The modern era of sterilization began when the American Sterilizer Company developed the first steam sterilizer that allowed temperature to be measured using a thermometer
What is 1933
100
The department that receives, cleans, decontaminates, assembles, and disinfects and/or sterilizes reusable medical and surgical devices for patient care.
What is CS/SPD
100
Annual competency testing is required by?
Who is Joint Commission
100
Statements of sound principals of practice that are based on scientific data and the opinions of experts
What is Recommended Practices
200
To promote and protect the publics health by helping safe and effective products reach the market in a timely way.
What is FDA
200
He performed extensive studies of sterile processing.
Who is W.B. Underwood
200
Where are soil items received and cleaned?
What is Decontamination Area
200
Who is the primary U.S. organization that develops consensus stardards for decontamination, disinfection, and sterilization practices.
Who is AAMI
200
EPA, FDA, OSHA AND State DOH primarily issue
What is regulations
300
It does publish widely respected recommendations and guidelines on such topics as hand hygiene.
What is CDC
300
He advocated the centralizaton of processing in one department so that all procedures could be standardized.
Who is Dr. John Perkins.
300
Sterile processing is a noble profession and has been said that the department is called.
What is The heart of the hospital
300
The Certification Board for Sterile Processing Distribution, Inc. is located
Where is New Jersey
300
HIPAA provides for which ethical issue
What is confidentiality
400
Which agency requires that eyewash stations e availabel for emergency use?
What is OSHA
400
The Central Service/Sterile Processing Department is defined in Perkins what year?
What is 1982
400
Where cleaned items are inspected, assembled, and packaged.
What is preparation and packaging area
400
The International Association of Healthcare Central Service Material Management is located
Where is Chicago
400
A rule desgned to govern behavior is called
What is regulation
500
OSHA's Hazard Communication requires facilities to obtain and make available to employees for each chemical used in the workplace.
What is MSDS
500
Who is credited with the birth of sterile processing?
What is The American College of Surgeons
500
Where terminal sterilization is performed.
What is Sterilization Area
500
JC was formerly called
What is Joint Commission for Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations(JCAHO)
500
An established norm which is based on theory is called