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CBSPD EXAM
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Question 1: How are liquids sterilized?
Answer:
only through gravity displacement liquid cycles
Question 2: How far from the floor should medical devices be stored?
Answer:
8-10 inches from the floor
Question 3: What kind of containers should sharps be kept in?
Answer:
impervious (puncture proof), and leak proof containers
Question 4: What is the air exchange in sterile storage
Answer:
- per hour
Question 5: Steam sterilizers should be monitors at a minimum of...
Answer:
weekly Question 6: When a new sterilizer comes in or relocated how many consecutive biologicals be ran in an empty sterilizer?
Answer:
three
Question 7: What is the exchange cart distribution?
Answer:
Two identical carts are made one is out in the department and other stays in SPD
Question 8: What are physical safety hazards?
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
Question 9: Textile packs should be placed how in a sterilizer?
Answer:
sides
Question 10: What is case cart distribution?
Answer:
visually in specialty areas case carts are delivered to department case cart is specialized to departments needs
Question 11: How should paper-plastic pouches be placed in a sterilizer?
Answer:
plastic to paper or paper to plastic tilted on side
Question 12: What can not be processed in an express cycle?
Answer:
porous items items with lumens
Question 13: What is demand distribution?
Answer:
An instrument/cart must be ordered in order to get it
Question 14: When should a flash sterilizer be monitored?
Answer:
Weekly with a biological and a class 5 or class 6 indicator
Question 15: When should a flash sterilizer be used?
Answer:
In an emergency; a one of a kind instrument is dropped
Question 16: What is the air pressure of the sterile storage area?
Answer:
positive air flows out
Question 17: What does the EPA regulate?
Answer:
EtO manufacturing and emissions, and labeling
Question 18: What are specialty/ procedure carts?
Answer:
Carts placed in specific departments based on procedures personalized to needs of departments easily accessible.
Question 19: What does a class on indicator respond to?
Answer:
Only one parameter of the process
(ex.: autoclave tape)
Question 20: What should be in an incident report?
Answer:
-how the accident happened -where/ when it occurred -any witnesses -medical treatment given -any work time lost due to accident -description of corrective actions to prevent the recurrence of the accident
Question 21: What are the phases of the cycle?
Answer:
1)conditioning (air is removed) 2)sterilization/Exposure/ Hold (temperature is held)
3) Exhaust (steam out drain line)
4) drying (approx. 30 min.)
Question 22: Is JCAHO a government agency?
Answer:
no it is a volunteer organization
Question 23: How should mesh bottom containers be loaded into the sterilizer?
Answer:
flat on rack
Question 24: True/false
eyewash stations must be available in the decontam area and in areas where disinfectants are being used and a hands free operation
Answer:
True
Question 25: The biological used for EtO, gas plasma, and dry heat contains...
Answer:
Bacillus atrophaeus