Antiseptic
A chemical agent used to inhibit the growth of microorganisms on skin and mucous membranes is a/an
Disinfection
The process of destroying microorganisms on inanimate (nonliving) objects is
Terminal sterilization
The procedure for destroying pathogens at the end of the procedure is
Saturated steam under pressure
The safest, most practical means for sterilizing heat- and moisture-stable items is
250 degrees F (121 C)
The minimal temperature required to kill bacterial spores is
Prevacuum
The Bowie-Dick test must be run daily in which of the following types of sterilizers
Gravity displacement
Which of the following types of sterilizers would require a drying cycle
Ethylene Oxide gas
Aeration is essential following sterilization by
3 minutes
In the middle of the surgical procedure a critical stainless steel instrument is contaminated and there is no sterile replacement. Which time setting would be selected for the flash autoclave
Biological
The most reliable means of monitoring the effectiveness of the sterilizer that ensures sterilization parameters have been met is
Left open and place on a rack
When packaging instruments for sterilization, instruments should be
Behind packs with older dates
When storing sterile packs, you should place them
Critical
Items that contact sterile tissue and must be sterilized are considered
Rinse immediately before putting in the germicide
When disinfecting for use, you would do all of the following except
Isopropyl alcohol
The disinfectant that should not be used on lensed instruments due to the potential for loosening the "cement" around the lens is
Cleaned up immediately
Spillage of blood that occurs during surgery should be
Maintain positive pressure
The purpose of keeping doors to the operating room closed is to
Remove gross soil and transient microorganisms
The purpose of washing the hands prior to the surgical scrub is to
Drape from the periphery to the operative site
When draping a sterile field, the scrubbed person would do all of the following except
Ensure that wrapper tails are properly secured
When dispensing sterile items to a sterile field, the circulator would
Remain with the sterile field until further notified
The scrub has completed the sterile setup when notified that the surgeon will be 30 minutes late. He/she would
The degree of microbial contamination
Bioburden refers to
Terminal disinfection and sterilization
Procedures performed at the end of a surgical case to protect the health care worker who will be handling the surgical instruments in the sterile processing department are known as
In an open-mesh bottom tray
Which of the following is not an acceptable method of transporting contaminated instruments down the hall hollowing a surgical procedure
27psi
If the temperature on the steam sterilizer reds 270 degrees F, what should the pressure reading be?