CBSPD Exam Decontamination and Disinfection
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- Q1When manually cleaning devices, all of the following personal protective equipment (PPE) should be worn EXCEPTheavy duty glovesan impervious gowna plastic apron over the scrub suita mask and goggles30s
- Q2Which of the following BEST describes the manual cleaning process of surgical instruments?soaking the instrument in a detergent solution for 10 minuteswiping the instrument with a dry towelscrubbing the instrument in a detergent solutioncleaning and brushing the instrument beneath the water level30s
- Q3A 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 shoulddo nothingdocument the problem in the shift reportreport the problem to your supervisorreport the problem to the maintenance supervisor30s
- Q4While 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?return for the used tray after completing all deliveries, using appropriate collection cartimmediately hand-carry the used tray to the Decontamination room and return to complete the deliveriesreturn for the used tray after completing all deliveries, using the sterile delivery carttake the used tray to Decontamination on the cart with the remaining sterile supplies30s
- Q5When preparing a set of instruments for processing in a washer/decontaminator, the instruments should be positioned with thefine forceps on the bottom of the basket and the retractors on the tophemostats on the bottom of the basket and the retractors on the tophand-held instruments on the bottom of the basket and the retractors on the topretractors on the bottom of the basket and the hand-held instruments on the top30s
- Q6The pH of detergent solution that has been demonstrated to be the safest for cleaning surgical instruments ishighly alkalineacidicmoderately alkalineneutral30s
- Q7Which of the following solutions is generally considered MOST appropriate for high-level disinfection of semi-critical devices?2% activated glutaraldehyde50% aqueous isopropyl alcoholquaternary ammonium compounds0.5% hypochlorite bleach30s
- Q8The effectiveness of any chemical disinfection process depends on all the following EXCEPTcost of the chemicalcontact timeconcentration of the solutiontemperature of the solution30s
- Q9After manually cleaning contaminated surgical instruments, the NEXT step in the decontamination process isrinsingsterilizingstoringlubrication30s
- Q10Generally, the first step in loosening blood soils from the channels of an instrument is to soak it inan enzymatic detergenta phenolic solutionan organic acid detergentan alkaline solution30s
- Q11When cleaning an intravenous (IV) pump, it is important to use a germicide on the pump surface in order toreduce the bioburden present on the equipmentremove stains and tape residues from the equipmentprotect patients from toxic reactions due to detergent residues left on the equipmentneutralize the corrosive effect that detergents can have on the surface of the equipment30s
- Q12The chemical disinfectant that leaves a residual film isiodophorphenolicalcoholglutaraldehyde30s
- Q13A tray of instruments has been brought to the Decontamination area in a saline solution. Which of the following actions should the technician take?clean with an alkaline detergentrinse them with water and then clean them according the manufacturer's instructionstreat them in the same manner as all other instrumentssoak them in detergent and then clean them according the manufacturer's instructions30s
- Q14The MOST commonly recognized halogen isactivated glutaraldehydeisopropyl alcoholsodium hypochloritezephiran chloride30s
- Q15When working in the decontamination area, transmission of pathogenic organisms from used surgical instruments can BEST be minimized bywearing appropriate personal protective equipmentensuring that all work surfaces are kept clean and drypre-soaking the instruments in a high-level disinfectantensuring that the area is damp mopped frequently30s