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answers
Decontamination Area - correct answer Where soiled items are received and cleaned.
*All levels for the same tray should be labeled w/a tag to identify the level number and set to which it belongs.
Preparation and Packaging Area - correct answer where cleaned items are inspected,
assembled, and packaged.
Sterilization Area - correct answer where terminal sterilization is performed.
Sterile Storage Area - correct answer where sterile items are stored until needed.
Sterile Stores - correct answer where items for patient care from outside manufacturers
are stored. Sometimes referred to as Medical Supply Distribution, Central Supply, or similar designation.
Case Cart Area - correct answer where sterile supplies (trays and/or sterile items from
outside manufacturers) are kept and picked for surgical cases.
Dispatch - correct answer where sterile and clean items are dispensed.
Loaner Area - correct answer for the receipt and return of instruments borrowed for
specialty procedures.
Patient Care Equipment Clean-Up Area - correct answer where patient care equipment is
cleaned and disinfected.
SPD Responsibilities - correct answer providing dependable, reliable services to enhance
the quality of patient care. Instruments sets, patient care equipment, and other medical devices must be processed and distributed in an accurate and timely manner so that patient care is not adversely affected.
Work Flow - correct answer how the work progresses through the department or
processing area. *Dirty to Clean
People Flow - correct answer how people move through the department or processing
area. *Clean to Dirty
Traffic Control - correct answer controlling access to SPD
Ethics - correct answer the discipline dealing with what is good and bad and with moral
duty and obligation.
Ethical Actions - correct answer actions that conform to accepted and professional
standards of conduct.
Morals - correct answer deal with or relate to principles of right and wrong behavior.
Unethical Professional Conduct - correct answer failure to conform to moral standards or
policies.
Professional Ethics - correct answer principles of conduct governing an individual or
group.
American Medical Association (AMA) - correct answer the most important organization
related to healthcare ethics.
Two groups that certify - correct answer CBSPD (Cerification board for sterile processing
and distribution, IAHCSMM (International association of healthcare central service material management)
Chain of command - correct answer chief operating officer, VP nursing, sterile processing
manager, SPD lead tech, SPD processing tech, SPD inventory tech, SPD case cart tech
Compliance w/a regulation is - correct answer mandatory/required by law
Confidentiality - correct answer HIPAA (Health insurance portability and accountability
act)
the manufacturer performs ________ for a product, the facility end user performs _______. -
correct answer validation; verification
Occupational Safety Health Administration (OSHA) - correct answer protects workers;
OSHA standards are required by law; sets occupational exposure limits for all chemicals in the workplace under mSDS (material safety data sheet); "right to know"; Emergency eyewash stations
Responsible for regulating EO gas - correct answer OSHA, EPA
Ergonomics - correct answer OSHA; fitting the job to the worker, prevent injuries before
they occur
Emergency eyewash stations - correct answer available within 10 seconds/30 meters of
chemicals; hands-free; test regularly and document, 0 4 gallons of water.
Government Agencies - correct answer EPA, FDA, OSHA
NFPA - correct answer National Fire Protection Association
Center for Disease Control and prevention (CDC) - correct answer voluntary; promotes
health by preventing and controlling disease; publishes recommendations and guidelines; hand hygiene (15 second minimum); NO artificial nails; classifies medical devices according to Spaulding
Spaulding Classification - correct answer Critical (exposed to sterile areas of the body;
must be sterile); Semi-Critical (touches mucous membranes; recommended sterile or high level disinfected); Non Critical (touch the skin; can be cleaned or disinfected; less than high level disinfection)
NFPA Blue Diamond - correct answer health hazard
NFPA Red Diamond - correct answer flammability
NFPA Yellow Diamond - correct answer instability
NFPA White Diamond - correct answer special hazard information
The Joint Commission (TJC) formally (Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare
Organizations (JCAHO)) - correct answer voluntary; establishes accrediting standards
and conducts onsite inspections; annual competency testing
Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) - correct answer
voluntary; sets standards for CS/SPD
Class C Fire Extinguisher - correct answer electrical equipment
Class D Fire Extinguisher - correct answer combustible metals
Class K Fire Extinguisher - correct answer oils/fats in cooking appliances
R>A>C>E (fire safety) - correct answer Remove/Rescue; Alarm; Contain/Confine;
Extinguish
P>A>S>S (operation of fire extinguisher) - correct answer Pull the pin; Aim the nozzle;
Squeeze the handle; Sweep the stream over base of fire
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) - correct answer MUST be worn to protect from
blood and bodily fluid
Sharps - correct answer instruments/devices with points/blades
disposable sharps must be disposed in - correct answer rigid biohazard container
warm up jackets - correct answer worn to prevent hair and bacterial shedding from bare
arms
Quality Assurance (QA) - correct answer collection of data and identification of issues
Training - correct answer should be standardized
TAH - correct answer Total Abdominal Hysterectomy
THA - correct answer Total Hip Arthroplasty
Lap Appy - correct answer Laparoscopic Appendectomy
Lap Chole - correct answer Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
ORIF - correct answer Open Reduction Internal Fixation
CABG - correct answer Coronary Artery Bypass Graft
BKA - correct answer Below the Knee Amputation
TSA - correct answer Total Shoulder Arthroplasty
Anatomy - correct answer structure, form and organization of body parts
superior - correct answer toward the head
inferior - correct answer toward the feet
distal - correct answer toward end of limb
proximal - correct answer top of limb; opposite distal
adult body consist of _____ bones - correct answer 206; plus ligaments and cartilage
Flat bones - correct answer protective shells (ribs)
Long bones - correct answer raise and lower (humerus and femur)
Short bones - correct answer bridges (metacarpals)
Irregular bones - correct answer don't fit any specific category (pelvis)
bony and cartilaginous parts that support and protect head, neck and trunk - correct
answer Axial skeleton
Axial skeleton - correct answer skull>hyoid bone>vertebral column>thoracic cage
skull - correct answer cranium and facial bones
hyoid bone - correct answer located in neck; supports tongue and swallowing; only bone
NOT articulated w/another
vertebral column - correct answer vertebrae separated by discs; lumbar, thoracic and
cervical spine
PLIF - correct answer Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion
Thoracic cage - correct answer sternum and 12 pairs of ribs; protect organs of chest and
upper abdomen
Making an opening into thoracic cavity to give surgeons access to lung and heart - correct
answer Thoracotomy
Appendicular skeleton - correct answer Appendages
Pectoral girdle - correct answer scapula and clavicle connect bones of arms and aids
movemnet
Upper limb bones - correct answer humerus, radius, ulna, carpals, metacarpals and
phalanges
Carpal Tunnel Repair - correct answer removing tissue displaced bone in wrist area to
release pressure on median nerve
Lower limb bones - correct answer femur, tibia, fibula, patella, tarsals
humerus, radius, ulna - correct answer connect at elbow joint
carpals, metacarpals, phalanges - correct answer form wrist and hand
femur, tibia, fibula - correct answer connect at knee joint
patella - correct answer knee bone
epidermis; dermis; hypodermis - correct answer layers of integument
epidermis - correct answer superficial protective layer
dermis - correct answer deeper than epidermis; *contains nerves and blood supply
hypodermis (subcutaneous) - correct answer deepest layer of skin
circulatory system - correct answer pumps blood (tissue) throughout the entire body and
removes waste products
transportation, regulation, protection - correct answer 3 main functions of the circulatory
system
heart - correct answer pumps more than 10 gallons of blood a minute through arteries and
veins; has 4 chambers
atria - correct answer upper chambers; receive blood back from veins
ventricles - correct answer lower chambers; force blood out of heart into arteries
separated by septum - correct answer right and left chambers
separated by mitral (bicuspid) and tricuspid valves - correct answer atria and ventricles
when veins vs. arteries are reversed in the concept of blood flow - correct answer
pulmonary; bluish color of vein indicate blood needs oxygen
sternal saws, open heart instruments, coronary dilators - correct answer instruments used
for circulatory system main function is to supply oxygen to the body and remove carbon dioxide from the body; *the
area where homeostasis (regulation) of pH occurs in the body - correct answer
Respiratory system
upper respiratory system - correct answer nose, nasal cavity, pharynx, sinuses and larynx
lower respiratory system - correct answer trachea, bronchial tree, lungs
breathing - correct answer inhalation and expiration; exchange of air between atmosphere
and alveoli of lungs
instruments used for respiratory system - correct answer bronchoscopes; tracheostomy
sets
digestion and absorption - correct answer main functions of digestive system (GI tract)
tonsillectomy - correct answer removing lymph tissue in the pharynx (throat)
oral cavity - correct answer ingest food, mix w/ saliva and swallow
pharynx - correct answer receives food and transports to esophagus
esophagus - correct answer transports food to stomach by peristalsis
central nervous system - correct answer brain and spinal cord
peripheral nervous system - correct answer nerves connecting brain and spinal cord to the
other outside parts of the body
somatic system - correct answer peripheral nerves communicate w/ skin and skeletal
muscles
autonomic system - correct answer nerves communicate w/visceral organs
cover spinal cord - correct answer vertebrae
covers brain - correct answer skull
protect membrane between bones and soft tissue of central nervous system - correct
answer meninges
carry messages from brain to organs and muscles - correct answer motor nerves
carry information to the brain - correct answer sensory nerve
gather information - correct answer dendrites
ONE of the largest organs in the body; controls all movement; monitors and maintains all body
systems - correct answer brain
cerebrum - correct answer *center of consciousness; largest part of brain
cerebellum - correct answer maintains balance
brain stem - correct answer essential functions controlled
3 parts of brain - correct answer cerebrum, cerebellum, brain stem
spinal cord - correct answer conducts nerve impulses; center for spinal reflexes; provides
two way communication between brain and body
major divisions of nervous system - correct answer autonomic/involuntary nervous
system; voluntary nervous system
nervous system composed of two major parts - correct answer central nervous system
(brain an spinal cord); peripheral nervous system (nerves that connect brain and spinal cord to other parts of body)
autonomic/involuntary nervous system - correct answer conducts impulses to smooth
muscle, cardiac muscle and glands; controls heart rate and breathing
voluntary nervous system - correct answer sensation; mental function; skeletal muscle
contractions
instruments used for the nervous system - correct answer craniotomy sets; cervical fusion
discs; laminectomy sets
craniotomy - correct answer making an opening into the skull to access the brain
ear consist of - correct answer tympanic cavity and membrane; malleus, incus, and stapes;
eustachian tube connects middle ear to throat; cochlea (organ of corti)
myringotomy set(ear); cataract set(eye); corneal transplant set(eye) - correct answer
instruments used for sensory organs
ductless glands; secretes hormones - correct answer endocrine system
pituitary, pineal, thyroid, parathyroids, adrenal, pancreas, thymus - correct answer glands
of endocrine system
master gland; located in brain; coordinates all activities of endocrine system - correct
answer pituitary gland
thyroidectomy set - correct answer instruments used for endocrine system
regulates pH and volume of body fluids; controls red blood cell production and blood pressure; removes salts and nitrogenous waste from body; helps to maintain normal concentration of water
and electrolytes - correct answer urinary system
organs of the urinary system - correct answer kidneys, ureters, urinary bladder, urethra
kidneys - correct answer eliminates wastes and helps maintain water and chemical
balance
ureters - correct answer removal of urine from kidneys to bladder
urinary bladder - correct answer storage sac for urine
urethra - correct answer brings urine from bladder to outside the body
nephrectomy - correct answer removal of kidney
cystoscopes; ureteroscopes - correct answer instruments used in viewing urinary system
testes, seminal vesicles, prostate gland, bulbourethral glands - correct answer male
reproductive organs
testes - correct answer sperm cells and male sex hormones formed
orchiectomy - correct answer removing a testicle
seminal vesicles - correct answer secrete fluid as a medium for sperm
prostate gland - correct answer secretions assist sperm mobility
bulbourethral glands - correct answer secrete substance to coat lining of urethra,
neutralize pH of urine and lubricate penis in preparation for coitus
vagina, fallopian tubes, uterus, mammary glands - correct answer female reproductive
organs
vagina - correct answer receives penis and is birth canal
fallopian tubes - correct answer transports egg to uterus
