When transporting and processing contaminated patient care items, precautions need to be taken to avoid personal exposure to microorganisms through:

percutaneous injury. contact with mucous membranes of the eye, nose, or mouth.

The order of the cycles of a steam sterilizer is:

heat-up; sterilizing, depressurization, drying.

A process indicator is placed:

outside of the instrument package.

The best method to remove debris from the head of the handpiece is to:

flush the handpiece for 10 to 20 seconds.

The major advantage of the chemical vapor sterilizer is that:

it does not rust, dull, or corrode dry metal instruments.

Methods of preventing rust from forming on an instrument during the sterilization process include:

completely drying the instrument. lubricating hinged the hinge.

Instruments need to be bagged before steam sterilization to:

protect them from becoming contaminated after sterilization. allow them to be grouped into special setups by procedure.

Personal protective equipment (PPE) that must always be used when processing instruments includes:

utility gloves, a mask, eyewear, and protective clothing.

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Question	Answer
injury is through the skin, such as a needle stick.
The sterilization method that will not rust, dull, or corrode dry metal instruments is:	chemical vapor sterilization.
When transporting and processing contaminated patient care items, precautions need to be taken to avoid personal exposure to microorganisms through:	percutaneous injury. contact with mucous membranes of the eye, nose, or mouth.
The order of the cycles of a steam sterilizer is:	heat-up; sterilizing, depressurization, drying.
All reusable instruments (critical and semicritical) that contact the patient’s blood, saliva, or mucous membranes must be:	heat sterilized.
A process indicator is placed:	outside of the instrument package.
An ultrasonic cleaner cleans dirty instruments using sound waves, which cause:	cavitation. implosion
Microorganisms in a steam sterilizer are killed by:	heat.
The best method for determining whether sterilization has occurred is:	biologic monitoring.
nstrument processing should flow in a single loop from dirty, to _____, to storage	clean, to sterile
Biologic monitoring is also known as _____ testing.	spore
The best method to remove debris from the head of the handpiece is to:	flush the handpiece for 10 to 20 seconds.
The major advantage of the chemical vapor sterilizer is that:	it does not rust, dull, or corrode dry metal instruments.
The ultrasonic cleaner should be cleaned and disinfected:	at least once a day
All of the following are forms of sterilization monitoring except _____ monitoring.	structural
Methods of preventing rust from forming on an instrument during the sterilization process include:	completely drying the instrument. lubricating hinged the hinge.
Drying instruments to prevent rusting is essential when processing in:	chemical vapor.
The temperature during handpiece sterilization should never exceed ____° F.	275
Which of the following patient care items is classified as a semicritical instrument?	Rubber dam forceps
One of the disadvantages of flash sterilization is:	an inability to wrap items.
Instruments need to be bagged before steam sterilization to:	protect them from becoming contaminated after sterilization. allow them to be grouped into special setups by procedure.
The minimum frequency recommended by the CDC, ADA, and OSAP for biologic monitoring of all sterilizing equipment is:	weekly.
The autoclave cycle that allows the steam under pressure to be released from within the chamber is the _____ cycle.	depressurizing
Personal protective equipment (PPE) that must always be used when processing instruments includes:	utility gloves, a mask, eyewear, and protective clothing.
The least desirable method of precleaning dental instruments is:	hand scrubbing.

Created by: christy.woolsey

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