Question 1

Choose from the terms listed and match them with their most correct description. You may use the same answer more than once.
-Used for anesthesia equipment, gastrointestinal endoscopes, bronchoscopes

Accepted Answer

Disinfection is the correct term for the process used on anesthesia equipment, gastrointestinal endoscopes, and bronchoscopes because it eliminates many or all pathogenic microorganisms, except bacterial spores, on inanimate objects. This level of microbial control is suitable for these types of equipment that come into contact with mucous membranes or non-intact skin but do not penetrate sterile body areas.

Question 2

___________ is a skilled, certified profession that requires expertise in the science and practice of materials management, decontamination, and sterilization.

Accepted Answer

Sterile Processing Technicians are professionals specialized in the science and practice of materials management, decontamination, and sterilization in healthcare settings, ensuring that medical and surgical instruments are properly cleaned and sterilized for patient safety.

Question 3

Choose from the terms listed and match them with their most correct description. You may use the same answer more than once.
-Must be sterile

Accepted Answer

Critical items must be sterile because they come into contact with sterile tissues or the vascular system.

Question 4

Choose from the terms listed and match them with their most correct description. You may use the same answer more than once.
-Laryngoscopes, bronchoscopes, and endotracheal tubes

Accepted Answer

Laryngoscopes, bronchoscopes, and endotracheal tubes are considered semicritical items because they come into contact with mucous membranes or non-intact skin and require high-level disinfection.

Question 5

The important factor to remember about ___________ is that they do not indicate sterility, only that certain conditions for sterility have been met.

Accepted Answer

Indicators are used to show that certain conditions for sterility, such as temperature and pressure, have been met during a sterilization process, but they do not guarantee sterility themselves.

Question 6

Choose from the terms listed and match them with their most correct description. You may use the same answer more than once.
-Include vascular and urinary catheters

Accepted Answer

ACritical items are those that come into contact with sterile tissues or the vascular system, thus requiring sterilization to prevent infection. Both vascular and urinary catheters fall into this category as they directly interact with sterile body areas or the vascular system.

Question 7

Choose from the terms listed and match them with their most correct description. You may use the same answer more than once.
-Can include bed linens, crutches, tables

Accepted Answer

Noncritical items are those that come into contact with intact skin but not mucous membranes. This category includes items like bed linens, crutches, and tables, which do not require a high level of disinfection because they pose the least risk of transmitting infections.

Question 8

Choose from the terms listed and match them with their most correct description. You may use the same answer more than once.
-Come into contact with mucous membranes or nonintact skin

Accepted Answer

Semicritical items are those that come into contact with mucous membranes or nonintact skin, requiring a high level of disinfection because they do not penetrate sterile tissues.

Question 9

Choose from the terms listed and match them with their most correct description. You may use the same answer more than once.
-Used for surgical instruments, implants, and needles

Accepted Answer

Sterilization is the process used for surgical instruments, implants, and needles to eliminate all forms of microbial life, including viruses, bacteria, fungi, and spores. This is essential to prevent infection during surgical procedures.

Question 10

Choose from the terms listed and match them with their most correct description. You may use the same answer more than once.
-Used for noncritical items

Accepted Answer

Disinfection is the correct term for processes used on noncritical items, as it eliminates many or all pathogenic microorganisms, except bacterial spores, on inanimate objects. Noncritical items are those that come in contact with intact skin but not mucous membranes.

Question 11

Choose from the terms listed and match them with their most correct description. You may use the same answer more than once.
-Process by which all microorganisms, including spores, are destroyed

Accepted Answer

Sterilization is the process that destroys all forms of microbial life, including spores, which is the most resistant form.

Question 12

Choose from the terms listed and match them with their most correct description. You may use the same answer more than once.
-Monitored by chemical and biological methods to ensure patient safety

Accepted Answer

Sterilization is the process that is most closely monitored by chemical and biological methods to ensure patient safety, as it involves eliminating all forms of microbial life, including spores.

Question 13

Choose from the terms listed and match them with their most correct description. You may use the same answer more than once.
-Must be sterilized before use on a patient

Accepted Answer

Critical items are those that come into direct contact with body tissues or the vascular system, thus requiring sterilization to prevent infection.

Question 14

The ______________sterilizer pulls air from the chamber with vacuum force and replaces it with steam. As air is pumped into the chamber, steam enters in pulsed phases. Air is completely removed with positive and negative pressure pulses. As the pressure increases, so does the temperature of the steam inside the sterilizer.

Accepted Answer

The dynamic air-removal (prevacuum) sterilizer operates by removing air from the chamber using vacuum force and introducing steam in pulsed phases, which matches the description given. This process involves both positive and negative pressure pulses to ensure complete air removal and effective sterilization.

Question 15

Choose from the terms listed and match them with their most correct description. You may use the same answer more than once.
-Not required to be sterile because they do not penetrate intact tissues

Accepted Answer

Noncritical items are those that come into contact with intact skin but not mucous membranes and do not require sterilization because they do not penetrate intact tissues.

Question 16

Choose from the terms listed and match them with their most correct description. You may use the same answer more than once.
-Uses steam, ethylene oxide, peracetic acid, or cobalt-60

Accepted Answer

Sterilization involves the use of methods such as steam (autoclaving), ethylene oxide, peracetic acid, or cobalt-60 irradiation to eliminate or kill all forms of life, including microbial spores, from an object or area.

Question 17

Choose from the terms listed and match them with their most correct description. You may use the same answer more than once.
-Uses isopropyl alcohol 70% to 90%, glutaraldehyde, and iodophor solution

Accepted Answer

The use of isopropyl alcohol 70% to 90%, glutaraldehyde, and iodophor solution is associated with disinfection. These agents are used to eliminate many or all pathogenic microorganisms on inanimate objects, except bacterial spores.

Question 18

Choose from the terms listed and match them with their most correct description. You may use the same answer more than once.
-Objects that enter sterile tissue or the vascular system

Accepted Answer

Critical items are those that enter sterile tissue or the vascular system, requiring the highest level of sterilization to prevent infection.

Question 19

Choose from the terms listed and match them with their most correct description. You may use the same answer more than once.
-Exposed to the skin but not mucous membranes

Accepted Answer

Noncritical items are those that come into contact with intact skin but not mucous membranes. They have a lesser risk of transmitting infection and typically require less rigorous disinfection procedures.

Question 20

Choose from the terms listed and match them with their most correct description. You may use the same answer more than once.
-Stethoscopes, blood pressure, and tourniquet cuffs

Accepted Answer

Stethoscopes, blood pressure cuffs, and tourniquet cuffs are considered noncritical items because they come into contact with intact skin rather than mucous membranes or sterile body sites.

Quiz 10: Decontamination, Sterilization, and Disinfection

Choose from the terms listed and match them with their most correct description. You may use the same answer more than once. -Used for anesthesia equipment, gastrointestinal endoscopes, bronchoscopes

___________ is a skilled, certified profession that requires expertise in the science and practice of materials management, decontamination, and sterilization.

Choose from the terms listed and match them with their most correct description. You may use the same answer more than once. -Must be sterile

Choose from the terms listed and match them with their most correct description. You may use the same answer more than once. -Laryngoscopes, bronchoscopes, and endotracheal tubes

The important factor to remember about ___________ is that they do not indicate sterility, only that certain conditions for sterility have been met.

Choose from the terms listed and match them with their most correct description. You may use the same answer more than once. -Include vascular and urinary catheters

Choose from the terms listed and match them with their most correct description. You may use the same answer more than once. -Can include bed linens, crutches, tables

Choose from the terms listed and match them with their most correct description. You may use the same answer more than once. -Come into contact with mucous membranes or nonintact skin

Choose from the terms listed and match them with their most correct description. You may use the same answer more than once. -Used for surgical instruments, implants, and needles

Choose from the terms listed and match them with their most correct description. You may use the same answer more than once. -Used for noncritical items

Choose from the terms listed and match them with their most correct description. You may use the same answer more than once. -Process by which all microorganisms, including spores, are destroyed

Choose from the terms listed and match them with their most correct description. You may use the same answer more than once. -Monitored by chemical and biological methods to ensure patient safety

Choose from the terms listed and match them with their most correct description. You may use the same answer more than once. -Must be sterilized before use on a patient

Choose from the terms listed and match them with their most correct description. You may use the same answer more than once. -Not required to be sterile because they do not penetrate intact tissues

Choose from the terms listed and match them with their most correct description. You may use the same answer more than once. -Uses steam, ethylene oxide, peracetic acid, or cobalt-60

Choose from the terms listed and match them with their most correct description. You may use the same answer more than once. -Uses isopropyl alcohol 70% to 90%, glutaraldehyde, and iodophor solution

Choose from the terms listed and match them with their most correct description. You may use the same answer more than once. -Objects that enter sterile tissue or the vascular system

Choose from the terms listed and match them with their most correct description. You may use the same answer more than once. -Exposed to the skin but not mucous membranes

Choose from the terms listed and match them with their most correct description. You may use the same answer more than once. -Stethoscopes, blood pressure, and tourniquet cuffs