TRUE OR FALSE: To prevent coagulation of proteins, instruments should be pre-rinsed using warm water.

Instrument lubrication is performed ________? immediately before use? after sterilization? after cleaning? before cleaning?

The decontamination area should have what type of air flow?

Why should items be brushed below the surface of the water?

TRUE OR FALSE: Powered surgical instrumentation can be immersed in water.

All mechanical cleaning equipment provides what? Multiple cleaning cycles? pre-rinse, wash, rinse, lubrication and dry cycles? consistent process? all of the above?

Using untreated water _____? increases the likelihood of mineral scale deposits? decreases the likelihood of mineral scale deposits? is recommended to be used during the detergent cycle? is used for the final rinse process?

Cleaning is defined as what?

TRUE OR FALSE: Detergents used in mechanical cleaners should be low foaming.

Written cleaning instructions for surgical instruments should be provided by who? the washer manufacturer? the device manufacturer? the detergent manufacturer? the healthcare facility? all of the above?

Sonic washers use a cleaning method called what? Impingement? Cavitation? Decontamination? Cleaning?

Which of the following statements about the use of mechanical washers is NOT true? Multi-leven trays should be separated? All items should be washed on the same cycle? Instruments should be disassembled and opened? Lids should be opened?