CCSVP PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS
The organization that sets recommended practices and standards for care and processing of
devices and systems is:
EPA
CDC
AAMI
SGNA - AnswerAAMI
If immediate use steam sterilization is used for implants:
-should be sterilized in extended cycles
-Should only be sterilized using Ethylene Oxide
-There should be a tracking system in place to track the implant to the patient
- Should be discarded if not used - AnswerShould be discarded if not used
The decontamination area is considered a:
Unrestricted area
Semi-restricted area
Restricted area
Non-restricted - AnswerSemi-restricted
If an item is not properly cleaned:
The device will be more difficult to sterilize
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, The device cannot be sterilized
You will need to place more biological tests in the load
It will take longer to cool after sterilization - AnswerThe device cannot be sterilized
Trays and instruments brought from outside the facility:
Must go through the decontamination process
Can be delivered o the OR
Can go to the storage or case cart area if they are still in a wrapped container
All the above - AnswerMust go through the decontamination process
This area of the facility is where items are prepared for transport following a procedure:
Decontamination
Point of Use
Assembly/preparation
Soiled receiving - AnswerPoint of Use
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The organization that sets recommended practices and standards for care and processing of
devices and systems is:
EPA
CDC
AAMI
SGNA - AnswerAAMI
If immediate use steam sterilization is used for implants:
-should be sterilized in extended cycles
-Should only be sterilized using Ethylene Oxide
-There should be a tracking system in place to track the implant to the patient
- Should be discarded if not used - AnswerShould be discarded if not used
The decontamination area is considered a:
Unrestricted area
Semi-restricted area
Restricted area
Non-restricted - AnswerSemi-restricted
If an item is not properly cleaned:
The device will be more difficult to sterilize
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, The device cannot be sterilized
You will need to place more biological tests in the load
It will take longer to cool after sterilization - AnswerThe device cannot be sterilized
Trays and instruments brought from outside the facility:
Must go through the decontamination process
Can be delivered o the OR
Can go to the storage or case cart area if they are still in a wrapped container
All the above - AnswerMust go through the decontamination process
This area of the facility is where items are prepared for transport following a procedure:
Decontamination
Point of Use
Assembly/preparation
Soiled receiving - AnswerPoint of Use
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