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Sterilizers are usually located in the prep and packaging area adjacent to
Sterile storage
Peel pouches should be placed on their blank with clear side of the pouch facing the paper side of the next out
Edge
What is the name of the test designed to detect air leaks and inadequate air removal
Bowie Dick
What are the three parameters for steam sterilization
Pressure time temperature
The method of sterilization that is appropriate for a particular medical device is dictated by cS/SPD department TRUE OR FALSE?
False manufacturers instructions for use
Until the results of the BI are known sterilized implants should be
Quarantined
Sterility is the absence of ------- Forms of microbial life including bacterial spores
All
The internal chamber of a steam sterilizer is surrounded by a
Insulating jacket
During this phase air is removed from the sterilizer chamber and steam injected
Conditioning
Instruments with a mesh bottoms and rigid containers should be placed--------- on the sterilizer rack
Flat
--------- sterilization is appropriate in an emergency situation formally known as the flash sterilization
I USS or immediate use
Routine biological monitoring must be run in a fully loaded chamber
True
------- Enables each sterilize device to be tracked
Lot control numbers
A control BI must show what result in order for the results to be valid
Positive
After unloading the sterilizer sterilized items must remain on the sterilizer cart untouched until they are completely
Cooled
The quality of---------supply to the sterilizer is important to successful sterilization and effective drying
Steam
-------- is critical to sterility maintenance
Drying
Dynamic air removal and gravity displacement are two basic
Steam cycles
A Bowie Dick test needs to be done in a gravity displacement cycle true or false
False
Two types of PCDs available are with a conventional BI and with an enzyme-based early readout BI true or false
True
A BI PCD may be used to release non-implant loads but is not required true or false
True DAT
For EO sterilization the --------- is critical to EEO penetration of bacterial cells in thus successful sterilization
Humidity
After EO sterilization, EO residuals must be completely removed by adequate
Aeration
During the--------- phase in a LT GP sterilizer, the chamber pressure is reduced by vacuum and radiofrequency energy is radiated with in the chamber from the electrode screen
Plasma
Most packaging material that are acceptable for steam sterilization is also acceptable for EO sterilization true or false
True
EO kills microorganisms by a process known as
Alkylation
__________ Is a toxic substance but it's benefits outweigh its risks
EO
________ Must have a dedicated exhaust and provide continuous filtered air washes
EEO aeration
Gravity type and convection type or two basic types of
Dry heat sterilizers
EO sterilizers and aerators must be vented to the outside of the building true or false
True
Because----------- processors are wet systems it can only be used for immersible items
Peracetic acid
EO, LT GP, ozone and Dryhead are all low temperature sterilization method true or false
False
---------sterilizer requires a special electrical outlet so it can be located anywhere
LTGP low temperature gas plasma
The parameters of-------sterilization are temperature and time
Dry heat
------------is a low temperature sterilization method that was cleared by the FDA in 2004
Ozone
Medical devices package for LT GP sterilization must be packaged in a non-cellulose-based material true or false
True DAT
---------are usually supplied in large cylinders or tanks
EO mixtures

Monitoring EO data as well as medical surveillance data must be recorded and maintained for----------
After termination of employment
30 years
Dry heat sterilizers present the risks of---------- to personnel.
Burns
During EEO employee monitoring air is sampled from the breathing zone which is located
Between the nose and upper chest
A chemical indicator provided by the sterilizer manufacture is read when I unprocessed and changes together when exposed to
Hydrogen peroxide
Reorder points is the highest quantity of an item that can be on hand before it is reordered true or false
False
The____________ requires all packaging manufactures to provide data from shelflife studies to end-users
FDA
Requisitioning specifies where an item is to be delivered true or false
True
__________ Ensure that all necessary supplies are available when needed and filled accordingly to an inventory list
Specialty carts
Your preference card is a list used to supply a_________ cart for a surgical procedure
Case
All medical device is kept in a sterile storage area must be stored at least_________ to __________
Inches from the floor to protect them from contamination during cleaning
8 to 10 inches
AAM I does not recommend the stacking of
Wrapped sets
A package must be visually inspected for integrity_______ it is handled
Every time
Supplies delivered to areas outside of SPD/CS should be________ to prevent environmental contamination
Covered
Just in time is also known as stockless distribution true or false
True
Ccvv
Hahn
----------Systems are not commonly used today because of the duplicate inventories required expense and space
Exchange cart
The bottom shelf of the transport cart should be
Solid
Eric change within the sterile storage area should be at least--------- exchanges per hour routinely monitored
Four
The-------- area is the first to except responsibility for supplies received into a healthcare facility
Receiving
Using the -------- supplies first promote proper rotation of supply of supplies
Oldest
Sterile items on the top shelves must be at least---------Inches from the sprinkler heads
18
The most common means of transporting medical devices and other supplies is the
Distribution cart
Shelflife is considered to be event related and not time related true or false
True
Sterility maintenance coverage should be made of plastic______ to_____ mil thick
2 to 3
Anatomy is defined as the brand of science that deals with ________ of body parts
Structure
Diseases of the ________ system include coronary artery disease
circulatory
Cystoscopes are used to visualize the inside of the_________
Bladder
Endometriosis is a disease of the
reproductive system
The femur, tibia and fibula are part of the
Appendicular skeleton
The _____________ provides 2 way communication between the brain and the body
Spinal cord
Missed on quizz
The________ system includes the hair skin glands & nails
Integumentary
A dermatome is an instrument used to cut skin true or false
True
__________ is a type of connective tissue
Muscle
Hepatitis is a disease of__________ system
Digestive
Endocrine glands excrete
Hormones
The skull is part of the
Axial skeleton
The liver is the largest
Internal organ
The______ is the largest organ of the body.
Skin
____________is used to view the abdomen!
Laparoscope
Physiology is concerned with the ________ of the body parts
Function
________are the smallest structure of the body and are capable of performing all the processes needed for life
Cells
The principle organs of urinary system are the
Kidneys
A hysteroscope is used to visualize the inside of the ________
Uterus
_________ make up half of the body's bulk
Muscles
The critical part of the brain, where all the essential functions for life are controlled, is the
Brain stem
The area where soiled items are received & cleaned
Decontamination
The area where items for patient care from outside manufactures are stored
Sterile stores
The area where clean items are inspected assembled and packaged
Case carts
Employee scrubs should be laundered by
The facility
The CDC does not recommend the wearing of danger of fungal contamination under the nail

true or false
True
The NTPA specifies a labeling code for types and severity of
Hazards
True or false
Fire doors should remain open never closed
False
Sterile processing personnel are at risk of developing ________ if they use latex gloves frequently
Latex allergy
Annual competency testing is required by the
Joint commission
In fire safety it is important to remember RACE which stands for
Remove/rescue alarm contain extinguish
Any injury to an employee no matter how slight should be documented in an incident report

True or fAlse
True
Most microorganisms can only be seen through a
Microscope
Staphylococci are found on
Skin & nasopharynx
The CDC does not recommend the wearing of danger gal nails of fungal contamination under the nail

true or false
True
The ________ method is one of the most important staining techniques in medical microbiology
GrAm
Microorganisms and their component parts Are measured in
Microns
Bacteria that require oxygen are called anaerobes
True or false
False
All healthcare facilities must comply with __________, which provides for the confidentiality and security of health information
HIPPA
A _______________ is a principle rule or a law designed to control or govern behavior.
Regulation
A_____________is an established norm determined by opinion, authority research and or theory
Standard
The ____________ registers and regulates environment disinfectants and controls emissions into the air and into the water
EPA
The _________ regulates all medical devices
FDA
___________, greatly affects CS/SPD through it's regulation of occupational exposure to airborne contaminants occupational exposure to blood borne pathogens and communication of workplace hazards
OSHA
An independent nonprofit organization that establishes accrediting standards and conducts extensive on site inspections to evaluate a healthcare facility's performance in areas that affect patient care
Joint commission
___________ develops consensus standards and coordinates the development of many international standArdS
AAMI
Medical personnel must use proper ________ to prevent the transfer of staphylococcal find themselves to patients or among patients
Handwashing techniques
Bacteria will not survive in
Refrigeration
Round or spherical bacteria are called
Cocci
Viruses are composed of cells and require a living host to multiply true or false
False
A form of prion disease in humans is called
CJD Creutzfeldt – Jacob disease
Healthcare workers are most likely to be infected by which of the following agents
Hepatitis C
Highly durable dehydrated cells with thick cells that are hard & shell like are called
Spores
Dedicating___________ items to individual patients can eliminate contamination
Single use
The general term for an inanimate object involved in the spread of an infection is a
Fomite
All cleaning and sterilization should be performed according to
Manufacturers instructions for use
_________is the ability of the body to specifically counteract antigens
Immunity
A healthcare acquired infection HAI is sometimes termed a
Nosocomial infection
_______________ Includes cover coat fluid resistant jumpsuits and Galligan's hair covering's shoe covers facemasks and masks are protection and gloves
PPE or personal protective equipment
Healthcare facilities must offer__________ vaccinations to all potential exposed employees
Hepatitis B
____________ is the single most effective way to prevent infections in the healthcare environment
Handwashing
Living things that cause disease i.e. mosquitoes flies ticks fleas
Vectors
The mucous membrane skin and parental role neural tissue are the portal of exit for pathogens true or false
false
Microbiology is the branch of biology that deals with microorganisms and their effect on other living organisms

True or false
True
____________ Transmission refers to the transportation of disease agent by media such as water food & air
Vehicle
C diff spores can survive on. __________for many weeks or months
Dry services
Spirochete is a spiral shapes of
Bacteria
___________include single celled yeasts, multicellular molds and macroscopic species such as mushrooms
Fungi
Pathogens are disease producing microorganisms

True or false
True
Anthrax smallpox plague botulism and hemorrhagic fever are all designated agent of
Bioterrorism
Gram staining helps identify different types of
Bacteria
__________ cause greater variety of diseases than any other group of bacteria
Streptococci
See diff is responsible for nosocomial outbreaks of G.I. disease is true or false
True
MR essay is transmitted by healthcare workers due to poor and infrequent handwashing true or false
True
___________ is designed to help protect employees against exposure to blood borne pathogens
Exposure control plan
Airborne precautions to prevent transmission infectious agents that remain infectious over long distances when suspended in their true or false
True
Understander precautions all blood and body other potentially infectious material or handled as if they were
Infectious
The causative agents of disease can be transmitted from a reservoir of infection to a subset double host true or false
True
Soil and water are two major_________ reservoirs
Nonliving
____________ Pathogens are micro organisms that can be present in human blood and body fluids
Blood borne
The hospitals ventilation system can be a mode of disease transmission true or false
True
____________ Precautions are intended to prevent transmission of pathogens spread through close respiratory or mucous membrane contact with respiratory secretions
Droplets
Infection control is the responsibility of
Everybody who works in healthcare
Airborne precautions to prevent transmission infectious agents that remain infectious over long distances when suspended in their true or false
True
Universal precautions all blood and body other potentially infectious material or handled as if they were
Infectious
The causative agents of disease can be transmitted from a reservoir of infection to a subset double host true or false
True
Soil and water are two major_________ reservoirs
Nonliving
____________ Pathogens are micro organisms that can be present in human blood and body fluids
Blood borne
The hospitals ventilation system can be a mode of disease transmission true or false
True
____________ Precautions are intended to prevent transmission of pathogens spread through close respiratory or mucous membrane contact with respiratory secretions
Droplets
Infection control is the responsibility of
Everybody who works in healthcare