Progress Test 5: Complete the following 140 multiple-choice and true/false questions.

1. Temperature and humidity levels need to be monitored and recorded

2. Survey readiness is the responsibility of

3. Product expiration dates are located on this part of each package.

4. If an equipment malfunction causes harm to patients, it should be

5. One type of formal monitoring is watching the department’s temperature and humidity levels.

6. Occupational Safety and Health Administration is responsible for

7. The ears are made up of three parts

8. The most common reason steam sterilization failure is

9. When using glutaraldehyde technicians should always wear latex gloves for protection.

10. Using latex tubing to protect delicate instrumentation is the process of choice for items to be steam sterilized.

11. The purpose of using a decontamination battery or hose when cleaning powered surgical instruments is

12. Healthcare-associated infections are

13. Items that have been used in patient care should be considered contaminated.

14. The term excise means

15. Water must be degassed each time the ultrasonic cleaner’s tank is changed because

16. Wrapped trays should not be stacked because

17. Woven reusable fabrics are the packaging products of choice for ozone sterilization.

18. Instrument lubrication should be performed

19. Documentation is not required for items that are immediate use steam sterilized.

20. Microbes

21. Each year, approximately.

22. Monitoring records must be

23. Always wearing personal protective equipment in the decontamination area is a quality process.

24. Case cart systems a. reduce the amount of inventory needed in user departments.

25. Which of the following requires preventive maintenance standards be established for medical equipment?

26. In order to reprocess single-use devices, a hospital must be able to prove the device will act the same as it did when it was first manufactured.

27. The iris is

28. Three of the main phases of a terminal steam sterilizer cycle are

29. The use of heat to kill all microorganisms, except spores, is called

30. Clean multi-part instruments that have been assembled to test for functionality should

31. The endoscope that would be dispensed for a procedure that required visualization of the lower part of the large intestine would be a

32. Central Service technicians must wear special attire referred to as _ minimize their exposure to bloodborne pathogens and other contaminants.

33. To help prevent the growth of biofilm, soil on used instruments should be allowed to dry.

34. The suffix plasty

35. Using untreated water

36. Sterile trays should

37. Ethylene oxide is a toxic gas.

38. Scissors with tungsten carbide cutting edges are usually identified by

39. The sterilization method of choice for single-use items is immediate use steam sterilization.

40. The basic unit of a living organism

41. Know what is dirty, know what is clean, know what is sterile; keeping the three conditions separate, and remedying contamination immediately are

42. Documentation of immediate use steam sterilization cycles should include

43. A true Central Service quality program utilizes

44. Requisition systems are primarily used in large facilities.

45. When Central Service supports affiliated clinics

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

47. An organ that filters the blood to remove amino acids and some harmful toxins

48. Immediate use steam sterilization is the process to sterilize trays for future use.

49. Which of the following are classified as high-level disinfectants?

50. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration classifies sterilization packaging as a

51. Loaner instruments should

52. Maintaining professional conduct standards and adapting to changing situations are examples of

53. Users are responsible to notify Central Service if they discover instruments or equipment that are in need of repair.

54. The term ostomy

55. Instrument lubrication is performed

56. The bottom shelf of any sterile storage system should be

57. Cellulose-containing packaging materials are not compatible with hydrogen peroxide sterilization.

58. The purpose of a suction stylet is to

59. It is recommended to use immediate use steam sterilization to sterilize instruments contaminated with Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease after the procedure has been completed.

60. Bacteria that cause disease are called

61. Asepsis is defined as

62. External indicators can prove an item is sterile when the sterilization cycle is complete.

63. The degree or grade of excellence of a product or service is called

64. Capital equipment items are items

65. Which of the following statements is correct?

66. Medical device reporting is regulated by the

67. This surgical procedure removes tissue or displaced bone from the wrist area to release pressure on the median nerve.

68. Steam flush pressure pulse sterilizers are a type of gravity sterilizers.

69. Thermal disinfection is accomplished using

70. When placing instruments in a peel pack, the tips should always face the paper side of the pack.

71. Information regarding cleaning processes for endoscopes should be provided by

72. Which of the following is an advantage of minimally invasive surgery?

73. When moving transport carts throughout the healthcare facility, Central Service technicians must always yield right of way to patients and visitors.

74. The last word element in a medical term is the

75. Instruments should be cleaned using a

76. Trays that overhang the shelving

77. An extended aeration cycle is required for items sterilized in ozone sterilization processes.

78. Instrument marking tape should be wrapped around approximately.

79. Items to be disinfected or sterilized at point of use must be

80. __ is an example of a fungus.

81. Hand hygiene means hands are kept germ free at work.

82. A biological indicator is called positive when

83. Quality planning includes studying other facilities.

84. The inventory system that stocks supplies by established stock levels is called

85. All patient care equipment that was dispensed for use must be considered ___ and handled as such, regardless of its appearance.

86. Agency which imposes very strict labeling requirements on manufacturers of chemicals used by Central Service departments.

88. The coolest place in a steam sterilizer is

88. The coolest place in a steam sterilizer is

89. How long must alcohol remain in wet contact with an item to achieve a reasonable level of disinfection?

90. Temperatures in a sterile storage area should be 55 degrees to 60 degrees Fahrenheit.

91. All flexible endoscopes have internal channels.

92. While items may be dispensed to all areas of a facility, the major focus of the sterile storage personnel is

93. The following symbolizes

94. Everyone who may transport contaminated items must be trained in safe handling procedures.

95. The purpose of a combining vowel is to

96. Instruments received from surgery and tagged for repair do not need to be cleaned until they come back from repair.

97. Customer surveys are ineffective tools in establishing Central Service quality processes.

98. Which of the following systems provides supplies and instruments for individual surgical procedures?

99. The shelving system of choice for the sterile storage area is

100. Aluminum foil is an approved packaging material for use in ethylene oxide sterilizers.

101. After applying instrument identification tape, instruments should be autoclaved to help the tape bond to the instrument.

102. Both the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses and The Joint Commission recommend that

103. The part of a cell that controls cell function is the

104. When putting on personal protective equipment it is important to put the mask on first.

105. Washer disinfector screens should be cleaned at least

106. The Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems

107. This program is designed to reduce harm to the environment

108. The decision to use reusable or disposable instruments in procedure trays is determined by

109. Cartilage is replaced by bone through a process called

110. The steam sterilization process can be affected by the types of soil present on the devices to be sterilized.

111. These chemicals are used on animate (living tissue) to slow the growth of microorganisms

112. Cellulose materials cannot be processed within a hydrogen peroxide sterilizer.

113. Temperature and humidity levels in the sterile storage area should be checked and recorded at least weekly.

114. Ethylene oxide, hydrogen peroxide and ozone sterilization can all use the same packaging materials.

115. Preference cards are used with a requisition inventory system. a. True b. False

116. Preventive maintenance

117. Increased education helps technicians provide higher quality services.

118. Which of the following common items of patient care equipment limits the development of deep vein thrombosis and peripheral edema in immobile patients?

119. Central Service technicians need to understand the anatomy of a steam sterilizer

120. The spore is the control unit of a cell.

121. The main theory of standard precautions is

122. The International Standards Organization uses routine and unannounced inspections to monitor standards in healthcare facilities.

123. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration Class II chemical indicator run daily in dynamic air removal sterilizers is called

124. Equipment should be inspected for obvious hazards such as cracked or frayed electrical cords

125. Documentation log sheets should be maintained when using a high-level disinfectant.

126. Many words may contain more than one root element.

127. Horizontal work surfaces in the decontamination area should be cleaned and disinfected once per day.

128. Accessories for electric powered equipment include

129. The use of analytical skills to solve problems and make decisions is a component of which of the following knowledge and skills dimensions?

130. One of the goals of point-of-use preparation and transport is to

131. Automated supply replenishment systems are

132. Most powered surgical instruments are immersible.

133. The sterile storage process starts

134. The place where the two parts of an instrument meet and pivot is called the box lock.

135. When sterilizing items at point-of-use an abbreviated cleaning procedure may be used due to the urgent need for the instruments.

136. Technicians in the functional tests on equipment.

137. The inventory system that uses two identical carts to facilitate supply replenishment is called the

138. All department staff members must be fully engaged to make a quality program successful.

139. Chemical indicators can show a fail result because of

140. Pyrogens