Point of use and Cleaning
This department is the main source of soiled items received by SPD.
What is the Surgical Department?
Where the two parts of a ring-handled instrument meet and pivot.
What is the box lock?
Power equipment should be washed on cycles lacking this...
What is lube?
A flat wrapping technique that creates a package within a package.
What is sequential wrapping?
What is gross soil?
Examples of a self-retaining retractor.
Used to harvest skin grafts.
What is a dermatome?
Can form when a warm sterilized package is placed on a cool surface.
What is condensation?
Containers for the transport of soiled instruments should be marked with this type of label.
What is a biohazard label?
A solution commonly found in operating rooms that can damage instruments over time.
What is saline?
An instrument used to visualize the urethra and bladder.
What is a cystoscope?
Airflow in the sterile storage area should be...
Positive
The mechanical process by which an ultrasonic cleaner works.
What is cavitation?
Metal that is commonly used to make inserts for needle holders.
What is tungsten carbide?
This testing should be performed on flexible scopes every time they are processed.
What is leak testing?
The preferred pH for detergents used for most cleaning processes.
What is neutral pH?
The spray-force action used by automatic washers to clean.
What is impingement?
The chemical process applied during manufacture that provides a corrosion-resistant finish.
What is passivation?
The three types of power sources that powered instruments can use.
What are electricity air, and battery?
The probability of a viable microorganism being present after sterilization.
What is the sterility assurance level?