The following questions are based on the podcast interview with Chuck Hughes on the subject of "Reprocessing Reusable Medical Devices: Standards, Recommendations & Guidelines."
True or False: A standard is different than guidelines or recommendation because it carries greater incentive for universal compliance *
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Which of these describes guidelines, such as AORN's Guidelines for Perioperative Practices *
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True or False: Surveyors will not include information from standards, recommendations, or guidelines because they are voluntary *
2 points
True or False: Sterile Processing leaders should only be concerned with AAMI's documents. *
2 points
What does CAP stand for in relation to policy development? *
2 points
Many IFU's now require long initial soak times, which may affect the number of needed________. *
2 points
In the United States, the weight limit for instrument sets is: *
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True or False: It is still considered best practice to manually clean flexible endoscopes even if the facility is using an AER that the FDA has cleared to skip those steps. *