Question

Summary - Lesson 10: Quality Assurance Inventory Management, and Roles of Central Service and IT Exam.

1) Which piece of equipment helps to regulate a patient's body temperature?

A) Infusion pump
B) SCA
C) Hot and cold therapy device
D) Hypo/hyperthermia unit

2) Maintaining accurate and legible records in the central service department is

A) optional.
B) mandatory.
C) only necessary in emergencies.
D) done on a case-by-case basis.

3) When keeping records of sterilization cycles and other areas that require monitoring in the central service department, which of the following is not required?

A) Accuracy
B) Completeness
C) Legibility
D) Verification by the surgeon

4) Items requested due to lack of inventory on hand can be referred to as a(n) ________ system.

A) PAR
B) requisition
C) receiving
D) STAT

5) If a central processing professional accidentally gets stuck by a needle that came down in the decontamination area within a contaminated surgical tray, a _______ may need to be performed to prevent it from occurring again.

A) customer survey
B) customer complaint
C) root-cause analysis
D) central processing professional survey

6) What should the technician do if a sterilized item hits the floor?

A) Check for holes
B) Completely reprocess it
C) Pick it up and send it to distribution
D) Replace the packaging

7) A surgeon may request a specific item for a particular case that isn't a part of the normal inventory; this can be referred to as a(n)

A) surgical implant.
B)ABC analysis.
C) requisition.
D) specialty item.

8) Wearing the appropriate PPE can protect the central processing technician from

A) breaking instruments.
B) smelly scrubs.
C) getting fired
D) pathogens.

9) Chemicals used in the decontamination area should

A) be measured according to manufacturer's instructions.
B) not be used on instruments.
C) be used only if enzymatic.
D) be used only with soiled instruments.

10) The central supply technician should check the _______ to visually confirm that instruments have gone through the sterilization process.

A) external indicator
B) internal indicator
C) muslin wrap
D) nonwoven wrap

Answer 1

Answer: 1 is D

Step-by-step explanation:

Hypothermia system provides an effective alternative to traditional patient cooling techniques.

Answer 2

I would think 7 is D

Step-by-step explanation: