CH20,21 DEN110
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| All of the following are forms of sterilization monitoring except ______ monitoring. | structural
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| 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.
breathing aerosol from disinfectant and other chemicals.
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| 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.
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| The temperature during handpiece sterilization should never exceed ____° F. | 275
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| The ultrasonic cleaner should be tested by | submersing a piece of aluminum foil for 20 seconds while the machine is functioning.
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| Instrument processing should flow in a single loop from dirty, to _______, to storage. | clean, to sterile
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| Drying instruments to prevent rusting is essential when processing in | chemical vapor.
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| The type of sterilization used in the dental office that requires the highest temperature is | dry heat sterilization.
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| The ideal instrument-processing area should be | dedicated only to instrument processing.
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| Some ultrasonic cleaning solutions have | enzymatic activity.
antimicrobial activity.
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| One of the disadvantages of flash sterilization is the | inability to wrap items.
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| The order of the cycles of a steam sterilizer is | heat-up; sterilizing; depressurization; drying.
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| All of the following statements concerning liquid chemical sterilants are true except they | can be disposed of by pouring them down the sink.
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| In the sterilization process, a process indicator is an example of _____ monitoring. | external chemical
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| A method for sterilizing unwrapped patient care items for immediate use is | flash sterilization.
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| Recommended methods for sterilizing dental handpieces include | steam sterilization.
chemical vapor sterilization.
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| A tear in an instrument package requires the dental assistant to | use a new instrument package.
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| A monitoring service will immediately communicate a failure of sterilization through | a telephone call to the dental office, reporting a positive result.
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| A process indicator is placed | outside of the instrument package.
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| 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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| Sterilization errors include | improper packaging.
improper timing.
improper loading.
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| Which of the following statements is true regarding the seven steps for instrument processing? | Sterilization takes places prior to storage.
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| All reusable instruments (critical and semicritical) that contact the patient’s blood, saliva, or mucous membranes must be | heat sterilized.
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| The purpose of an instrument holding solution is to | prevent the drying of blood and debris on instruments.
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| Process indicators that change color are useful for | identifying instrument packs that have been exposed to a certain temperature.
determining whether an instrument package has been processed.
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| The best method to remove debris from the head of the handpiece is to | flush the handpiece for 10 to 20 seconds.
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| Methods of preventing rust from forming on an instrument during the sterilization process include | completely drying the instrument.
lubricating the hinge of hinged instruments.
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| An Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)-registered intermediate-level or low-level disinfectant is suitable for cleaning ____________ instruments. | noncritical
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| Why is it important for packages to dry inside the steam sterilizer before storage? | Wicking of bacteria can occur through wet packaging material.
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| What is the major advantage of forced air sterilizers over the other types of sterilizers? | Short sterilization cycle time
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