steril/decontam
Sterile instruments and supplies are pulled before surgery and transported to OR rooms in a basket, how are instruments transported after a case is complete
what is a covered container or case cart
The most common surgical blade used
What is a # 10 blade
Responsible for cleaning, sterilization, inspection, and assembly of surgical instruments
What is a sterile processing technician
name staff members ok
Sterile package is found torn, what do you do
What is product needs to be reprocessed and considered non sterile
If sterile processing doesn't work out....
another profession
what is a DETECTIVE
(find a needle in a haystack and figure out who did it)
Dirty Instruments are completely separated from area where clean equipment is being processed because
What is prevent cross contamination
process for emergency only (if that) when a specific instrument is dropped/contaminated and needed for current case
What is flash sterilization or immediate use steam sterilization
Purpose for controlled humidity in sterile storage area
What is To prevent moisture contamination and maintain package integrity
on sterile container and shows whether it has been opened or compromised
what are tamper-evident seals
What is the difference between having a vasectomy and being naturally sterile
There is not a vas deferens
Most widely used effective and efficient method of sterilization in the health care setting
what is steam sterilization
type of finish used on laser surgery instruments
What is black chromium
For the prevention of exposure to bloodborne pathogens and chemicals
What is to wear proper PPE.
Minimum thread count for a cotton textile wrapper is
what is 140
why was the sterile Grizzly upset
what is "he couldn't bear children"
Includes full immersion in a water bath and forceful water spray. some systems have an ultrasonic phase as part of the cycle.
What is a washer-sterilizer
The serrations in a rochester carmalt are what
What is longitudinal serrations with a cross-hatched pattern at the tips
Ensures efficacy and sterilization parameters have been met
What is Biological monitoring
Minimal Temperature required to kill bacterial spores
What is 250 degrees
What is a sterile processing tech least favorite food
what is "a turnover"
product(s) that require high level disinfection
or reason to use high level disinfection
What is a TEE scope
(may be used to disinfect any items for safe handling.)
the term can refer to any instrument that closes over tissue to hold or occlude
What is a clamp
Aeration is essential following this sterilization type
ETO (ethylene oxide)
If the temperature on the steam sterilizer reads 270 degrees, the pressure reading should be this
what is 27 psi
What is an SPD techs favorite book
what is
"Allis in Wonderland"