Chapter 5: Regulations and Standards Review Quiz Complete the following 10 multiple-choice questions + 10 true or false questions.

1. Agency which may intervene in a matter of worker protection even if there are no specific regulations covering the situation.

2. Regulations under the Clean Air Act are administered by the

3. The agency which imposes very strict labeling requirements on manufacturers of disinfectants used by Central Service departments.

4. Healthcare regulations and standards establish

5. Chemical indicators are classified as

6. Heart valves and pacemakers are examples of

7. Under current regulations, who is required to report suspected medical device related deaths to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration?

8. Standards and regulations help set levels of

9. Medical device reporting is regulated by the

10. The Department of Transportation enforces statutes relating to the

11. Sometimes state or local regulations differ from Federal regulations and when that happens, the most stringent regulations apply.

12. It is optional to allow the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s regulation for wearing personal protective equipment in the Central Service decontamination.

13. Third-party reprocessors are regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

14. Recommendations regarding sterilization practices are provided by the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation.

15. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is a voluntary association dedicated to infection control and prevention.

16. Failure to receive accreditation from The Joint Commission can result in the loss of Medicare and Medicaid payments.

17. The Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates is a source for information about the proper processing of flexible endoscopes.

18. Class III medical devices are identified as high risk.

19. Reuse of single use medical devices is less regulated now than it was in the 1990’s.

20. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recalls may be either mandatory or voluntary.