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CER EXAM NEWEST 2024 -2025 ACTUAL EXAM
COMPLETE 230 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
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The process of rendering a clinically used device safe and ready for
reuse is the definition of:
- Decontamination
- Disinfection
- Reprocessing
- Sterilization - ANSWER- C. Reprocessing
TRUE/FALSE: Household liquid dishwashing detergents are
recommended as the detergent of choice to clean gastrointestinal endoscopes - ANSWER- FALSE
Medical devices that have been improperly reprocessed may:
- Transmit disease
- Cause device damage
- Cause device failure
- All the above - ANSWER- D. All the above
TRUE/FALSE: The words cleaning and decontamination mean the same
thing - ANSWER- FALSE 1 / 4
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Standard dress code for the reprocessing area includes:
- Facility cleaned uniform or scrub attire
- Hair cover
- Not wearing jewelry or watches
- All the above - ANSWER- D. All the above
TRUE/FALSE: One cannot sterilizes without cleaning, but one can
disinfect without cleaning - ANSWER- FALSE
The first step in DOFFing your PPE:
- Cap and face cover
- Shoe covers
- Gown or apron
- Gloves - ANSWER- B. Shoe covers
Enzymes target specifics soils. Which type of enzyme product is most
helpful when cleaning endoscopes:
- Protease
- Amylase
- Lipases
- Multi-enzyme product - ANSWER- D. Multi-enzyme product
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Personal protective equipment for the endoscope decontamination
includes:
- Full face shield or a mask and eye protection
- Lightweight short-sleeved gown or jumpsuit
- Long sleeve warm-up jackets
- All of the above - ANSWER- A. Full face shield or a mask and eye
protection
TRUE/FALSE: Using the wrong sized brushed when cleaning flexible
endoscopes can cause damage to the endoscope - ANSWER- TRUE
Detergents used to clean endoscopes should be:
- Low-foaming
- alkaline
- Non-residue producing
- All of the above - ANSWER- A. Low-foaming
Critical component of successful cleaning include:
- Following the manufacturers IFU
- Paying attention to detail
- Using good work practices
- All of the above - ANSWER- D. All of the above
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TRUE/FALSE: Solutions that are mixed too strong will not be as
effective as solutions mixed to recommended strength - ANSWER- TRUE
The most important source of information for determining the proper
chemicals to use for cleaning an endoscope is the :
- SGNA standards
- Facilities policies and procedures
- Endoscope manufacturers IFU
- All of the above - ANSWER- C. Endoscope manufacturers IFU
The most common PH recommended for endoscope cleaning chemicals:
- Low PH
- High PH
- Medium PH
- Neutral PH - ANSWER- D. Neutral PH
TRUE/FALSE: Precleaning at the point of use reduces the likelihood of
biofilm formation - ANSWER- TRUE
TRUE/FALSE: Precleaning at the point of use should occur before the
endoscope is disconnected from the power source - ANSWER- TRUE
After removing the flexible endoscope from the patient, the first step in
point of use precleaning is to:
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