FREE SURGERY AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT PREVENT

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FREE SURGERY AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT PREVENT

PERIOP DISEA EXAM QUESTIONS

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-Guarantee passing score -65 Questions and Answers -format set of multiple-choice -Expert-Verified Explanation Question 1: Which kind of quality control device consists of a paper that has been impregnated with a dye that changes color in the presence of a specified temperature and sterilant?

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chemical indicator Question 2: Which of the following chemicals is a high-level disinfectant when items are immersed for 20 to 30 minutes and a sterilant if items remain immersed for 10 hours?

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glutaraldehyde Question 3: Which type of chemical solution is made of catalysts that aid in breaking down proteinaceous debris such as blood and fat?

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enzymatic

Question 4: Before opening any sterilely packaged item, what is MOST important to verify about the package?

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integrity of package Question 5: Personnel in CSPD who must move instruments from the ethylene oxide sterilizer to an aeration room should do which of the following with the cart to reduce their exposure to vented gases?

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pull it Question 6: Which of the following is the MOST important factor in a surgical technologist's role in preventing surgical site infections?

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strict surgical conscience Question 7: All of the following are environmental specifications for the decontamination room

in CSPD EXCEPT:

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positive air pressure maintained Question 8: What is the common name for the high-level disinfectant sodium hypochlorite?

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bleach Question 9: In steam sterilization, thermal destruction of microbes is the result of the denaturation and coagulation of protein within the cells.

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true Question 10: Where should the biological test pack be placed on the steam sterilization cart for the first run of the day?

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bottom rack, front of sterilizer, over the drain

Question 11: Which of the following would be appropriate for soaking instruments covered with bioburden during a surgical procedure?

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sterile water Question 12: What is the term for the condition of a surgical technologist's skin after performing a surgical scrub?

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surgically clean Question 13: Which method of chemical sterilization has limitations based on the challenge of diffusion into narrow lumens?

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hydrogen peroxide gas plasma Question 14: Internal chemical indicator/integrators should be placed in the center or most challenging portion of a tray for the sterilant to reach.

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true Question 15: The recommended biological indicator (BI) for hydrogen peroxide gas plasma is:

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Bacillus atrophaeus

Question 16: The Bowie-Dick test is performed for which sterilization method?

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prevacuum air removal steam Question 17: When opening a wrapped item such as a gown on a Mayo stand, the contents and wrapper are considered sterile up to what distance from the edge of the wrapper?

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• inch from the edge

Question 18: What is the type of process the ultrasonic cleaner uses to dislodge minute particles of soil and organic debris?

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cavitation Question 19: What term refers to a barrier, such as plastic-backed table cover, that does NOT allow for passage of liquid through it?

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impervious Question 20: Which term means the number of microbes or amount of organic debris on an object at any given time?

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bioburden Question 21: The physical or chemical process by which all living microorganisms, including

spores, are killed is:

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sterilization Question 22: What is the term for inanimate objects that harbor microorganisms that contribute to environmental contamination?

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fomties Question 23: The biological indicator (BI) for the steam sterilization method is:

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Geobacillus stearothermophilus Question 24: Which part of the instrument reprocessing cycle is performed intraoperatively?

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wiping with sterile water