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1. Everyone who may have contact with biohazard items must be educated
about dangers associated with those items ANS True
2. "-Pexy" is
ANS Surgical fixation
3. Infectious is medical Waste is regulated by the EPA
ANS True
4. "Dermopathy" is a (an)
ANS Skin disease
5. The bacteria reproductive process that takes place when a mother cell
divides into a daughter cell is called ANS Binary fission
6. Autoclave sterilizer is a class of device
ANS Class 1
7. Promotes healing preventing and controlling disease
ANS CDC
8. Which of the following means "around or about?
ANS Peri
9. Regulations under the clean air act are administrated by
ANS EPA
10. The purpose of using a decontamination battery or cord when cleaning
powered surgical powered surgical instruments is ANS To present fluid from en- tering the unit
11. Which of the following is classified as high-level disinfectants
ANS
Glu- taraldehyde and OPA
12. Used in ear surgery and for driving very small wires through the bone
ANS -
Micro drill
13. Cellulosic materials (paper, cotton and linen) cannot be processed in a/in
ANS
Hydrogen peroxide gas/plasma
14. Each year , approximately patients develop a healthcare-as-
sociated infection ANS 2million
15. In the system by the vendor but store at healthcare facility
ANS Consignment
16. Why does this have to do with inpatient care should be considered
contaminated ANS True
17. Standards and regulations help set levels for in our depart-
ment ANS Quality safety efficiency
18. Central service technician can protect patients by breaking the chain of
infection ANS True
19. These carry blood back towards the heart
ANS Veins
20. Agencies which imposes very strict labeling Requires a manufacturers of
chemicals used by the central service department
21. Creates and revised standards for processing water for irrigation
ANS -
USP-NFR
22. Regulations under the clean Air Act are administered by
ANS
EPA
23. Used to visualize the entire large intestine
ANS Colonoscope
24. Phenolic are classified as
ANS
Intermediate to low-level disinfectants
25. What is the concentration on a antiseptic liquid used in healthcare facil- ities
ANS 60% to 95%
26. Some plastics including formulations of spun-bonded polyolefin are in-
tended for use solely in these sterilization processes ANS Low temperature
27. This system gives the body shape and support
ANS Skeletal system
28. Tap water should ideally have a chloride concentration of ppm
or less ANS 100
29. Soiled items that are held in user departments for pick up must be stored in
designated areas labeled with signage ANS Biohazard
30. All patient care equipment dispensed for use must be considered
and handled as such, regardless of its appearance ANS Conta- minated
31. Loaner instruments trays that are received sterile from other facilities do not
need to be decontaminated and resterilized before use ANS False
32. Disposable components such as pads and tubing on patient care equip- ment
should be ANS Discarded at point of use
33. Tissue, body fat, blood, and other body substance are examples of
soil ANS Gross
34. Which of the following statements about Flexible endoscopes it's true
ANS -
Not all endoscopes can be processed in an AER
35. Healthcare regulations and standards provided consistency of depart-
mental activities by outlining ANS Minimal performance standards
36. Disposable components should be removed at point of use
ANS True
37. Two most common temperatures used in steam sterilization are
ANS 250 and 270-
38. Since central service technicians do not handle money ethics consider- ations
DO NOT APPLY to them ANS False
ANS Federal agency created in 1970 to oversee environmental monitoring and cleanup programs
49. OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)
ANS The main federal agency charged with regulating safety and health in the workplace.
50. Heart valves and pacemakers are examples of medical
devices ANS Class 3
51. The largest organ of the body
ANS Skin
52. Which of the following types of trash must be red bagged (biohazard)
ANS -
Regulated medical waste
53. Know what is dirty, know what is clean, know what is sterile, keep the three
conditions separate and remedy contamination immediately are ANS The principles of asepsis
54. Which of the following is the most likely source for cross contamination to
occur ANS Keyboards
55. Central service technician should be familiar with which entity's regula- tions
on how to handle medical waste ANS EPA
56. When traveling through a biohazard area what attire is required
ANS -
OSHA-REQUIRED PPE
57. All of the following or recommendations for operating a washer/sterilizer
except ANS Detergent should be high-sudsing
58. The contents of a set Of instruments used in a procedure should be
written loan which of the following places ANS A tray list
59. Water soluble lubricants designed for surgical instruments were original- ly
designed as which of the following ANS Rust inhibitors for drills
60. Ideally which of the following should be utilized as the free rinsing agent to
minimize the deposit of minerals that appearIs water spots when dry ANS De-ionized water
61. What is the best way to ensure getting the best results with the correct
cleaning method ANS Consultant the instrument manufacturers written instructions
62. enyzme Products are Commonly used to clean heavily soiled items.
Amylas enzymes catalyze which of the following ANS Starch
63. If there is a possibility that a medical device will cause a temporarily or
reversible health problem this is considered which class are FDA product recall ANS Class ll
71. The method for testing different types of detergent to find out if one
performs better or more effectively Than another is ANS Validation testing
72. Bedpans, blood pressure cuffs and bed rails are examples of which
Spaulding classification ANS Non-critical
73. Some products or more efficient in hot water because molecules move more
quickly. temperatures for hot water ranged from ANS 120-
74. Which of the following packaging materials is unsuitable for packaging
items to be sterilized with gas plasma ANS Textile products
75. Modern woven textiles are suitable for use in sterilization packaging for all
but which of the following reasons? ANS The are not reusable
76. The largest part of the brain is the
ANS cerebrum
77. Water purification usually involves the use of a
ANS Pre and post filter
78. The largest part of the brain, it controls mental activities and movements-
ANS Cerebrum
79. Failure to receive accreditation from the joint commission can result in the
loss of Medicare and Medicaid payments ANS True
80. What is burning in a class C fire
ANS Energized electric equipment
81. Percentage of hospital patients that develop a health care facility associ- ated
infection ANS 10%
82. spiral shaped bacteria are classified as
ANS Spirilllum
83. The decontamination area of central service department should have
ANS
ANS 10 air exchanges per hour
84. the term excise means
ANS to cut out
85. The process by which cartilage is replaced by bone
ANS Ossification
86. Develops recommended standards, practices and guildelines for care and
processing of devices ANS AAMI
87. When attached to bone, this tissue makes body movement possible
ANS Mus- cular tissue
88. What is the coolest part of the sterilizer
ANS Drain line of the sterilizer
89. Which of the following is the most popular title for the central service
department head? ANS Director
90. Air Exchanges in EtO Sterilizer Room
ANS 10 per hour
101. Central service technician must wear speak attire referred to
to minimize their exposure to blood born pathogens and other contamination ANS PPE
102. Users are responsible to notify Central Service if they discover instru-
ments or equipment that are in need of repair. ANS True
103. Floors in the Central Service Department should be
ANS wet-mopped daily
104. Enhance the global competitiveness and quality of life by promoting
standards and ensuring their integrity ANS ANSI
105. The part of the digestive system where the greatest absorption of nutri-
ents into the body cell takes place ANS Small intestines
106. Softened water
ANS decreases the likelihood of mineral scale deposits
107. The system where items are ordered in large quantities to save money is
called ANS Economic order quality
108. A compound in which chlorine is combined with another element or
radical ANS Chloride
109. Secondary container of chemicals
ANS Must be labeled with a copy of the original manufacturers label generic label that identifies hazards warnings and directions
110. The unit of measure used to describe the amount of EtO in the air is
called ANS PEL
111. When patient equipment enters a healthcare facility, it must be safety
checked by a before it is cleared for patient use. ANS A biomedical tech
112. Prion diseases that require that instruments be processed differently than
standard protocols ANS CJC Creutzfedt-Jakob disease
113. Recommend air exchanges for the clean/sterile storage area of ca dept-
ANS 4
114. tap water should ideally have a concentration of ppm or less-
ANS 100
115. Typically 1 min of drying time programmed into flash cycles—-removes
steam from chamber but doesn't dry devices completely ANS Drying phase of steam sterilization
116. psychrophiles grow best at warm temperatures
ANS False
117. Creates and revises standards for processing water for irrigation.
126. The use of heat to kill all microorganisms except spores is called
ANS
Ther- mal disinfection
127. Following standards precautions protocols or required by
ANS OSHA
128. A measurement of the ability of water to carry an electrical current
ANS con- ductivity
129. Which of the following tracking methods provides real time information-
ANS RFID
130. The spore used in the testing of steam sterilization is
ANS Geobacillus stearothermophilus
131. When loading a steam sterilizer, items with solid bottoms should be
ANS
placed on edge
132. What would be the recommended exposure time for a dry heat steriliza- tion
load that was run at an exposer temperature of 320 degrees Fahrenheit ANS 2 hours
