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What are Employee hazards in the decontamination process? - CORRECT ANSWERS Technicians
work with a large amount of 1) unidentified bioburden 2) wet enviornment 3) handling contaminated
sharps 4) must know procedures for proper handling, equipment, cleaning/sterilization agents



How do you properly clean a device? - CORRECT ANSWERS follow the device manufacturer's written
instructions



What is the starting point in sterilization? - CORRECT ANSWERS cleaning



Define decontamination - CORRECT ANSWERS The process of cleaning surgical instruments, patient
care devices, and all involved surfaces in order to render areas and items safe for handling and/or
further processing



What are physical safety hazards? - CORRECT ANSWERS -good body mechanics -correct body
techniques and posture for lifting, pushing, pulling, and reaching -should be alert and correct
anything that is a potential injury -lifts to lift heavy supplies, available work material, adjustable
chairs, padding on sharp edges, correct height tables -proper clothing can prevent injury



What is the weakest point of an instrument? - CORRECT ANSWERS Box lock and jaws



What does the ABC system stand for? - CORRECT ANSWERS A: large dollar amount items not used
frequently

B: moderately priced and used frequently

C: items w/ low dollar value



What is just in time distribution? - CORRECT ANSWERS Items are distributed to department by
vendor no need for sterile storage or inventory control.



What are specialty/ procedure carts? - CORRECT ANSWERS Carts placed in specific departments
based on procedures

personalized to needs of departments easily accessible.



What is case cart distribution? - CORRECT ANSWERS visually in specialty areas case carts are
delivered to department case cart is specialized to departments needs

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What is the exchange cart distribution? - CORRECT ANSWERS Two identical carts are made one is
out in the department and other stays in SPD



What is par level distribution? - CORRECT ANSWERS There is fixed inventory and when items
become low they are replenished from the stockroom per department/specialty



What is demand distribution? - CORRECT ANSWERS An instrument/cart must be ordered in order to

g 75-85 Temp



What two steps are involved in decontamination? - CORRECT ANSWERS 1. Manual and/or
automated mechanical cleaning

2. application of a thermal or chemical disinfection process



Define Cleaning... - CORRECT ANSWERS The removal of contamination from an item to the extent
necessary for further processing or for the intended use.



nosocomial infections are well documented and caused by... - CORRECT ANSWERS poor or
ineffective decontamination of instruments

et it



What are the most common distribution systems? - CORRECT ANSWERS 1) demand 2)par-level
3)Exchange 4)case carts 5) Specialty 6) Just in time



What is the air pressure of the sterile storage area? - CORRECT ANSWERS positive air flows out



What is shelf life - CORRECT ANSWERS period of time which a sterile item is considered safe to use

event related not time related



When are packs most

vulnerable to contamination? - CORRECT ANSWERS Immediately after sterilization

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What is it when a sterilizer's ability is tested under worst case conditions? - CORRECT ANSWERS
Small load testing



What is it called when a sterilizer is tested for sterilization under actual use conditions? - CORRECT
ANSWERS Max load testing



How often is a Bowie Dick test ran? - CORRECT ANSWERS Daily for dynamic air removal sterilizers



How much space should be between packages and chamber wall? - CORRECT ANSWERS one inch



How should paper-plastic pouches be placed in a sterilizer? - CORRECT ANSWERS plastic to paper or
paper to plastic

tilted on side



How should basins be placed in a sterilizer? - CORRECT ANSWERS on tilted side same direction



What should be placed on the bottom of the rack in a mixed load? - CORRECT ANSWERS metal
instruments

basin

other metal items



What should be placed on the top shelf? - CORRECT ANSWERS textile packs and paper/plastic
pouches



Textile packs should be placed how in a sterilizer? - CORRECT ANSWERS sides



Solid bottom trays should be loaded now? - CORRECT ANSWERS tilted on sides



How should mesh bottom containers be loaded into the sterilizer? - CORRECT ANSWERS flat on rack



If packages are still moist when the sterilizer doors are

open bacteria can do what? - CORRECT ANSWERS wick through the package

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How does steam sterilization occur? - CORRECT ANSWERS by condensation



What cases are proven to have prions? - CORRECT ANSWERS 1) neurosurgery

2) opthamology (eye)



When should a flash sterilizer be monitored? - CORRECT ANSWERS Weekly with a biological and a
class 5 or class 6 indicator



What can not be processed in an express cycle? - CORRECT ANSWERS porous items

items with lumens



When should a flash sterilizer be used? - CORRECT ANSWERS In an emergency; a one of a kind
instrument is dropped



How are liquids sterilized? - CORRECT ANSWERS only through gravity displacement liquid cycles



What occurs during the drying phase? - CORRECT ANSWERS Dynamic Air Removal: Filtered air is
drawn in achieve drying

Gravity: Heat in chamber evaporates moisture

*Approx.: 30 min. for both



What occurs during the exhaust phase? - CORRECT ANSWERS steam is exhausted from the chamber
drain line



What occurs during he sterilization/ exposure/"holding phase"? - CORRECT ANSWERS exposure
temperature is maintained for the prescribed amount of time



What occurs during the conditioning phase of steam sterilizers? - CORRECT ANSWERS Air is
removed and steam is injected



Where should the bowie dick test be placed in a steam sterilizer - CORRECT ANSWERS Drain line



Where is the sterilizers heat-sensing thermometer located? - CORRECT ANSWERS Drain line

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