Surgical Instruments
Instrument Transportation
Mechanical Washers
Random
Decontamination
100
Microorganisms found in blood, tissue, and or body fluids on surgical instruments is referred to as
a. An infection
b. Bioburden
C. contaminants
b. Bioburden
100
Which of the following would be acceptable to transport used operating room surgical instrument trays?
a. Open wire cart
b. Supply delivery cart
c. Closed case cart
C. Closed case cart
100
The solution is considered Neutral when the pH is
b. 7
100
The weakest part of a hemostat
box lock
100
The removal of contamination from an item to the extent necessary for further processing for its intended use, According to AAMI.
a. Cleaning
b. sterilization
c. disinfection
A. CLeaning
200
Before a medical device is cleaned, what information must the technician have before processing it?
a. Directions from the department that purchased it
b. Manufacturess' instruction for use
c. Sales representative instruction for operation
b. Manufactures instruction for use
200
When manually cleaning surgical instruments, the final rinse in the cleaning process should be
a. critical or treated water
b. tap water
c. saline
b. critical or treated water
200
Enzyme-based detergents contain organic substances that assist in the breakdown of
a. Hard water
b. Disinfectants
c. Protein, soils and blood
c. Protein, soils, and blood
200
After manually cleaning a surgical instrument, it is acceptable to treat the instrument with a disinfectant wipe
a. Yes
b. only if stated in instrument manufacture instruction for use (IFU)
c. if the instrument was heavily soiled
b. only if stated in the instrument manufacturers instruction for use (IFU)
200
The use of physical or chemical means to remove, interact, or destroy bloodborne pathogens on the surface of an item is known as
a. Cleaning
b. disinfection
c. Decontamination
C. Decontamination
300
Generally, fiber optic light cables should be cleaned
a. in an ultrasonic cleaner
b. with a soft brush and mild detergent
c. in an Automated endoscope reprocessor
b. soft brush and mild detergent
300
If used instruments in a basin are not clearly visible, which of the following should be use to pick them up?
a. Forceps
b. barehand
c. gloved hands
a. Forceps
300
Chemical disinfectants are frequently misused because
a. the department policy and procedure are outdated
b. the current instruction for use were not followed
c. there is insufficient time for the process
b. the current instruction for use were not followed
300
Which of the following medical device would require only low-level disinfection
a. blood pressure cuff
b. hemostat
c. flexible endoscope
a. blood pressure cuff
300
Which of the following terms refers to disease-producing microorganisms?
a. Biofilm
b. Pyrogen
c. Pathogen
c. Pathogen
400
According to Spaulding's classification of medical devices, semicritical items requires
a. low-level disinfection
b. High-level disinfection
c. sterilization
b. High level disinfection
400
Surgery Instrument Carts transported throughout the hospital should be
Enclosed
400
A cleaning solution having a pH of 9 is said to be?
Alkaline
400
Iodine is used primarily to reduce microograinms on which of the following
a. workstation
b. patient care equipment
c. skin
skin
400
Negative pressure refers to
a. recirculating air within the room
b. air exhausted directly to the outside
c. Circulation of air in a confined space
b. Air exhausted directly to the outside
500
Wrap a mayo tray square fold
500
Explain DOFFING
Shoe covers
gloves
gown
face shield
mask
headcover
wash hands
500
TOSI test
Used the check the efficiency of the Washers
500
A Richardson Retractors
A hand held retractor
Used for retracting
500
The spray force action of pressurized water against instruments being processed to physically remove bioburden
