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Main role of sterile processing is:
provide reliable services to enhance quality of patient care
instruments sets and patient care equipment processing and distributing must be done
accurately and timely so:
patient care is not adversely affected
Ethics is
doing the right thing
Compliance with OSHA is
required by law
Establishes sterile practice based on opinion, research and theory:
AAMI
Reccomended practices are:
statements of sound principals based on scientific data
EPA, FDA, OSHA & DOH issue ____
regulations
CS/SPD practice are written by ___
AAMI
HIPPA is all about what ethical issue?
Confidentiality
Governing behavior involves what type of rule?
Regulation
An established norm based on theory is:
Standard
Government agency that evaluated pesticides?
EPA
Single-use devices in the hospital setting are regulated by _____
FDA
Cleaning/sterilization instructions should be requested from device manufacturers ___
each time the item is purchased
OSHA requires SDS for ___
each chemical in the department
Science branch refers to form and organization of body parts:
Anatomy
Science branch refers to function of specific body parts:
Physiology
Smallest most numerous structural units processing basic life characteristics are:
Cells
An environmental factor not required for the life of a cell is:
Cold
The cell's brain is the
Nucleus
Cell portion that contains DNA
,Nucleus
Complex structures with specialized functions in the body are:
Organs
Where do red blood cells develop?
Bone marrow
Smallest bones of the body are found in the:
middle ear
Bone which supports the tongue and swallowing functions:
Hyoid bone
Skull, hyoid, vertebral column and thoracic cage are part of ___ skeleton
Axial
Muscles make up ___% of body
50%
Sternum is located in ___ skeleton
Axial
Humerus is located in ____ skeleton
Appendicular
Bones of the lower limbs include:
Femur, tibia and fibula
Bones of the upper limbs include:
humerus, radius and ulna
Muscle cells which lack striations:
Smooth muscle cells
Connects muscle to bone
Tendons
Specialized cells responsible for body contractions:
Muscles
Largest organ of the body is:
Skin
Which layer of the skin contains nerves and blood supply?
Dermis
Provides immunity?
White blood cells
Which gas is removed from body cells?
Carbon dioxide
Which body system regulates pH?
Respiratory
Food is transported to the stomach through the ____
Esophagus
Term pathogenic means:
disease producing
Gram-Positive microorganisms stain what color?
Blue or Purple
Units that microorganisms are measured in:
Microns
Streptococcus shape is:
, spherical
Spirochete shape is:
Spiral
Bacteria reproduce by:
Binary fission
Gram-Negative microorganisms stain what color?
Red or Pink
Cocci shape:
Round
Microorganism that can slow down its metabolism and become dormant is:
Gram-Positive Bacillus - Blue or Purple in color
Bacilli are what shape?
Rod-shape
What do bacteria need to survive?
Warmth, water and waste elimination
What is used to test sterilization cycles?
Spores
A dehydrated cell with a thick, shell-like wall is a:
spore
What survives extreme heat, lack of water and exposure to many toxic chemicals and
radiation?
Spores
Pathogen that causes tuberculosis:
Mycobacteria
Includes single cell yeasts:
Fungi
Disease not caused by virus:
CJD
Difficult to kill by usual sterilization methods:
Prions
Aerobic bacteria require:
Oxygen
Disease caused by Prions:
CJD
Single-celled microorganisms are called:
Protozoa
Requires living host to multiply?
Virus
An abnormal protein describes a ____
prion
Gram-positive coccus example?
Staphylococcus aureus
____ can survive on hands for hours.
VRE
Healthcare infection is generally termed ____
Nosocomial