Medical Quiz: Central Sterile Processing Department (CSPD) Functions! There are a lot of things that can go wrong if medical equipment and supplies are not cleaned, processed, stored, and issued correctly, and this is why there is a sterile processing department within a hospital. Do you know how the functions carried out? Get to review chapter 14 on this department and function by taking this comprehensive test. All the best!
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Emergency sterilization
Flash sterilization
Core sterilization
Rapid reprocessing
Critical devices
Semi-critical devices
Non-critical devices
Surgical instruments
An oxidizing agent
A demagnetizer
An atom
A molecule
Heated
Filled with air
Sterilized
Cleaned
It is the sterilization method of choice for metal instruments
It is recommended to be used as a primary sterilization process by AAMI and AORN
It reduces turnaround time because cleaning is not required
It should be used only in emergencies
The use of flash sterilization be minimized or decreased
Flash sterilization be performed in only one sterilizer per facility
Healthcare facilities get FDA approval for flash sterilization
Only central service techs operate flash sterilizers
Should be flash sterilized in extended cycles
Should only be sterilized using ethylene oxide
Should not be flash sterilized
Should be discarded if not used
They have no protective wrapping
They are wet
They are hot
Contained in heavy trays
Cannot be flash sterilized
Should be disposable
Must not be immersed
Should not be used
Pressurize the scope before starting the machine
Use tap water as a pre-rinse
Connect channels to special connectors that allow liquid to flow through them
Run the cycle twice to ensure that proper microbial kill has taken place
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