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Each year, approximately _____ patients develop a healthcare-associated infection.

2 million

Watches and other jeweler should not be worn in the central service department work areas because:

They harbor bacteria

During hand washing, hands should be lathered and scrubbed for at least:

15 seconds

To protect themselves from splashes and spills, central service technicians assigned to the decontamination area should wear:

Fluid-resistant gowns

The main theory of standard precaution is that:

Patients may pose a risk of infection whether they have been diagnosed with an infectious disease or not

Which of the following is NOT a requirement of the OSHA blood borne pathogen standard?

Keep biohazard areas locked

Following standard precaution protocols is required by:

OSHA

Departmental dress code apply to:

Everyone entering the central service department

Inanimate objects that can transmit bacteria are called:

Fomites

Floors in the central service department should be:

Wet-mopped daily

The absence of microorganisms that cause disease is called:

Asepsis

Know what is dirty, know what is clean, know what is sterile, keep the three conditions separate, and remedy contamination immediately are:

The principles of asepsis

What color should biohazard labels/signs be?

Red/orange

The decontamination area of the central service department should have:

10 air exchanges per hour

Which of these traffic control/dress code requirements applies to the operating room?

Restricted