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Steps for performing a task are defined in a
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Procedure
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Collection of data and identification of issues are part of what kind of program?
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Quality Assurance
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The OSHA Hazard Communication Standard requires that an MSDS must be available for?
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Each chemical in the department
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Which of the following regulates and makes sure products are safe and effective before companies put them on the market?
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FDA
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When should a new employee become familiar with MSDS's in CS/SPD?
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On their first day at work
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The Right-to-Know Standard requires employers to have which of the following available for employees?
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Material Safety Data Sheets for chemicals
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Ethics is the practice of?
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Doing the right thing
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Which agency regulates the reprocessing of single-use devices?
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FDA
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Before a pesticide can be marketed and used in the United States, it must be evaluated and registered by which of the following?
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EPA
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A rule designed to govern behavior is called a?
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Regulation
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Which agency requires that eyewash stations be available for emergency use?
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OSHA
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The Medical Device Reporting regulation requires?
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Healthcare facilities to report deaths or serious injuries from medical devices.
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The main role of sterile processing is to?
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Provide dependable, reliable services to enhance the quality of patient care
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Compliance with OSHA is?
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Required by law
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If healthcare facilities reprocess single-use devices, the device must be cleared by?
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FDA
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Instrument sets and patient care equipment must be processed and distributed in an accurate and timely manner so that?
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Patient care is not adversely affected
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How often should cleaning and sterilization instructions be requested from device manufacturers?
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Each time the item is purchased
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Annual competency testing is required by?
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JC (formerly called JCAHO)
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Which of the following establishes sterilization practice standards based on opinion, research, and/or theory?
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AAMI
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Any equipment with a cord that is cracked, frayed, or broken should be?
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Disinfected and sent out for repair
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To ensure that all employees are learning the same information, training should be?
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Standardized
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The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act provides for which ethical issue?
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Confidentiality
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An established norm which is based on theory is called a?
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Standard
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Recommended practices are?
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Statements of sound principals of practice that are based on scientific data and the opinions of experts
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Which of the following defines what a department must do?
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Policies
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OSHA has a great effect on CS/SPD by its regulation of occupational exposure to airborne contaminants, exposure from bloodborne pathogens, and which of the following?
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Communication of workplace hazards
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Standards for CS/SPD practice are written by?
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AAMI
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EPA, FDA, OSHA and state Departments of Health (DOH) primarily issue?
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Regulations
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What are ethical actions? |
those that conform to accepted and professional standards of conduct |
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What three sections is the brain divided up into? |
cerebellum, cerebrum, brain stem |
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To sterilize a paper-plastic peel pack it should be? |
Placed on its edge |
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What is a wet sterilization system for unwrapped items? |
peracetic acid |
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According to OSHA, the use of physical or chemical means to to inactivate bloodborne pathogens from a surface is called? |
decontamination |
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Fiberoptic light cords should be cleaned? |
using a soft cloth and detergent |
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Before it is mannually cleaned, what must be done to a flexible endoscope? |
it must be tested for leaks |
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How should hinged instruments be sterilized? |
in an open postition |
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Which level of disinfectant is needed for the destruction of HIV? |
low- level |
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What should never be used to remove gross soild from and instrument? |
saline |
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What is sterilization? |
Rendering an item free of living microorganisms, including resistant endospores. |
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What is disinfection? |
Use of a chemical to kill most microbes, but not spores. |
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What is the first step in the decontamination process? |
cleaning with detergent |
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How many air exchanges should there be in the decontamination area? |
10 per hour |
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Where is the sternum found? |
the axial skeleton |
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What can never be used as an environmental disinfectant? |
Glutaraldehyde |
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How do you precondition a sterilizer? |
place a load in the sterilizer and close the door for 15 minutes |
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List the order of the GI tract. |
Oral cavity, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, small intestine, colon |
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Where is the sterilizers heat sensing thermometer located? |
in the drain line |
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The function of the SPD department is ... |
to recieve, clean, decontaminate, assemble, disinfect, and/or sterilize reusable medical and surgical devices for patient care. |
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Any equipment with a cord that is cracked, broken, or frayed should be? |
disinfected and sent out for repair |
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a pH of 9 |
Alkaline |
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What connects muscle to bone? |
Tendons |
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What method is used to sterilize liquids? |
gravity steam |
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list the level of organization. |
cell,tissue,organ,system |
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What produces bile? |
Liver |
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What stores bile? |
the gallbladder |
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How should powered equipment be cleaned? |
by hand |
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What class of disinfectant is sodium hypochlorite? |
Halogen |
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Enzyme based detergents contain organic substances that assit in the breakdown of what? |
protein soils and blood |
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The mechanical action in the automated cleaning process that uses imploding bubbles is called |
cavitation |
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What are the two major functions of the spinal cord? |
conducts nerve impulses and is the center for spinal reflexes |
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Proteolytic enzyme detergent breaks down what? |
Blood |
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The TOSI line of products is used to do what? |
Test the effectiveness of mechanical washers |
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What can type of packaging can be used for low-temperature-gas-plasma sterilization? |
non-cellulous based material |
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What are the three parameters of steam sterilization? |
steam under pressure, time, and temperature |
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What are the phases of LTGP sterilization system? |
vacuum,injection,diffusion, plasma, repeat(injection,diffusion,plasma),vent |
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What can be used to test the functioning of the ultrasonic cleaner? |
aluminum foil |
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What microorganism is used to biologically monitor the peracetic acid sterilization system? |
Geobacillus stearothermophilus |
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What can happen if a pack is moist at the end of the steam cycle? |
bacteria can wick into the pack |
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How many bones are in the body? |
206 |
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How does sound enter the middle ear? |
via the tympanic membrane
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Where should test packs be placed to present the greatest challenge to the steam sterilizer? |
over the drain |
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When is flash sterilization appropriate? |
for a one-of-a-kind item that is dropped |
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What is the optimal temperature for enzymatic cleaners? |
140 F (60 C) |
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What transports oxygen to the cells? |
RBC |
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What is used to verify that the sterilizer air removal mechanism is functioning properly? |
the dynamic air removal test |
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How much space should be placed between rigid sterilization containers? |
1 inch |
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What is the minimum exposure time for wrapped goods in the prevac steam cycle at 275 degrees F? |
3 minutes |
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What is the purpose of the diagnostic test in a peracetic acid sterilizer? |
to check system mechanics? |
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What type of disifectant should be used for semicritical items? |
high-level |
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What are the phases of steam sterilization? |
conditioning, sterilization/exposure/holding, exhuast, drying |
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What determines a disinfectants ability to function properly? |
wheather it remains wet for the required amount of time |
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What type of air pressure must be maintained in the decontamination area? |
negative air pressure |
