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CBSPD FINAL EXAM AND PRACTICE EXAM
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ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
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What does the ABC system stand for? - ANSWER - A: large dollar
amount items not used frequently
B: moderately priced and used frequently
C: items w/ low dollar value
What is just in time distribution? - ANSWER - Items are distributed to department by vendor no need for sterile storage or inventory control.
What are specialty/ procedure carts? - ANSWER - Carts placed in specific departments based on procedures personalized to needs of departments easily accessible.
What is case cart distribution? - ANSWER - visually in specialty areas case carts are delivered to department case cart is specialized to departments needs
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pg. 2 What is the exchange cart distribution? - ANSWER - Two identical carts are made one is out in the department and other stays in SPD
What is par level distribution? - ANSWER - There is fixed inventory and when items become low they are replenished from the stockroom per department/specialty
What is demand distribution? - ANSWER - An instrument/cart must be ordered in order to get it
What are the most common distribution systems? - ANSWER - 1) demand 2) par-level 3) Exchange 4) case carts 5) Specialty 6) Just in time
How does steam sterilization occur? - ANSWER - by condensation
What cases are proven to have prions? - ANSWER - 1) neurosurgery 2) opthamology (eye)
When should a flash sterilizer be monitored? - ANSWER - Weekly with a biological and a class 5 or class 6 indicator
What can not be processed in an express cycle? - ANSWER - porous items items with lumens 2 / 4
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When should a flash sterilizer be used? - ANSWER - In an emergency; a one of a kind instrument is dropped
How are liquids sterilized? - ANSWER - only through gravity displacement liquid cycles
What is the air pressure of the sterile storage area? - ANSWER - positive air flows out
What is shelf life - ANSWER - period of time which a sterile item is considered safe to use event related not time related
When are packs most vulnerable to contamination? - ANSWER - Immediately after sterilization
What is it when a sterilizer's ability is tested under worst case conditions? - ANSWER - Small load testing
What is it called when a sterilizer is tested for sterilization under actual use conditions? - ANSWER - Max load testing
How often is a Bowie Dick test ran? - ANSWER - Daily for dynamic air removal sterilizers 3 / 4
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How much space should be between packages and chamber wall? - ANSWER - one inch
How should paper-plastic pouches be placed in a sterilizer? - ANSWER
- plastic to paper or paper to plastic
tilted on side
How should basins be placed in a sterilizer? - ANSWER - on tilted side same direction
What should be placed on the bottom of the rack in a mixed load? - ANSWER - metal instruments basin other metal items
What should be placed on the top shelf? - ANSWER - textile packs and paper/plastic pouches
Textile packs should be placed how in a sterilizer? - ANSWER – sides
Solid bottom trays should be loaded now? - ANSWER - tilted on sides
How should mesh bottom containers be loaded into the sterilizer? - ANSWER - flat on rack
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