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Q 1/15
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When manually cleaning devices, all of the following personal protective equipment (PPE) should be worn EXCEPT
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heavy duty gloves
an impervious gown
a plastic apron over the scrub suit
a mask and goggles
Q 2/15
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Which of the following BEST describes the manual cleaning process of surgical instruments?
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soaking the instrument in a detergent solution for 10 minutes
wiping the instrument with a dry towel
scrubbing the instrument in a detergent solution
cleaning and brushing the instrument beneath the water level
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When manually cleaning devices, all of the following personal protective equipment (PPE) should be worn EXCEPT
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Which of the following BEST describes the manual cleaning process of surgical instruments?
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A technician working in Decontamination notices that the maintenance person working on the washer/sterilizer did not remove the barrier attire when the person left the area to get additional tools. The technician should
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While delivering sterile supplies to multiple nursing units, the sterile processing technician is asked by a unit secretary to take an opened and used tray of instruments back to the Decontamination area. Which is the BEST procedure to use?
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When preparing a set of instruments for processing in a washer/decontaminator, the instruments should be positioned with the
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The pH of detergent solution that has been demonstrated to be the safest for cleaning surgical instruments is
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Which of the following solutions is generally considered MOST appropriate for high-level disinfection of semi-critical devices?
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The effectiveness of any chemical disinfection process depends on all the following EXCEPT
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After manually cleaning contaminated surgical instruments, the NEXT step in the decontamination process is
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Generally, the first step in loosening blood soils from the channels of an instrument is to soak it in
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When cleaning an intravenous (IV) pump, it is important to use a germicide on the pump surface in order to
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The chemical disinfectant that leaves a residual film is
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A tray of instruments has been brought to the Decontamination area in a saline solution. Which of the following actions should the technician take?
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The MOST commonly recognized halogen is
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When working in the decontamination area, transmission of pathogenic organisms from used surgical instruments can BEST be minimized by
