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A broken glass suction bottle is returned to Decontamination. Which of the
following should the technician do? - ANSWER>>Place it in an appropriate rigid
container
Safety Data Sheets (SDS) provide health and safety hazard and risk information on
which of the following? - ANSWER>>Chemical
Which of the following generally describes the correct sequence for traffic
workflow in areas in which medical devices are processed? -
ANSWER>>Decontamination, Assembly, Packaging, Sterilization, Sterile Storage
The MAJOR reason why acrylic nails are not permitted to be worn in the sterile
processing department is because they can - ANSWER>>Allow fungus to grow
beneath them
Which of the following agencies would approve the disinfectants used on floors
and walls in the Sterile Processing Department? - ANSWER>>Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA)
Every healthcare facility has an organizational structure, or chart, that outlines -
ANSWER>>Departmental authority relationships
"Clean to dirty" is a sterile processing department term used to describe -
ANSWER>>Work flow
, What are the major physical areas of a typical Sterile Processing Department? -
ANSWER>>Decontamination, Assembly, Preparation and Packaging, Sterilization,
and Sterile Storage
Loose fitting clothing and jewelry should NOT be worn in sterile processing
because it - ANSWER>>Can get caught in moving equipment
Hair coverings are REQUIRED - ANSWER>>In all areas of the department
Decontamination procedures - ANSWER>>Reduce contamination to permit
reprocessed medical devices to be sterilized
A patient contracts an infection from an improperly sterilized surgical instrument.
This is an example of - ANSWER>>A healthcare acquired infection
Coronary artery bypass surgery may be performed on patients with -
ANSWER>>Arteriosclerosis
All of the following are classified as critical medical devices EXCEPT -
ANSWER>>Thermometers
The function of the gastrointestinal system is to - ANSWER>>Provide the body
with nutrients
A liver biopsy would be performed to check for which disease? -
ANSWER>>Hepatitis C Virus
The growth of pathogenic bacteria in living tissue is called - ANSWER>>Sepsis
Nosocomial infections can be prevented by all the following EXCEPT -
ANSWER>>Increasing the patient length of stay