Week 5

Question 1

Low risk MAX

Answer 1

48 hr room

14 d refrige

Question 2

Medium Risk MAX

Answer 2

30 hrs room

9 days refrige

Question 3

Cleaning occurs

Answer 3

prior to each batch
every 30 minutes
during heavy contamination

Question 4

Mopped in what order?

Answer 4

Cleanest to dirtiest: buffer > ante

Question 5

Cleaning supplies must be

Answer 5

non-shedding and disposal

Question 6

Deep cleaning occurs

Answer 6

Monthly

Question 7

Proper documentation and freq:

Answer 7

data and time
type of cleaning
name

Question 8

Training Requirements

Answer 8

ACPE Accredited Training
Site based: didactic, written assessment, practical skills assessment
Media-fill testing: annually for low/medium and biannually for high risk

Question 9

Fingertip sampling

Answer 9

Glove fingertip sampling for ALL CSP risk levels

Question 10

Most common source of contamination?

Answer 10

Touch

Question 11

All personnel must pass ___ glove fingertip sampling before compounding.

Answer 11

3

Question 12

Sterility testing in High Risk

Answer 12

Signle dose packages > 25 preps
Multi-dose vials
Exposed >12 hrs before sterilized
Exposed >6 hrs warmer than 8 C before sterilized

Question 13

Preferred mechanisms of aqueous sterilization?

Answer 13

Steam/autoclave (121C for 20-60 minutes)

Question 14

When is dry heat used?

Answer 14

When moisture will damage

Higher temp for longer exposure

Question 15

***Sterile Compounding in TX

Answer 15

20 hr for pharmacists
40 hr for tech
Annual validation
Biannual validation for HR
6 hr ACPE approved CE every 2 yrs
Pass written test and a skills test on-the-job AND an ACPE approved program

Question 16

Sterile compounding =

Answer 16

Training + 3 fingertip test + Media fill test