Free CMDRT Importance Questions and Answers

Question 1

Healthcare workers are most likely to be infected by which of the following agents?

Accepted Answer

Hepatitis B

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Human immunodeficiency virus

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Pneumococcus

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Rubella

Question 2

All of the following items of personal protective equipment should be worn when manually decontaminating flexible fiber-optic endoscopes EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A lead apron

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A mask with side shields

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An impervious gown.

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Wrist-length gloves

Question 3

Which of the following BEST describes the manual cleaning process of surgical instruments?

Accepted Answer

Scrubbing the instrument in a detergent solution.

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Wiping the instruments with a dry towel

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Holding the instrument under warm running water

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Soaking the instrument in a detergent solution for 10 minutes.

Question 4

A technician working in Decontamination notices that the maintenance person working on the washer/sterilizer did not remove the barrier attire when the person left the area to get additional tools. The technician should?

Accepted Answer

Ask the maintenance person remove the barrier attire when leaving the area.

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Do nothing, since the maintenance personnel did not come in contact with any contaminated material.

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Report the problem to the maintenance supervisor.

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Document the problem in the shift report.

Question 5

While delivering sterile supplies to multiple nursing units, the SPD technician is asked by a unit secretary to take an opened and used tray of instruments back to the SPD Decontamination area. Which of the following is the BEST procedure to use?

Accepted Answer

Return for the used tray after completing all deliveries, using the appropriate collection cart.

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Return for the used tray after completing all deliveries, using the sterile delivery cart.

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Take the used tray to Decontamination on the cart with the remaining sterile supplies.

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Immediately hand-carry  the used tray to the Decontamination room and then return to complete the deliveries.

Question 6

The pH detergent solution that has been demonstrated to be the safest for cleaning surgical instrument is

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Neutral

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Highly alkaline

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Moderately alkaline

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Acidic

Question 7

Which of the following solutions is generally considered MOST appropriate for high-level disinfection of instruments?

Accepted Answer

2% activated glutaraldehyde

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0.5% hypochlorite bleach

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2% Quaternary ammonium compounds

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50% aqueous isopropyl

Question 8

The effectiveness of any chemical disinfection process depends on all the following EXCEPT?

Accepted Answer

Cost of the chemical

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Contact time and concentration of the solution

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Concentration of the solution

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Temperature of the solution

Question 9

After manually cleaning contaminated surgical instruments with disinfectant solution, the NEXT step in the decontamination process is?

Accepted Answer

Rinsing

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Lubricating

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Storing

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Sterilizing

Question 10

Generally, the first step in removing blood contamination from the cannels of an instrument is to soak it in

Accepted Answer

An enzymatic detergent

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An organic detergent

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A phenolic solution

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An alkaline solution