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By: Adam Taylor | Senior Editor
Published: 11/16/2022
Infections can be catastrophic. They're potentially deadly to patients and staff, expensive to treat, can force a second surgery and are unpleasant to litigate. Use this quiz to see if you're up to date on the latest infection prevention practices and see what experts have to say about the advances that help patients and staff stay healthy and safe.
1. Immediate point-of-use treatment and the prompt transport of surgical instruments to sterile processing lessens the importance of manual cleaning before the disinfection/sterilization process.
2. Healthcare workers on the wrong end of a needlestick are at risk of contracting HIV, hepatitis B and hepatitis C. Which is the most likely infection to occur?
3. What are the two most frequently missed steps when instruments are cleaned prior to disinfection and sterilization?
4. What's the best way to assign cleaning duties for OR turnovers?
5. FDA guidance says dirty flexible endoscopes should undergo an extended soak time if an hour passes before they're reprocessed. When does the clock start ticking?
6. What's the correct course of action for a reprocessing tech who is moving a flexible endoscope from the manual cleaning sink to the automated endoscope reprocessor (AER)?
7. How often, and by whom, should the sponges in a negative pressure wound therapy vacuum be changed?
8. What percentage of surgical site infections can be traced to patients' own nasal flora?
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