HSPA Chapter 21 Workbook

List six reasons why it is important for the SPD to track items

1. Ensure items can be quickly located

2. Determine when consumable supplies should be replaced

3. Monitor item usage

4. Maintain accurate records of processes such as sterilization and distribution

5. Assist with quality assurance processes and regulatory compliance

6. Capture information for financial analysis

Interfaced, cloud-based or turnkey: which of these terms means systems that communicate with one another electronically?

interfaced

Name two types of tracking methods.

Standard barcodes

Radio frequency identification (RFID)

List three things a basic instrument and equipment tracking system can track.

Pick 3:

1. Complete instrument sets and trays

2. Specific equipment items

3. The last known location of a specific instrument set, trays or equipment

4. The cost and value of specific equipment and instruments

5. Number of complete processing and use cycles through which instruments and instrument sets have moved

6. Usage of specific equipment

7. Preventive maintenance (PM) schedules and repairs made to specific equipment and instruments set/trays

In addition to providing financial and operational management, information technology systems are used to:

A. Support patient safety

B. Track changes in standard

C. Track patient movement

D. All the above

A. Support patient safety

Information technology is used to:

A. Track clinical information

B. Demonstrate quality of care

C. Provide decision support systems

D. All the above

D. All the above

Which of the following is NOT a result of computer integration?

A. Elimination of redundant entry of information

B. Increased efficiency

C. Automatic critical updates to industry standards

D. Reduction of inaccurate and conflicting information

C. Automatic critical updates to industry standards

Patient census information used in Sterile Processing (SP) is obtained from the:

A. Electronic medical record

B. Admissions and registration system

C. Financial system

D. Centralized patient order entry system

B. Admissions and registration system

Basic SP computer systems usually contain:

A. Radio-frequency identification (RFID) capability

B. Ability to track preventive maintenance (PM)

C. Change MAster tracking

D. Social media portals

B. Ability to track preventive maintenance (PM)

Tracking individual instruments is important:

A. To locate missing instruments

B. To locate the current location of instrument sets

C. For keeping instruments in a specific set

D. All the above

D. All the above

Which of the following is not a reason for tracking supplies, equipment and instruments?

A. Monitoring item usage

B. Ensuring that items can be quickly located

C. Meeting Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requirements

D. Assisting with quality processes

C. Meeting Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requirements

Which of the following tracking methods provides real-time information?

A. RFID

B. Laser-etched barcodes

C. Standard barcodes

D. Dot matrix applications

A. RFID

Point-of-use computing:

A. Is impossible in SP because of infection control requirements

B. Provides no benefits to the Sterile Processing department (SPD)

C. Moves computers into SP work areas

D. Eliminates data entry jobs

C. Moves computers into SP work areas

Which of the following is NOT provided by an instrument tracking system?

A. Productivity information

B. Financial data

C. Quality assurance data

D. Product updates and recall information

D. Product updates and recall information