exam 7

Question 1

What does the right-to-know standard require employers to provide?

Answer 1

Material safety data sheets for chemicals.

Question 2

What information is not required on the SDS?

Answer 2

Emergency phone number for the facility.

Question 3

Which agencies are responsible for regulating ethylene oxide?

Answer 3

OSHA and EPA.

Question 4

What do healthcare regulations and standards provide?

Answer 4

Consistency of department activities by outlining minimal performance standards.

Question 5

What act regulates microbial products like disinfectants, sanitizer, and ethylene oxide?

Answer 5

FIFRA.

Question 6

What is an international standard setting body that facilitates world trade?

Answer 6

ISO.

Question 7

How should paper-plastic peel pouches be arranged in a sterilization rack?

Answer 7

On edge, paper to plastic.

Question 8

What cleaner uses impingement action to clean instruments?

Answer 8

Automated mechanical washers.

Question 9

What is the probability of a viable microorganism being present on a product unit after sterilization called?

Answer 9

Sterility assurance level.

Question 10

What is an example of round shaped bacteria?

Answer 10

Staphylococcus aureus.

Question 11

What will the CS technician dispense if equipment is needed for administering IV therapy fluids?

Answer 11

Infusion pump.

Question 12

What unit pumps heated or cooled water through a coiled pad?

Answer 12

Hypothermia unit.

Question 13

What allows the patient to self-administer pain medication?

Answer 13

PCA pump.

Question 14

What enzymes will you use to break down starchy deposits?

Answer 14

Amylase.

Question 15

What is the short-term exposure limit for ethylene oxide?

Answer 15

5 ppm.

Question 16

What is not a proper storage practice for flexible endoscopes?

Answer 16

They should be stored with the insertion tube coiled.

Question 17

What must occur before flexible endoscopes are stored?

Answer 17

They should be dry.

Question 18

How can you reduce the combustible load of an area?

Answer 18

By all of the following except reducing the number of staff working in the area.

Question 19

What can prevent fires?

Answer 19

By eliminating any of the following except keeping a fire extinguisher around.

Question 20

Who is responsible for providing safety data sheets?

Answer 20

Chemical manufacturers.

Question 21

What is not true about how multiple basins are sterilized together?

Answer 21

The number of basins in the set cannot be more than three.

Question 22

How often should the sterilizer recording device be inspected?

Answer 22

Daily.

Question 23

When should the chamber drain strainer be removed and cleaned?

Answer 23

After each use.

Question 24

What is a negative test in sterilization?

Answer 24

If a sterilizer has successfully killed all the bacterial spores in a biological test.

Question 25

What regulates body balance?

Answer 25

Fluid in the inner ear.

Question 26

What part of the brain controls muscle coordination and body balance?

Answer 26

Cerebellum.

Question 27

What is the main theory of standard precaution?

Answer 27

Patient may pose a risk infectious whether they have been diagnosed with an infectious disease or not.

Question 28

How often should the floor in the central service department be wet-mopped?

Answer 28

Daily.

Question 29

What number on the PH scale suggests the most alkaline?

Answer 29

14.

Question 30

What should the relative humidity of the sterile storage area be?

Answer 30

Less than 70%.

Question 31

Where should labeling be done on paper-plastic pouches?

Answer 31

On the plastic side.

Question 32

What is the purpose of the paper side of a peel pouch?

Answer 32

To allow sterilant to enter the pouch.

Question 33

What is the purpose of the plastic side of the peel pouch?

Answer 33

To allow direct visualization of the contents.

Question 34

What body system distributes nutrients and oxygen to the body?

Answer 34

Circulatory system.

Question 35

What information should not be included on the labeling of the package to be sterilized?

Answer 35

Initials of the department supervisor.

Question 36

What is the first step when inspecting the insulation of a laparoscopic instrument?

Answer 36

Check the collar at the distal tip.

Question 37

What organ removes excess water and waste substances from the blood?

Answer 37

Kidney.

Question 38

When should instrument lubrication be performed?

Answer 38

After cleaning.

Question 39

What is a negatively charged ion called?

Answer 39

An anion.

Question 40

How do microorganisms reproduce?

Answer 40

By a process called binary fission.

Question 41

What is the correct way to measure a Frazier suction tube?

Answer 41

From the tip to the stylet.

Question 42

What procedure is performed by healthcare facilities to confirm sterilization validation?

Answer 42

Verification.

Question 43

What procedure is used by equipment manufacturers to establish a sterile product?

Answer 43

Validation.

Question 44

How do you elevate the temperature in a steam sterilizer?

Answer 44

By increasing the steam pressure.

Question 45

What is the correct way for wrapping packages with flat wrap?

Answer 45

Ensure the packaging is kept snug to the instrument set.

Question 46

When using double pouching packaging, how should the inner pouch be placed?

Answer 46

The paper side of the inner pouch should be placed toward the paper side of the outer pouch.

Question 47

When placing items in a peel pouch, how much space should be allowed on each side?

Answer 47

1/4".

Question 48

What must the sterile technician do upon receiving a loaner instrument?

Answer 48

Inspect the item.

Question 49

What type of hazard is a needlestick?

Answer 49

Biological.

Question 50

What is part of professional behavior?

Answer 50

Knowing what is expected and consistently meeting those expectations.