sterile processing department (SPD) questions and answers 100% pass

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sterile processing department (SPD) questions and answers 100% pass workflow ✔✔a one way flow of materials from the soiled decontamination are to the clean processing area and on to the sterile... storage area receiving, decontamination, processing, storage, and distribution ✔✔what are the functional areas in SPD? the area when clean, sterile, and used items are returned to the SPD ✔✔what is receiving? unused or expired sterile items ✔✔what is clean receiving? accepts used items to be reprocessed and is the beginning of the decontamination and reprocessing cycle ✔✔what is dirty receiving? is where all soiled instruments and other items are received from using departments and made safe for further handling ✔✔what is decontamination? decontamination ✔✔prevents infection fro instrument to patient and vice versa, begins at point of use, lumens are flushed and instruments are presoaked/prerinsed/soaked prior to transport to SPD the first step in decontamination to physically remove debris that was not removed during the presoak ✔✔what is manual cleaning? hand decontamination ✔✔lumens, non disposable tips and endoscopic instruments require special care to ensure blood and tissue is removedsubmerged in any type of mechanical decontaminating equipment ✔✔power instruments should never be? washer decontamination ✔✔does not include a sterilizing phase but does make items safe for handling but nor ready to immediately use washer sterilizer ✔✔has a sterilization cycle as last step in process, item are not ready for use on patients, the instruments must be organized into a standardized set, wrapped and sterilized impervious gown with sleeves, puncture resistant gloves, head cover, shoe cover, and eye protection ✔✔what is the PPE attire for SPD? preparation/ packaging/sterilization ✔✔what is processing? [Show More]

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