Environmental Sanitation and Terminal Cleaning

This type of cleaning is performed at the end of each case in order to render the environment safe for the patient following in that room and to prevent cross contamination

Terminal cleaning must be done:

This infection will only survive in blood, body fluids, semen, breast milk, cervical secretions, and CSF. Sexual intercourse and direct contact with blood and blood products still remain the primary modes of transmission.

Which method of cleaning the surgical suite involves using a soft, absorbent and low-lint item to wipe all surfaces within the suite and then placed in the laundry or discarded to avoid cross contamination

A disinfectant that is approved by ______ should be used to clean OR floors, furniture and equipment.

This is one of the hardiest bacteria and most difficult to treat. It has been cultured from dried clinical material and found on gloves, fabrics and surfaces.

This infection can be destroyed on environmental surfaces if the surface is washed in a sodium hypochlorite or sodium hydroxide solution and let stand for one hour and then mopped up and rinsed with clean water. However, both are corrosive to some instruments if used to process instrumentation.

During end of procedure cleaning all should be done EXCEPT:

Federal regulations for bloodborne pathogen standards were first published by the _______ in 1991 to protect health care workers from exposure to bloodborne infections

Damp dusting of the OR as part of the preliminary room preparation should be done:

A hospital disinfectant has passed the potency test for activity against which 3 organisms:

This infection is usually spread by the hands of the care givers or patient on contaminated equipment or environmental surfaces. CDC showed 1 out of every 8 infections in hospitals and only about 30% of these are this type of infection.

Who is responsible for damp dusting and end of procedure cleaning and terminal cleaning

Which of the following is correct regarding the disposal of contents from reusable suction systems

Which method of cleaning the surgical suite is the most effective method for floor care in the surgical suite

All horizontal surfaces in the OR, for example, furniture, surgical lights, tables, equipment, should be damp dusted with a clean, lint free cloth moistened with a hospital approved disinfectant

Which method is most effective for leaning floors?

Select the correct statements about spray bottles (select all that apply)

Tuberculocidals are a special class of disinfectants. In order to be labeled 'tuberculocidal', products need to have demonstrated potency against:

Which environmental cleaning activities may be handled by EVS?

_______ recommend prompt clean-up of items stained with blood, tissue, or body fluids.

Which type of gloves should not be used while cleaning and disinfecting because barrier protection failure rates can be very high?

For airborne diseases, the period of time required for the ventilation system to achieve 99.9% air exchange is about:

The goals of performing interim cleaning of the OR performed at the end of each case include (check all that apply)

Preliminary preparation of the OR is completed by:

Also known as Creutzfeldt - Jakob Disease (CJD) is a rare but progressive fatal disease. This infection is resistant to destruction by heat, chemicals, radiation, freezing, and organic detergents.