AST Chapter 7 study guide

Which is the MOST important factor in a surgical technologist’s role in preventing surgical site infections?

Which of the following items must never be submersed

What is the term for inanimate objects that harbor microorganisms that contribute to environmental contamination?

What biological indicator (BI) is recommended for all forms of sterilization except Eto (Ethylene Oxide)

Which of the following is NOT associated with spongiform encephalopathy?

Which of these is a high-level disinfectant at 20-30 minutes, but a sterilant at 10 hours of soaking an instrument

What term means organic debris?

Why should all items disinfected or sterilized in glutaraldehyde dried prior to submersion?

Before opening any sterilely packaged item, what is MOST important to verify about the package?

Which part of the instrument reprocessing cycle is performed intraoperatively?

What type of cleaner breaks down organic protein debris?

What is another name for lubricating instruments

What is the weight that AAMI has recommended instrument sets should NOT exceed?

Which concept has replaced assessing storage conditions and package integrity based on an arbitrary expiration design

Which biological indicator (BI) is recommended for Ethylene Oxide sterilization?

While opening a wrapped item such as a gown, the wrapper is considered sterile up to what distance from the edge

Which instrument type would require pipe cleaners, wire brushes, or pressured water gun to clean

What's a standard household name for the high-level disinfectant sodium hypochlorite?

What is the name of the process of cleaning instruments with the ultrasonic washer

Which is an acceptable position for placement of a scrubbed, gowned, and gloved surgical technologist’s hands?

Which is not an environmental specifications for the decontamination room in CSPD

What's another name for phenol?

Which method of sterilization uses gamma rays or beta particles and is chiefly used by large manufacturing companies

What is the brand name of gluteraldehyde

What is used intraoperatively to clean bioburden off of instruments

What is a possible risk of placing instruments of dissimilar metallic type together in a washer sterilizer cycle?

When a sterilely attired surgical technologist drapes an unsterile table, he or she opens the drape:

Which is an unacceptable way for sterile team members to pass each other

which form of cleaning involves tiny bubbles imploding

What should be used for manual cleaning of instruments