Test Your Knowledge

1. Cleaning is not necessary if decontamination in a 0.5% chlorine solution for 10 minutes is always performed immediately after instruments and other items are used.: True | False
2. Hand soap is preferable to detergent for cleaning instruments and other items.: True | False
3. Abrasive cleansers or steel wool should be used to clean instruments and other items because they remove foreign material easily.: True | False
4. It is important to dry instruments and other items after cleaning them, because water on items can dilute the chemicals used for sterilization or HLD.: True | False
5. After gloves have been cleaned, they should always be checked carefully for tears or holes.: True | False

6. For MVA instruments:

Do not use detergent during cleaning
Do not use a brush or other small object inside the tip of the cannula during cleaning
Do not use a brush on the syringe during cleaning
Cleaning is not necessary if the instruments will be sterilized or high-level disinfected