MN551 Unit 10 ACTUAL EXAM TEST 100% VERIFIED LATEST UPDATED 2025

Type C Fire - -involves electrical equipment Wicking Material - -approved absorbant material that is used to allow air removal, steam penetration, and that facilitates drying Purified Water - -pH 6.5-7.5 Parenteral Solutions - -administered intravenously AAMI (Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation) - -organization that sets recommended practices and standards for care and processing of devices and systems Ortho-Phthalaldehyde (OPA) - -best choice for high level disinfection of instruments FDA - -regulates medical device reporting; responsible for pre-market requirements of medical devices Quaternary Ammoinum Compound (QUATs) - -best choice for cleaning walls, fixtures, and floors in the decontamination area Dry Steam - -"superheated steam" Standard Precautions - -patients may pose a risk of infection whether they have been diagnosed with an infectious disease or not Pituitary Gland - -"master gland" positioned at the base of the brain; important in controlling growth and development and the functioning of the other endocrine glands Engraving - -instrument marking method that is NOT reccomended Perpetual Inventory System - -system that keeps track of the all incoming and outgoing supplies so that quantities of supplies in storage are known at all times Steam Sterilization Temperatures - -250 and 270 degrees F Instrument Marking Tape - -should be wrapped around the instrument approximately 1 to 1.5 times MN551 MN551 Negative Test - -the sterilizer has successfully killed all bacterial spores in a biologicial indicator Impingement - -physical method by which a washer/decontaminator cleans Cavitation - -physical method by which an ultrasonic washer cleans FIFO Storage Method - -inspection for integrity before placing on or removing from the storage shelf Patient-Controlled Analgesia (PCA) Pump - -allows auto-administration of pain medication Consignment System - -inventory control method in which the supplier owns the inventory, stores it at the healthcare facility, and does not charge the healthcare facility for it until it is used or lost Pick-n-Pack System - -inventory control method in which products are ordered from a vendor prepacked for a particular department (generally items are office supplies and forms) Just-In-Time System - -inventory control method in which minimal stock is kept on-site, and most orders are delivered when needed (although some medically critical items must always be on-site); all facilities operate some form of JIT system Stockless Supplies System - -inventory control method in which the supplier provides a complete inventory, storage, and distribution service to the facility, and delivers to departments on a pre-scheduled basis Economic Order Quantity System - -inventory control system in which products are purchased in the quantity which is most economical Min/Max System - -inventory control system which requires that the lowest quantity of each supply item which can be available before ordering be determined ("safety stock level"), then the largest quantity that can be available in inventory should be agreed upon--this information used to determine quantity of product to reorder Stock Outs - -condition occurring when inventory items required to provide healthcare services are not available Inventory (reusable) - -relatively inexpensive assets (i.e. sterilization containers, wheelchairs) that can be reused as services are provided Equipment (capital) - -relatively expensive assets (i.e. sterilizers, washers) that requires significant advance planning for their purchase MN551 MN551 Inventory (official) - -consumable products found in Central Service and other storerooms, warehouses, and satellite storage areas; value usually included on facility's balance sheet Inventory (unofficial) - -consumable products found in user areas such as surgical locations and labs; usually expensed to user departments and stored in unofficial locations Balance Sheet - -financial summary of what a facility owns (assets), owes (liabilities), and is worth (equity) at a specific point in time Periodic Automatic Replenishment (PAR System) - -inventory replenishment system in which the desired amount of products on hand is established, and inventory replenishment returns the quantity of products to this level Automated Supply Replenishment System - -inventory replenishment system in which items removed from inventory are automatically identified and tracked. when reorder point is reached, item information is generated on a supply pack list in central storeroom. items are then issued, and transferred to appropriate user area Exchange Cart System - -inventory replenishment method that involves the exchange of a freshly-loaded supply cart for an identical cart in a patient unit that has been depleted of most supplies Requisition System - -method of inventory distribution in which item needs are requested (requisitioned) by user department personnel, and removed from a central storage location for transport to the user department Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) - -inventory tracking system in which the identity (serial number) of an item is wirelessly transmitted with radio waves; different than bar code scanning because not limited to line of sight Issue - -act of withdrawing supplies from storage for transfer to areas where they will be used Variance - -difference between the amount of a supply that should be available (from records) and the amount that is available (from physical count) when a perpetual inventory system is used Total Acquisition Costs - -all costs incurred by the facility to purchase a specific supply or equipment item from the point of authorization through its disposal Current Asset - -an asset that is expected to be used within one year D-Value - -amount of time that it takes to kill 90% of the microorganisms present on an object MN551 MN551 Impregnated Gauze Strips - -may be sterilized using dry heat sterilization. should be placed in stainless steel container, covered in petroleum jelly, and layer not exceed 1/2 inch in depth Square Fold & Envelope Fold - -two most common techniques of flat-wrap packaging Feedback - -step in communication that occurs when a listener asks a question or repeats information Type A Fire - -ordinary combustibles such as wood, paper, fabric, and most kinds of trash Type B Fire - -flammable or combustible liquid and gas Type D Fire - -combustible metals Hepatitis A - -important in food-borne illness Phenolics - -often used to disinfect noncritical items Chemical Indicators - -classified by the FDA as Class II devices Recommended Exposure Time for Dry Heat Sterilization - -2 hours at 320 degrees F AAMI & AORN - -do NOT recommend flash sterilization Sequential - -method of wrapping that creates a package within a package Biological Testing in Steam Sterilizers - -at a weekly minimum frequency or in every load that contains an implant Geobacillus Stearothermophilus - -spore used to monitor steam sterilization efficacy "A" Items in ABC Inventory Control System - -the smallest number of items and largest dollar value; the items most closely monitored "B" Items in ABC Inventory Control System - -the intermediate number of items (in stock) and intermediate dollar value; consumed (used) the most "C" Items in ABC Inventory Control System - -the largest number of items and smallest dollar value Mechanical Convection Sterilizer - -most efficient type of dry heat sterilizer Martensitic - -400 stainless steel MN551 MN551 Reverse Osmosis - -process that can remove bacteria, pyrogens, and endotoxins from water Bowie Dick Test - -used to evaluate the efficacy of air removal in a dynamic-air-removal steam sterilizer CJD - -Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease prion that is of speical concern because it cannot be destroyed by normal sterilzation cycle Verification - -procedure performed by healthcare facilities to confirm that the sterilization validation undertaken by the equipment