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 1. Which of the following is a

self-retaining retractor?

A Osteotomes

B Richardson

C Weitlaner

D Rongeurs

Examples of self-retaining retractors are:

Weitlaner, Beckman-Adson and Gelpi

 2. Which of the following

information is NOT included on
a safety data sheet?

A Special precautions

B Physical data

C Product identification

D Required inventory levels

Information about required inventory

levels is not included on the safety data
sheet (SDS)

 3. When can a load be released

from a sterilizer?
After the sterilizer printouts have been reviewed
A by the technician

Immediately after the sterilization has reached the

B recommended cycle time

After the sterilizer printouts have been reviewed

C and signed and if all parameters were met

If the load is observed to have no wet packs and

D printouts have been reviewed by the technician

Sterilizer printouts should be reviewed and

signed by the CS technician responsible for
cycle monitoring and if all sterilization
parameters were met, the load may be
released

 4. Which of the following is

true about the use of ultrasonic
cleaners for complex
instruments?
They use the process of impingement to clean
A instruments

They should never be used to clean complex

B instruments

They use the process of cavitation to clean

C instruments

D They are used before manual cleaning

Ultrasonic cleaners use the process of

cavitation to clean instruments
During the cavitation process, low-pressure
bubbles in a cleaning solution burst
inward, and dislodge soil from instruments

 5. Positive reinforcement used

to encourage CSTs to follow
proper work practices, and
negative reinforcement to
discourage inappropriate work
practices is known as:

A feeback

B coaching

C service recovery

D empowerment

coaching is positive reinforcement used to

encourage CSTs to follow proper work
practices, and negative reinforcement to
discourage inappropriate work practices

 6. When a medical equipment

enters a healthcare facility how
should it be treated?
It should be immediately sent to decontamination
A area to be processed

It should be dispatched for patient use if the

B vendor is known to the healthcare facility

C It should be stored in the sterile package area

It should be safety checked and tested by

D Biomedical technician

When equipment enters a healthcare

facility it must be safety checked and
tested by Biomedical technician before
being delivered for patient use.

 7. Which of these instruments

may cause burns in patients if
not inspected properly?

A Arthroscope

B Laparoscope

C Gastroscope

D Colonoscope

Laparoscopic procedures most often used

for minimally invasive surgery, have been
shown to reduce surgical complications,
length of hospital stay and post-operative
pain; However, if not inspected and
reprocessed properly, it may cause burn
patients. Laparoscopic surgery involves the
use of video cameras, rigid telescopes and
long, thin instruments. It has electrical
components at the distal tip of the
instrument and have insulated shaft which
must be visually checked and tested to
ensure it is intact

 8. The purpose of safety data

sheets (SDS) is to provide:

A information about chemicals used by employees

B operating instructions for medical devices

C cleaning instructions for medical devices

D set assembly instructions for endoscopes

Safety Data Sheets (SDSs) is a detailed

informational document prepared by the
manufacturer that provides information
about the hazards of a chemical product
and advice about safety precautions. The
information is provided to anyone who
compounds, stores, transports, or cleans
these items

 9. A private non-profit
organization that conducts
unannounced onsite surveys
and evaluations:

A OSHA

B The Joint Commission

C AORN

D AAMI

The Joint Commission (TJC) is a private

independent not-for-profit organization
that develops standards for healthcare
facilities. It conducts unannounced onsite
surveys and evaluations. TJC standards are
voluntary, but failure to comply can result
in loss of accreditation and forfeiture of
business from Medicare and Medicaid

 10. If the glutaraldehyde in a

glutaraldehyde-based
disinfectanct falls below the
minimum recommended
concentration level but solution
is still within the recommended
reuse period, how should the
solution be treated?

A It should be kept in the refrigerator

It should be mixed with a solution with a higher

B minimum recommended concentration level

C It should be discarded

It can be still be used since it is whithin the reuse

D period

If the glutaraldehyde in the solution falls

below its minimum recommended
concentration(MEC)level, the solution
should be discarded regardless of how
many days the solution has been in use.
Note that most glutaraldehyde-based
instrument disinfectants are labelled for
reuse for 14-28 days.
The concentration is usually tested with
test strips.

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