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Which of the following disease is NOT a form of transmissible spongiform encephalopathy?
Toxic Shock
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Which term means the number of microbes or amount of organic debris on an object at any given time?
Bioburden
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Which of the following chemicals is a high-level disinfectant when items are immersed for 20 to 30 minutes and a sterilant if times remain immersed for 10 hours?
Sodium hypochlorite
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Which part of the instrument reprocessing cycle is performed intraoperatively?
wiping with sterile water
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What is the type of process the ultrasonic cleaner uses to dislodge minute particle of soil and organic debris?
Cavitation
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Which type of packaging system has filters and removable locking devices?
Rigid containers
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What is he weight that AAMI has recommended instrument sets should NOT exceed?
25 pounds
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The Biological indicator (BI) for the steam sterilization method is ?
Geobacillus stearothermophilus
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Contamination cause by passage of microorganisms through a sterilized package by way of moisture wicking is termed?
Strike-through
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When opening a wrapped item such as a gown on a mayo stand, the contents and wrapper are considered sterile up to what distance front he edge of the wrapper?
1 inch from the edge
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How should air hoses of powered instruments or fiber-optic light cords be placed in rigid container trays for sterilization?
Coiled loosely in perforated or mesh basket
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What is the relationship of steam pressure to temperature in a steam sterilizer?
Increased pressure increases temperature
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The physical or chemical process by which all living microorganisms, including spores, are killed is:?
Sterilization
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When nested basin sets are being sterilized, how should they be placed in the steam sterilizer?
Fold side down with a towel used to separate them
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Why are large steam sterilizers loaded with space between wrapped items or trays?
It allows adequate circulation and penetration of steam to all surfaces.
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Which of the following is NOT a classification of a patient care items?
Hypercritical
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Which of the following patient care items would be classified as noncritical?
Pulse oximeter
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Which type of chemical solution is made of catalyst that aid in breaking down proteinaceous debris such as blood and fat?
Enzymatic
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What is the common name for the high-level disinfectant sodium hypochlorite?
Bleach
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All of the following are environmental specifications for the decontamination room in CSPD EXCEPT:?
Positive air pressure maintained
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During manual cleaning of surgical instruments, what type of solution should be used?
Lukewarm water, detergent, and enzymatic cleaner with neutral pH
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Which of the following cleaning methods for surgical instrumentation relies on bubbles imploding, creating vacuum that dislodges minute particles in crevices of instruments?
Ultrasonic cleaner
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Why are items disinfected or sterilized in activated glutaraldehyde dried prior to submersion ?
Moisture will eventually dilute the concentration to ineffective levels
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Before opening any sterilely packaged item, what is MOST important to verify about the package?
integrity of package
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Sterilely attired surgical team members should pass one another in any of the following ways ExCEPt:?
Front to back
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Which of the following concepts has replaced the previous system of assessing storage conditions and package integrity based on an arbitrary expiration designation?
event related
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Which of the following statements regarding peracetic acid sterilized items is CORRECT?
Cassettes are not sealed, due to liquid immersion during the process, so they cannot be stored.
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What is the name of the outside area of an autoclave where steam is created before injection into the interior compartment?
Jacket
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Where should the biological test pack be placed on the steam sterilization cart for the first run of the day?
bottom rack, front of sterilizer, over the drain
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Why are instruments placed in perforated or mesh-bottom trays for sterilization?
penetration of sterilant
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In steam sterilization, thermal destruction of microbes is the result of the denaturalization of protein within the cells.
T or F
True
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Gravity displacement steam sterilizer cycles are much shorter than pre vacuum cycles.
T or F
False
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Sterilization process monitors include mechanical, chemical,and biological methods were met.
T or F
True
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Internal chemical indicator/integrators should be placed in the center or most chemicals the sterilant to reach.
T or F
True
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The relative humidity in an ethylene oxide sterilizer should be below 30% to aid through bacterial spores's protective coating.
T or F
False
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