exam 3

Question 1

What do wicking materials allow?

Answer 1

Air removal, steam penetration, and facilitate drying.

Question 2

What is the Bowie-Dick test used to monitor?

Answer 2

Dynamic air removal cycles.

Question 3

How frequently should the Bowie-Dick test be performed?

Answer 3

Each day at the same time.

Question 4

What is used for real-time tracking of patient care equipment?

Answer 4

RFID.

Question 5

What is a high-level disinfectant approved for disinfecting flexible endoscopes?

Answer 5

Ortho-phthalaldehyde.

Question 6

Why is it important to label each package with a load control number?

Answer 6

It helps to trace processed items to the load in which it was sterilized.

Question 7

What piece of information cannot be found on the load control number label?

Answer 7

Requesting physician.

Question 8

What information should not be included on the load log sheet?

Answer 8

Position of packages in the sterilizer.

Question 9

Which inventory control system prevents ‘neglected packs syndrome’?

Answer 9

FIFO.

Question 10

What must secondary containers of chemicals be labeled with?

Answer 10

A copy of the original manufacturer’s label.

Question 11

What will be used for routing sterilizer efficacy monitoring?

Answer 11

BI PCD.

Question 12

What is the preferred frequency of usage for BI PCD for ozone sterilization?

Answer 12

Every sterilization cycle.

Question 13

What is the preferred frequency of routing testing of steam sterilizers?

Answer 13

Daily.

Question 14

What protocols of PCD is incorrect?

Answer 14

The PCD should be commercially prepared.

Question 15

What is the abbreviation for surgical procedure of the uterus through incision in the abdomen?

Answer 15

TAH.

Question 16

What bacteria are often pathogenic to humans because they grow well at body temperature?

Answer 16

Mesophiles.

Question 17

What tracking system allows CS technicians to track a single instrument within a set or tray?

Answer 17

RFID.

Question 18

What is the most important part of scissors that deserves the most attention?

Answer 18

Hinge.

Question 19

What is a correct statement about the Bowie-Dick test?

Answer 19

It is a chemical indicator.

Question 20

What is one of the primary purposes of tracking patient care equipment?

Answer 20

To prevent delays in treatment.

Question 21

What is not a feature of an instrument tracking system?

Answer 21

Product updates and recall information.

Question 22

What question is open-ended?

Answer 22

What problems do you most frequently encounter on the job?

Question 23

Pertaining to the FIFO rule, which dated items should be stocked in the front right side to minimize outdates?

Answer 23

01-01-2019.

Question 24

What is the stock rotation system where the newest packages are placed on the left and the oldest items moved to the right?

Answer 24

Left-to-right.

Question 25

What is the Julian date for February 10?

Answer 25

041.

Question 26

What is a safety precaution to use while using box cutters?

Answer 26

Cut away from the body.

Question 27

What is not an ergonomic stressor?

Answer 27

Job rotations.

Question 28

In the final step of hand washing, how should the hands be rinsed?

Answer 28

With the fingertips up.

Question 29

What is used to test the minimum effective concentration in high-level disinfection?

Answer 29

Test strip.

Question 30

When should minimum effective concentration in high-level disinfection be tested?

Answer 30

Each time the solution will be used.

Question 31

What do external chemical indicators provide evidence of?

Answer 31

That the packages were exposed to the sterilant.

Question 32

Where should internal chemicals be placed in a package for sterilization?

Answer 32

In the area of the package least accessible to the sterilant.

Question 33

What does a positive reading in the BI test indicate?

Answer 33

At the completion of the sterilization cycle, a color change is detected in the ampule after incubation.

Question 34

What action should the CS technician take if there was an indication of a sterilizer malfunction?

Answer 34

Notify the department manager or supervisor.

Question 35

What does a negative BI result mean?

Answer 35

All conditions required for sterilization were met.

Question 36

What results will the CS technician be looking for when running a BI and a control test?

Answer 36

Positive reading for the control and negative reading for the BI.

Question 37

What is the next step of the processing cycle after items are cleaned?

Answer 37

Inspect.

Question 38

Which organization creates standards to reduce the burden of biohazards?

Answer 38

OSHA.

Question 39

What does the abbreviation TAH stand for?

Answer 39

Total abdominal hysterectomy.

Question 40

What term is used for an informal communication network at work?

Answer 40

Grapevine.

Question 41

What is the last step in doffing PPE?

Answer 41

Wash hands.

Question 42

What is formal communication?

Answer 42

Email from the department.

Question 43

What is recommended for writing on instrument count sheets and tray lists?

Answer 43

Permanent, nontoxic ink markers.

Question 44

What is the recommended lighting for the sterile storage area?

Answer 44

200-500 lux.

Question 45

What is the function of lighting in the sterile storage?

Answer 45

It prevents forgotten inventory.

Question 46

What type of wrapping technique must muslin wrappers use?

Answer 46

Sequential wrapping technique.

Question 47

Where should CI be placed in multi-level trays?

Answer 47

In each tray level.

Question 48

What statement about external chemical indicators is incorrect?

Answer 48

They verify that a package is sterile.

Question 49

What name is associated with the self-retaining retractor?

Answer 49

Gulp.

Question 50

When lifting heavy objects, what muscles should bear most of the weight?

Answer 50

Legs.