What should the sterilizer access area pressure be? - Precise
Answer ✔✔Negative w/10 air exchanges per hour
What two steps are involved in decontamination? - Precise
Answer ✔✔1. Manual and/or automated mechanical cleaning
2. application of a thermal or chemical disinfection process
Define Cleaning... - Precise Answer ✔✔The removal of
contamination from an item to the extent necessary for further
processing or for the intended use.
nosocomial infections are well documented and caused by... -
Precise Answer ✔✔poor or ineffective decontamination of
instruments
What are Employee hazards in the decontamination process? -
Precise Answer ✔✔Technicians work with a large amount of 1)
unidentified bioburden 2) wet enviornment 3) handling
contaminated sharps 4) must know procedures for proper
handling, equipment, cleaning/sterilization agents
,How do you properly clean a device? - Precise Answer
✔✔follow the device manufacturer's written instructions
What is the starting point in sterilization? - Precise Answer
✔✔Cleaning
Define decontamination - Precise Answer ✔✔The process of
cleaning surgical instruments, patient care devices, and all
involved surfaces in order to render areas and items safe for
handling and/or further processing
What are physical safety hazards? - Precise Answer ✔✔-good
body mechanics -correct body techniques and posture for lifting,
pushing, pulling, and reaching -should be alert and correct
anything that is a potential injury -lifts to lift heavy supplies,
available work material, adjustable chairs, padding on sharp
edges, correct height tables -proper clothing can prevent injury
What is the weakest point of an instrument? - Precise Answer
✔✔Box lock and jaws
What does the ABC system stand for? - Precise Answer ✔✔A:
large dollar amount items not used frequently
, B: moderately priced and used frequently
C: items w/ low dollar value
What is just in time distribution? - Precise Answer ✔✔Items are
distributed to department by vendor no need for sterile storage
or inventory control.
What are specialty/ procedure carts? - Precise Answer ✔✔Carts
placed in specific departments based on procedures
personalized to needs of departments easily accessible.
What is case cart distribution? - Precise Answer ✔✔visually in
specialty areas case carts are delivered to department case cart is
specialized to departments needs
What is the exchange cart distribution? - Precise Answer
✔✔Two identical carts are made one is out in the department
and other stays in SPD
What is par level distribution? - Precise Answer ✔✔There is
fixed inventory and when items become low they are
replenished from the stockroom per department/specialty
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