CHAPTER 17 EQUIPMENT DECONTAMINATION AND INFECTION CONTROL
PRETEST QUESTIONS
1. Which of the following procedures is most often used to decontaminate a bacterial filter used on a mechanical ventilator?
2. Diseases that may be transmitted via airborne particles include which of the following?
3. Which of the following procedures are capable of sterilizing equipment?
4. Which of the following should be worn as a precautionary measure when changing a patient’s ventilator circuit?
5. A high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filter should be used in the room of a patient with which type of condition?
6. Biologic indicators are used in decontamination procedures for which of the following reasons?
REVIEW
II. CONDITIONS THAT INFLUENCE ANTIMICROBIAL ACTION