IAHCSMM Certified Instrument Specialist Exam Questions Flashcards
Introduction to Surgical Instrumentation
The quality of an instrument technician’s work has a direct impact on the success or failure of the sterilization process.
The sterilization process is directly impacted by the quality of the instrument technicians work.
Most technicians can memorize all surgical instruments quickly.
Most technicians cannot memorize all surgical instruments quickly.
Skilled instrument technicians are regarded as a valuable resource by surgery.
Surgery values skilled instrument technicians as a valuable resource.
Since they work behind the scenes, instrument technicians do not need customer service skills.
Instrument technicians require customer service skills even though they work behind the scenes.
The surgical instrument inventory represents a large investment to the facility.
Facilities consider surgical inventory as a large investment.
Every instrument handled by instrument technicians has the potential to impact patient outcomes.
Patient outcomes can potentially be impacted by the way instrument technicians handle instruments.
Maintaining instrument quality is easy because it is not impacted by time constraints and there is usually plenty of time to assemble sets.
Limited time for assembly can cause instrument quality constraints.
Technicians who just assemble instruments sets do not need to be familiar with the CS department’s instrument information system.
The CS department’s instrument information system should be familiar to all technicians to include technicians that just assemble trays.
Failure to meet instrument processing timelines may put patients in danger.
Patients my be put in danger when instrument processing timelines fail.
Proper care and handling of instruments can reduce replacement costs.
Replacement costs of instruments can be reduced with proper care and handling.
