It's not necessary for SP technicians to adapt to change because only one standard job description is used by all facilities.It's not necessary for SP technicians to adapt to change because only one standard job description is used by all facilities.

What is considered the first step in the sterilization process?

A cart prepared for an individual procedure:

Department that procures and distributes resources and manages supplies, goods and services to providers and patients (also known as Materials Management Department)

Which of the following departments are point of use where instrumentation and medical equipment are collected from?

If an infection that was not present develops in a patient after_______days of admission in a healthcare facility it is referred to as HAI.

A document that identifies a surgeon's needs for a specific procedure.

The Federal agency which mandates that employees wear PPE to minimize exposure to bloodborne pathogens?

A list of specific supplies that SP technicians use to assemble the items needed for individual procedures.

The SPD has other names:

Accessing and use of electronically produced information is:

Interacting appropriately and respectfully with diverse groups in numerous situations is:

The area where clean instruments are processed and packaged in SPD is referred to as:

The inventory system primarily used by the department of surgery to ensure that supplies and instruments are prepared for a surgical case?

Which of the following is not part of sterile storage?

A replenished inventory control system for products/equipment typically used in the Operating room and generally prepared for a surgical case:

A surgical procedure performed in a manner that causes little or no trauma or injury to the patient; it is often performed through a cannula using lasers, endoscopes or laparoscopes.

Working in the decontamination area requires all the following except:

The SPD is the central location for all the following except:

The area in the SPD where soiled instruments are received.

Which of the following is not part of legal responsibilities?

An effective cleaning process may be accomplished with:

From the Soiled Area > Clean Processing Area > Sterilization Area > Sterile Storage Area is called a______ flow

Process by which all forms of microbial life, including bacteria, viruses, spores, and fungi, are completely destroyed.

The processing cycle of SPD starts with:

Which of the following is not a benefit of minimally invasive procedures?

PPE includes all of the following except:

Because Sterile Processing (SP) technicians do not handle money, ethics considerations do not apply to them.

_______refers to the movement of products/materials from the soiled area to the clean processing area to the sterile storage area.

Using analytic skills to solve problems and make decisions is a component of:

When does personnel working in the Sterile Storage and Distribution Area usually gather instruments and supplies for surgical procedures?

The removal of all visible and non-visible soil and any other foreign material from medical devices being processed.

Physical barriers are used to separate the functional areas of the SPD. Which of the following is the sequence of the SPD from dirty to clean.

The major portion of the work in this area involves receiving, storing, and dispensing supplies and sterile instruments.

Items cannot be considered sterile or high-level disinfected if they are not effectively:

SP workflow should move from:

While items may be dispensed to all areas of a facility, which department is the major focus of the SPD?

Part of Standard Precautions for all healthcare workers to prevent skin and mucous membrane exposure when in contact with blood and body fluids of any patient:

_____is to make safe by removing or reducing contamination by infectious organisms or other harmful substances to an acceptable level.

Since modern SPDs are virtually risk free, SP technicians need not be concerned with safety practices.

SP technicians must be able to identify_______surgical instruments.

Which of the following not part of the knowledge required for SP staff while working in decontamination?

The document that identifies all of the instrument and supplies that a physician will need for a specific case.

In this area of sterile processing, each item should be carefully inspected for cleanliness, proper function and possible defects.

Method of using appropriate barriers to reduce the risk of transmission of bloodborne and other pathogens and applies to all patients, regardless of diagnosis or presumed infectious status.

According to safety requirements by_______ __Sterile Processing Technicians must wear a special attire known as Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)

Information provided by a device manufacturer that provides detailed instructions on how to properly use or process the device.

The N95 mask is part of SP technicians PPE requirement?

Human Resource tool that identifies the major tasks performed by individuals in specific positions.

SP technicians control costs and reduce waste when they practice:

This system provides support and movement, protects vital organs, produce blood cells and stores calcium.

Removing plaque from the carotid artery that cause lack of brain oxygen. The procedure being described is

The inner spongy section of the bone is called?

Larynx is also called

The suffix -tome means

Dilate the uterine cervix and remove the inner of the uterus by scraping with a curette

The testes is a male sex organ which produces substantial amount of?

The eye's third layer located on the back surface of the eyeball.

An organ that filters blood to remove amino acids and neutralize some harmful toxins.

A repair to the muscles and ligaments of the shoulder joint.

What is the basic unit of life?

This system adapts to changes in the environment.

The word element that comes before the root word element.

Root word element

All the nerve tissue outside the central nervous system are known as?

This structure is considered the master gland because it helps control all the activities of the other endocrine glands.

Surgical removal of both Fallopian tubes and ovaries

Study of the functions of the body parts and the body, as a whole.

Orchiectomy means:

This is known as the ear drum.

Which of the following surgical abbreviaions might be used relating to a fractured bone?

The system that enables movement in the body.

Pulmonary means:

-itis means

Osteogenic means:

The functional cells of the kidney that act as filters to remove water and waste substance from the blood are called?

The largest body organ that contains sweat glands.

Which of the following is not part of the small intestine?

What is the number of bones in the human body?

Name the clear, jelly-like substance of a cell between the cell membrane and the nucleus.

The scientific study of the nature, life, and action of microorganisms

Microorganisms are measured in ____

Bacteria that requires the presence of oxygen to survive:

The bacteria shaped like a circle or sphere are called?

Acid fast stain is also called ziehl nielson stain.

E. coli is a gram negative bacteria because they stain:

Bacteria capable of forming a thick wall around themselves enabling them to survive in adverse conditions.

The following are common shapes of bacteria except:

Bacteria that can live in the absence of oxygen are:

The basic unit of all living organisms

Which of the following is not part of how to identify and classify bacteria?

Which of the following bacteria is shaped like a spirilla or spiral?

Microorganisms capable of producing disease are known as:

Which component is known as the controlling unit of the cell?

The measure of alkalinity and acidity on a scale of 0 to 14 is called:

The bacteria that are shaped like rods or bricks are called:

The types of bacteria that would require Acid fast stain are:

About what percentage of microorganisms are harmful?

Gram-positive bacteria have no outer membrane and will retain a_____stain.

The state of being soiled by contact with infectious organisms or other materials