following single-use items are exempt from the FDA's third-party reprocessing
regulation
a. arthroscopic shavers
b. sequential compression sleeves
c. Pacemakers
d. laparoscopic instruments - ANSWER>>C
2
,The Occupational Safety Health Administration has a great effect on sterile processing activities
by its occupational exposure to airborne contaminants, exposure to bloodborne pathogens, and
which of the following?
a. reprocessing of single use devices
b. communication of workplace hazards
c. reporting of malfunctioning medical equipment
d. the cemical products used in SPD - ANSWER>>B The Medical Device Reporting regulation
requires
a. sterile processing employees to report all work related injuries
b. healthcare facilities to register single use devices to be reprocessed
c. sterile processing employees to report failure to wear PPE
d. healthcare facilities to report deaths or serious injuries from medical devices - ANSWER>>D
Which agency requires that eyewash stations be available for emergency use
a. Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation
b. Food and Drug Administration
c. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
d. Occupational Safety and Health Administration - ANSWER>>D
Occupational Safety and Health Administration's Hazard Communication Standard requires that
a Safety Data Sheet must be available for
a. all instrument tray
b. all packaging material
c. chemical that can harm you
d. each chemical in the department - ANSWER>>D
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, To comply with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's Hazard Communication
Standard (Right-to-Know), employers must ensure that which of the following is available for
employees?
a. emergency eyewash stations
b. information on exposure limits for ethylene oxide
c. bloodborne pathogen exposure plan
d. Safety Data Sheets for chemicals - ANSWER>>D Any injury to an employee, no matter how
slight, should be
a. examined by a physician
b. checked by infection control
c. documented in an incident report
d. documented by the emergency room nurse - ANSWER>>C
Ethics is the practice of
a. doing the right thing
b. dealing with what is bad
c. not recognizing cultural beliefs
d. discussing patient issues with friends - ANSWER>>A Compliance with OSHA regulations is
a. optional
b. required by law
c. recommended whenever there is time
d. doing what you want to do - ANSWER>>B
Which of the following establishes sterilization practice standards based on opinion, research
and/or theory?
a. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OHSA)
b. Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI)
c. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
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