Dress Right & Stay Clean!
Your fingernails must be shorter than this length.
What is 1/4 inch.
You must wear this to stay safe when cleaning endoscopes.
What is proper PPE (personal protective equipment).
Everything that enters this area is treated as dirty and contaminated.
What is the decontamination area?
Instruments must be checked for this before being assembled to ensure they work properly.
What is cleanliness and proper function?
This type of disinfection must be completed for TEE probes after cleaning.
What is high-level disinfection (HLD)?
You cannot have this on your nails while working in sterile processing.
What is nail polish or fake nails?
Dirty scopes must be placed in this type of container for safe transport.
What is a closed, leak-proof (biohazard-labeled) container?
This step helps keep instruments wet and prevents blood from drying on them.
What is presoaking or Pre-Klenz treatment?
This should be tested on scissors and rongeurs to make sure they work correctly.
What is sharpness?
This test checks that the probe is safe and not damaged before use.
What is an electrical safety (leakage) test?
Scrubs must be put on in this designated area and should NEVER be worn into the building from the outside.
What is the locker room?
This test is done before manual cleaning to check for damage to the endosope.
What is a leak test?
Instruments should be cleaned/brushed like this to prevent splashing.
What is under the water (while submerged)?
This problem happens when packs come out of the sterilizer with moisture and cannot be used.
What is a wet pack?
If a probe fails the electrical safety test, this is the most important thing you must do next.
What is remove it from service (or do not use it) and report it immediately?
These must be taken off when you leave Surgical Services or walk into other areas of the hospital.
What are shoe covers (booties)?
Scopes are placed in this cabinet system that pushes air through the channels to help dry them before storage.
What is a drying cabinet?
Dirty items must move in only this direction to prevent contamination.
What is one-way flow (dirty to clean)?
This test uses living organisms to make sure the sterilizer is working correctly.
What is a biological (spore) test?
This machine system automatically disinfects TEE probes and tracks cleaning data.
What is the ASTRA TEE system?
This type of clothing cannot be showing under you scrubs.
What is a long-sleeve shirt or shirt with a collar worn under scrubs?
This test checks if a scope is really clean by measuring leftover germs.
What is ATP testing (luminometer or channel check)?
This window is used to move clean items out without letting dirty air flow back.
What is a pass-through window?
This sterilization method uses low-temperature gas instead of steam.
What is Sterrad (or hydrogen peroxide sterilization)?
If a TEE probe is stored too long, it must be reprocessed after this many days.
What is 7 days?