Decontamination Area -ANS Soiled equipment is received, disassembled to their smallest components, and decontaminated.
Assembly Area -ANS Inspected, tested, reassembled, packaged.
Storage & Distribution -ANS Sterilized item storage prior to transportation.
Wha...
Decontamination Area -ANS Soiled equipment is received, disassembled to their smallest
components, and decontaminated.
Assembly Area -ANS Inspected, tested, reassembled, packaged.
Storage & Distribution -ANS Sterilized item storage prior to transportation.
What pressure is the decontamination area under? -ANS Negative, to contain
contaminants.
Which area are items inspected and identified for repair? -ANS Assembly area.
At what point can sterilized items become contaminated? -ANS Any time during handling,
transport, or storage.
What are the two types of organizational structures? -ANS Vertical (upper management
down) and Team-Based (more of an open structure with communal input).
Policies and procedures in the MDRD are guided by what two governing bodies? -ANS
CSA and the PIDAC (Ministry of Ontario Best Practices) document.
What does PIDAC stand for? -ANS Provincial Infectious Diseases Advisory Committee.
6 external quality control bodies? -ANS CSA, Accreditation Canada, and PIDAC,
Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI), and two bodies about
Operating Room Nurses.
Who is the regulatory body for Workplace Hazardous Materials Information Systems (WHMIS)?
-ANS WSIB (Workplace Safety Insurance Board)
Study WHMIS pictograms. -ANS OK.
Do all Hazard Classes and Categories require a Pictogram from WHMIS? -ANS No
, How often do Safety Data Sheet (MSDS and SDS) need to be updated? Not every 3 years.
-ANS
Where should SOPs be kept? -ANS In a central location. Electronic and physical.
What does QMS stand for? -ANS Quality maintenance systems.
Suffix -ANS Means "after"
Microorganisms: -ANS Unicellular, most aren't harmful.
Spore Coat -ANS Bacterial cells will produce a spore coat to resist heat, drying, and
chemicals.
Characteristics of Proteins -ANS Insoluble in water, will coagulate with heat, drying, and
specific chemicals. Coagulated proteins can trap pathogens. This is why the removal of protein
before disinfection or sterilization is the prime objective of cleaning in MDRD.
Three types of bacteria: -ANS Aerobic, anaerobic, and facultative anaerobe.
What are bacteria? -ANS Single-celled organisms, less than 1% cause disease.
Two types of bacterial cell walls: -ANS Thicker (gram positive), and thinner (gram
negative). The "gram" term comes from the gram stain test to determine successful sterilization.
What are viruses? -ANS Smaller than bacteria, non-living. Parasitic and uses other cells
to reproduce.
What are fungi? -ANS Mold, yeast.
What are MDRO? -ANS Multiple drug resistant organisms.
What are prions? -ANS Infectious organic proteins. Can remain infectious for years in a
dried state, resists routine sterilization and disinfection.
What are the components of bacterial microorganisms? -ANS Nucleic material,
cytoplasm, membrane, cell wall, flagella, fimbriae.
How prevalent are HAIs? -ANS Healthcare associated infections are the 4th leading
cause of death.
What are the 5 modes of infection transmission? -ANS Contact (direct or indirect) -
Droplet - Airborne - Vehicle - Vector
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