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BASICS OF FLEXIBLE ENDOSCOPE REPROCESSING
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BASICS OF FLEXIBLE ENDOSCOPE REPROCESSINGFlexible endoscopes MUST be competently reprocessed so that - Answers -Patient
care is not adversely affected
Ethics is the practice of - Answers -conforming to accepted and professional standards
of conduct
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) provides for which
ethical issue? - Answers -Confidentiality
Recommended practices are - Answers -Statements of sound principles of practice that
are based on scientific data and the opinions of experts
A rule designed to govern behavior is called a - Answers -Regulation
Which of the following defines what a department MUST do? - Answers -Policies
Steps for performing a task are defined in a - Answers -Procedure
Which of the following has published standards of infection prevention in processing
flexible gastrointestinal endoscopes? - Answers -SGNA (Society for Gastroenterology
Nurse and Associates)
Which of the following agencies registers and regulates environmental disinfectants
used on non-living things in healthcare facilities? - Answers -EPA (Environmental
Protection Agency)
Which of the following is NOT a requirement for bacteria to survive? - Answers -Bright
light
A dehydrated microorganism with a thick, shell-like wall is known as a - Answers -Spore
Which of the following describes the shape of the bacterium Pseudomonas? - Answers -
Rod
In order to survive, aerobic bacteria require - Answers -Oxygen
Which of the following requires a living host to multiply? - Answers -Viruses
Which of the following organisms can grow inside the lumens of flexible endoscopes
that have not been properly dried and rinsed with 70% alcohol? - Answers -
Pseudomonas
, In order to cause an infection, microorganisms must be - Answers -Present in sufficient
numbers
The principal route of transmission of healthcare-acquired infections from hospital staff
to patients is - Answers -Direct contact
Which of the following is a vector that could cause disease? - Answers -Mosquito
A healthcare-acquired infection is generally called what type of infection? - Answers -
Nosocomial
The principal living reservoir of human disease is - Answers -The human body
Water that has been contaminated by the feces of humans and other animals is MOST
notably responsible for - Answers -Gastrointestinal disease
The general term for any inanimate object involved in the spread of infection is -
Answers -fomite
Which if the following IS NOT a disease spread by droplets? - Answers -Measles
The pathogens that cause tuberculosis, whopping cough, pneumonia, measles, mumps,
and smallpox are discharged through the - Answers -Respiratory tract
Living things responsible for causing disease are called - Answers -Vectors
Which of the following is a common portal of exit in the transmission of disease? -
Answers -The respiratory tract
An infection caused by a needlestick enters through which portal of entry? - Answers -
Parenteral tissue
The single MOST effective way to prevent infections in the healthcare environment is to
- Answers -Wash hands frequently
The physician who performs examinations of the colon is called a/an - Answers -
Endoscopist
Enteroscopy is the examination of the - Answers -Small bowel
A colonscope is typically used to perform procedures involving the - Answers -large
intestine
When an upper endoscopy is being performed, a gastroscope is used to visualize the -
Answers -Esophagus and stomach
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