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SELF-STUDY SERIES
Susan Klacik BS, FSC, ACE, CHL, CIS, CRCST is a Clinical Educator for The International Associa- tion of Healthcare Central Service Materiel Manage- ment (IAHCSMM). She is the IAHCSMM voting member for the Association of the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI), a role she has held since 1997. A member of the Association of periopera- tive Registered Nurses (AORN) Guidance Advisory Board. Klacik has authored numerous articles and served as a contributing author to the IAHCSMM textbooks.
CONTINUING EDUCATION TEST • JUNE 2020
Scopes require higher level of disinfection Circle the one correct answer:
1. An advantage to sterilization is that scopes do not need to be cleaned first. A. True
B. False
2. The decision to use HLD or sterilization is based on the Spaulding classifica- tion. A. True
B. False
3. According to the Spaulding classification, semicritical devices should be sterilized, if possible. A. True
B. False
4. HLD must show a 6 log reduction of test organisms, whereas sterilization must show a 12 log reduction of bacterial spores. A. True
B. False
5. Ethylene oxide (EO) cannot be used to sterilize endoscopes. A. True
B. False
6. Methods to sterilize scopes include EO, vaporized hydrogen peroxide (HP) and ozone sterilization. A. True
B. False
7. The reprocessing method that had the most successful elimination of CRE from duodenoscopes was EO. A. True
B. False
8. The standard time for storing high-level disinfected scopes is 10 days. A. True
B. False
9. When determining whether to sterilize or disinfect endoscopes, a multi- disciplinary team should be assembled. A. True
B. False
10. Before sterilizing endoscopes, the IFUs for the endoscope, sterilizer and packaging must be reviewed. A. True
B. False
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