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Sterilization Final
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1. ____ means microbes and infections are absent | A. Sterile |
| 2. The number of microbes or organic debris that exist at a given time is referred to as ___ | C. Bioburden |
| 3. The contamination of a person or object by another person or object is called _____ | A. Cross contamination |
| 4. Methods used to prevent contamination of the sterile field are referred to as ___ | B. Sterile technique |
| 5. Which term is used to describe the multiplication of organisms in tissue? | B. Infection |
| 6. Escherichia coli normally resides in the lumen of the | C. Intestine |
| 7. Bacilli are typically found to be in the shape of ____ | D. Rods |
| 8. Bacteria that require oxygen to sustain life are called | B. Aerobic |
| 9. Which pathogen leads in the percentage of surgical site infections | A. Staph Aureas |
| 10. What dormant structure can some bacteria form to survive adverse environmental conditions | B. Spore |
| 11. A nonliving particle that is completely reliant on the host cell for survival is called a | D. Virus |
| 12. The primary source of airborne bacteria transmission in the operating room is the | C. Surgical team |
| 13. A bloodborne pathogen that puts health care workers at a particular risk is | A. Hep C |
| 14. A surgical procedure involving perforated viscera is classified as a | D. Class IV dirty wound |
| 15. Most surgical infections occur because of | B. contamination during procedure |
| 16. Infection contracted within the health care setting is known as | d. Nosocomial |
| 17. When wearing a sterile gown and gloves why should you not fold the arms with the | B. The area can not be viewed |
| 18. Sterile items and individuals may | C. Contact sterile items |
| 19. Members of the sterile surgical team should pass each other within the sterile field by facing one another or | A. Pass back to back |
| 20. Nonsterile items and individuals may | A. Only contact nonsterile items |
| 21. Fluid bottles may be recapped and reused under what conditions? | D. None |
| 22. The basis for the practice of strict adhearence to sterile technique is called | C. surgical conscious |
| 23. The physical removal of blood and body fluids or gross debris from an inanimate object is called | A. Mechanical cleaning |
| 24. The process that ensures that all microorganisms including spores are killed is called | D. Sterilization |
| 25. Filtered air from the decontamination room is exhausted to the | C. Outside healthcare facility |
| 26. Detergent selection is primarily based on the | C. Type of instrument being cleaned |
| 27. Instruments with multiple parts should be _____ prior to cleaning | B. disassembled |
| 28. When stainless steel instruments are manually cleaned a _____ should be used to avoid scratching the surface of the instruments | D. Back and forth |
| 29. What is a limitation of using water as a presoaking selection | A. Ineffective at remaining debris |
| 30. Why should saline not be used to clean stainless steel surgical instruments | B. Salt will pit the stainless steel |
| 31. A caalyst used to aid in the breakdown of organic material such as blood and tissue is an | C. Enzyme |
| 32. An enzyme is usually used as an | d. Soaking Solution |
| 33. The type of chemical cleaner that is least cerrosive to surgical instruments is a | B. Neutral PH |
| 34. The ultrasonic washer is an example of a | B. Mechanical |
| 35. The ____ is used to remove small organic particles and soil from areas of instruments that are difficult to clean manually | A. Ultrasonic washer |
| 36. The washer decontaminator does not render the instruments | A. Sterile |
| 37. To avoid damage stainless steel instruments should not be placed next to ____ in the washer sterilizer | B. Instruments made from other metals |
| 38. At the end of the washer sterilization cycle instruments are not considered | B. Apropriate for use on the patient |
| 39. An intermediate level of disinfection may be appropriate for | A. Semicritical items |
| 40. Low level disinfection may be appropriate for | B. Noncritical items |
| 41. Physical factors that affect the efficiency of disinfection are | C. Temp, gross debri, bioburden |
| 42. Instrument preparation begins after decontamination and involves the following steps in this order | D. Inspection, reassemble |
| 43. To prevent the formation of condensate in nested basins what must be done | A. Separate basin with a towel |
| 44. Microbes that live on the skin and inside the human body are referred to as | B. indigenous |
| 45. The term used to describe when one organism benefits but the second organism neither is harmed nor receives a benefit is known as | A. Commensalism |
| 46. The term used to describe when both organisms benefit from and depend on one another to a certain extention known as | B. Mutualism |
| 47. When one organism benefits and the host is harmed is known as | D. Parasitism |
| 48. E. Coli in the intestines produces | Vitamin K |
| 49. Bacteria divide by a process called | C. Binary fission |
| 50. Bacteria that reside naturally within the human body and cause no disease unless the opportunity arise known as | D. Opportunistic |
| 51. Bacteria are identified by the shape and form they assume. Which of the following is the shape and form streptococci | B. Chain of round bacteria |
| 52. Staphylococci can be identified by a | A. Cluster of bacteria |
| 53. Bacteria is also classified by its need for oxygen and carbon dioxide. Which type of bacteria grow best in high concentration of carbon dioxide | D. Capnophiles |
| 54. Which classification is given to bacteria that can survive in an environment with or without oxygen | A. facultive anerobes |
| 55. Which would be best suited for reprocessing surgical instruments exposed to clostridium | D. Pre vac |
| 56. Which is the most commonly transmitted bacteria in the operating room | C. Staph aeuris |
| 57. which bacteria can be found as common flora of the skin, hair and nose | C. staph aeurus |
| 58. Which microorganism is capable of causing endocarditis | B. Staph epidermidis |
| 59. Which microorganism is capable of causing osteomyelitis | A. Staph aeurus |
| 60. which microorganism is capable of causing post op surgical site infection | A. Staph aeureus |
| 61. which microorganism is capable of causing a UTI | B. Staph epidermidis |
| 62. Which microorganism is responsible for causing otitis media | C. Streptococcus pyogenes |
| 63. which microorganism is responsible for causing necrotizing fasciitis | C. Strep pyogenes |
| 64. Which microorganism is resonsible for causing pelvic inflammatory disease | C. Neisseria gonorrhoeae |
| 65. Which microorganism is responsible for causing tonsillitis | B. Streptococcus pyogenes |
| 66. Deep tissue nosocomial infections such as infections to puncture wounds and open bone by which microorganisms | C. Pseudomonas aeruginosa |
| 67. Helicobacter pylori, known as H pylori is responsible for which condition | C. Stomach ulcers |
| 68. Gas gangrene and cellulitis is caused by which microorganism | C. Clostridium perfringens |
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