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shofmannx20

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on: Jul 18, 2018
Critical disposable items should not be reprocessed for use in a surgical procedure.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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High-level disinfection is not effective against Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD).
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false.


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kristenb95

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Reply #1 on: Jul 18, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: T
Critical disposable items, that will enter or be in contact with the bloodstream or mucous membranes, should not be reprocessed and reused because of the great risk of introducing infection with adverse effects.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: T
The agent that causes CJD is a prion, or protein, that is extremely difficult to remove and inactivate.


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Reply #2 on: Jul 18, 2018
Correct answers!


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Reply #3 on: Jul 18, 2018
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