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CBSPD Exam/126 Questions withcomplete Answers
What should the sterilizer access area pressure be? - -Negative w/10 air
exchanges per hour
-What two steps are involved in decontamination? - -1. Manual and/or
automated mechanical cleaning
2. application of a thermal or chemical disinfection process
-Define Cleaning... - -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... - -poor or
ineffective decontamination of instruments
-What are Employee hazards in the decontamination process? - -
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? - -follow the device manufacturer's
written instructions
-What is the starting point in sterilization? - -Cleaning
-Define decontamination - -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? - --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? - -Box lock and jaws
-What does the ABC system stand for? - -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? - -Items are distributed to department by
vendor no need for sterile storage or inventory control.
-What are specialty/ procedure carts? - -Carts placed in specific
departments based on procedures
personalized to needs of departments easily accessible.
-What is case cart distribution? - -visually in specialty areas case carts are
delivered to department case cart is specialized to departments needs
-What is the exchange cart distribution? - -Two identical carts are made one
is out in the department and other stays in SPD
-What is par level distribution? - -There is fixed inventory and when items
become low they are replenished from the stockroom per
department/specialty
-What is demand distribution? - -An instrument/cart must be ordered in
order to get it
-What are the most common distribution systems? - -1) demand 2)par-level
3)Exchange 4)case carts 5) Specialty 6) Just in time
-What is the air pressure of the sterile storage area? - -positive air flows out
-What is shelf life - -period of time which a sterile item is considered safe to
use
event related not time related
-When are packs most vulnerable to contamination? - -Immediately after
sterilization
-What is it when a sterilizer's ability is tested under worst case conditions? -
-Small load testing
-What is it called when a sterilizer is tested for sterilization under actual use
conditions? - -Max load testing
-How often is a Bowie Dick test ran? - -Daily for dynamic air removal
sterilizers
-How much space should be between packages and chamber wall? - -one
inch
-How should paper-plastic pouches be placed in a sterilizer? - -plastic to
paper or paper to plastic
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