Sterile Processing Technology Exam
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Sterile Processing Technology introduces students to the critical role of sterile processing in healthcare environments, focusing on the decontamination, preparation, sterilization, storage, and distribution of surgical instruments, medical equipment, and supplies. The course covers infection control standards, sterilization methods, quality assurance, regulations, and the use of modern technology in sterile processing. Emphasizing best practices for patient and staff safety, this course prepares students to work effectively in hospitals and surgical centers, supporting healthcare teams in delivering safe, high-quality patient care.
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Differentiating Surgical Instruments 2nd Edition by Colleen J Rutherford
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Chapter 1: History, Theory, and Research Strategies
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Q1) A sequential design __________.
A) does not address diversity in developmental outcomes
B) permits researchers to check if cohort effects are operating C) is less efficient than a longitudinal design
D) makes cross-sectional, but not longitudinal, comparisons
Answer: B
Q2) When children are research participants,__________.
A) investigators need to seek the opinion of others if in doubt about the harmful effects of research
B) they do not have the right to concealment of their identity on information collected in the course of research
C) there is no need to inform them or their parents of the results of the research
D) informed consent of their parents as well as others who act on their behalf should be obtained
Answer: D
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Chapter 2: Genetic and Environmental Foundations
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Q1) Taylor's twenty-third pair of chromosomes is XY.Taylor is __________.
A) male
B) a fraternal twin
C) female
D) an identical twin
Answer: A
Q2) When Erin and Brooke willingly comply,their parents are likely to be warm and gentle in the future.This is an example of a(n)__________ influence between parents and their children.
A) direct
B) coparenting
C) maladaptive
D) indirect
Answer: A
Q3) Phenotypes depend in part on an individual's __________.
A) cells
B) chromosomes
C) genotype
D) DNA
Answer: C
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Chapter 3: Prenatal Development, Birth, and the Newborn Baby
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Q1) Which statement about the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)is true?
A) About 30 percent of all new HIV infections affect women.
B) In South Africa, 30 percent of all pregnant women are HIV-positive.
C) About 30 percent of new HIV infections occur in developing countries.
D) Untreated HIV-infected mothers pass the virus to the fetus 30 percent of the time.
Answer: B
Q2) Samantha is a first-time expectant mother at age 35.You can tell her that healthy women in their thirties have __________ as those in their twenties.
A) lower rates of miscarriage
B) higher rates of pregnancy complications
C) lower rates of pregnancy complications
D) about the same rates of pregnancy complications
Answer: D
Q3) Regarding a baby's adaptation to labor and delivery,stress hormones
A) endanger the newborn
B) arouse the infant into alertness
C) cause the cervix to thin and the uterine wall to contract
D) cause the mother to breathe deeply, increasing the infant's oxygen supply
Answer: B
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Chapter 4: Physical Development in Infancy and Toddlerhood
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Q1) As early as 3 months,infants prefer and more easily discriminate among __________ faces than among __________ faces.
A) female; male
B) negative; positive
C) male; female
D) animal; human
Q2) Dr.Eden studies the fetus's sensitivity to external stimuli by measuring changes in fetal heart rate when various repeated sounds are presented,followed by a different sound.Dr.Eden is probably using __________.
A) imitation
B) extinction
C) habituation and recovery
D) classical conditioning
Q3) Experience-dependent brain growth __________.
A) occurs throughout our lives
B) depends on ordinary experiences
C) provides the foundation for experience-expectant brain growth
D) refers to the young brain's rapidly developing organization
Q4) Explain intermodal perception and its importance to perceptual development.
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Chapter 5: Cognitive Development in Infancy and
Toddlerhood
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Q1) When intelligence tests are standardized,the mean IQ is set at __________.
A) 70
B) 85
C) 100
D) 120
Q2) Define the concepts of adaptation,assimilation,and accommodation.Explain how the balance between assimilation and accommodation varies over time with regard to cognitive equilibrium and disequilibrium.
Q3) A young child makes an underextension error when she applies a new word
A) too broadly
B) too narrowly
C) to a group of similar experiences
D) to a wider collection of objects than is appropriate
Q4) What are the two main problems that modern researchers have with Piaget's sensorimotor stage? What are his contributions to the field of research on infant cognition?
Q5) What are the two distinct styles of early language learning? What accounts for a toddler's language style?
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Chapter 6: Emotional and Social Development in Infancy and
Toddlerhood
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Q1) In the Strange Situation,Philip seeks closeness to his mother and often fails to explore.When his mother leaves,Philip is distressed,and on her return he alternately clings to her and hits her.Philip is displaying characteristics of __________ attachment.
A) secure
B) insecure avoidant
C) insecure resistant
D) disorganized/disoriented
Q2) Research on child care in infancy has found that __________.
A) the majority of babies in child care display an insecure resistant attachment to their mothers
B) exposure to child care exerts a more powerful impact on children's adjustment than parenting quality
C) infants and toddlers who experience daily, nonparental child care are at risk for attachment insecurity
D) the relationship between child care and emotional well-being depends on both family and child-care experiences
Q3) What is the goodness-of-fit model? Explain the relationship between temperament and child rearing.
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Chapter 7: Physical and Cognitive Development in Early Childhood
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Q1) When adults draw with children and point out the resemblances between drawings and objects,preschoolers' pictures __________.
A) contain more distortions
B) become simpler and less fanciful
C) become more comprehensible and detailed
D) contain fewer details
Q2) Piaget __________ preschoolers' __________.
A) underestimated; magical thinking
B) overestimated; animistic beliefs
C) overestimated; abstract thinking
D) underestimated; egocentrism
Q3) Language skills __________.
A) peak during adolescence
B) are usually located in the right hemisphere
C) develop gradually during early childhood
D) expand at an astonishing pace in early childhood
Q4) Discuss three educational principles derived from Piaget's theory that continue to have a major impact on both teacher training and classroom practices,especially during early childhood.
Q5) Describe the benefits of make-believe play.
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Chapter 8: Emotional and Social Development in Early Childhood
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Q1) Parents are most likely to use forceful methods of discipline when __________.
A) they want to foster long-term goals
B) very serious transgressions occur
C) immediate obedience is necessary
D) children are verbally aggressive toward others
Q2) Although Freud's ideas are no longer accepted as satisfactory explanations of conscience development,Erikson's image of __________ captures the diverse changes in young children's emotional and social lives.
A) the superego
B) mistrust
C) initiative
D) psychosexual stages
Q3) Herma's parents are warm but overindulgent and inattentive.They make few demands for maturity.They permit Herma to make many decisions before she is ready.Herma's parents have a(n)__________ style of child rearing.
A) authoritative
B) authoritarian
C) permissive
D) uninvolved
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Chapter 9: Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood
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Q1) __________ plays a larger role in accounting for boys' gross-motor superiority.
A) Boys' greater muscle mass
B) The social environment
C) Girls' higher fat-to-muscle ratio
D) Girls' lack of coordination
Q2) Which statement about the impact of culture and schooling on concrete operational thought is accurate?
A) Children with no formal schooling master Piagetian tasks only as adults.
B) When children of the same age are tested, those who have been in school longer score lower on transitive inference problems.
C) Brain development combined with experience lead children everywhere to reach the concrete operational stage at about the same time.
D) Evidence indicates that specific cultural and school practices have much to do with mastery of Piagetian tasks.
Q3) School-age children master concrete operational tasks __________.
A) all at once
B) gradually, in a continuum of acquisition
C) much later than Piaget believed
D) after they master abstract thinking
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Chapter 10: Emotional and Social Development in Middle Childhood
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Q1) Poorly regulated children often experience __________.
A) hostile, dismissive parental reactions to distress
B) sensitive, helpful parental reactions to distress
C) a strong sense of emotional self-efficacy
D) a favorable self-image and an optimistic outlook
Q2) Felix has many friends and is happy with his peer relationships.But he often bullies others and engages in calculated relational aggression.Felix can be hostile and disruptive,but he also engages in positive,prosocial acts.Felix is a __________ child.
A) popular-prosocial
B) rejected-aggressive
C) controversial
D) neglected
Q3) Alyssa feels comfortable being a girl,which consequently makes her happy.Which self-evaluation reflects Alyssa's gender identity?
A) gender contentedness
B) gender typicality
C) felt pressure to conform to gender roles
D) gender dysphoria
Q4) What factors foster resilience in middle childhood?
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Chapter 11: Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence
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Q1) Since 1972,high school __________.
A) girls' sports participation has increased
B) boys' sports participation has fallen short of girls'
C) girls get more encouragement in sports than boys
D) girls get more recognition for athletic achievement than boys
Q2) Research indicates that __________ might predispose males to develop same-sex attraction.
A) a gene or group of genes on the X chromosome
B) a gene or group of genes on the 22nd chromosome pair
C) prenatal exposure to very high levels of testosterone
D) prenatal exposure to very high levels of androgens
Q3) Adolescents presented with Piaget's famous pendulum problem __________.
A) test for the effect of string length without holding weight constant
B) isolate and test each variable, as well as testing the variables in combination
C) typically fail to notice variables that are not immediately suggested by the concrete materials of the task
D) eventually deduce that the weight of the object and the string length do not affect the speed of the pendulum swing
Q4) Discuss motor development and physical activity in adolescence.
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Chapter 12: Emotional and Social Development in Adolescence
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Q1) In a study of low-SES African-American and Hispanic teenagers,those who emphasized __________ in their self-descriptions displayed exceptional levels of community service.
A) moral traits and goals
B) involvement in sports
C) individualism
D) justice-based reasoning
Q2) Parents who __________ usually find it easier to grant teenagers appropriate autonomy and experience less conflict with them.
A) have time-consuming, stressful jobs
B) have a permissive parenting style
C) are content with their marriages
D) have an authoritarian parenting style
Q3) __________ rises over the adolescent years.
A) Self-disclosure between friends
B) Number of best friends
C) Peer conflict
D) Time spent with siblings
Q4) Define and discuss moral identity.What are some factors that strengthen moral identity?
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Chapter 13: Physical and Cognitive Development in Early
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Q1) One hypothesized cause of age-related DNA and cellular abnormalities is the __________.
A) lengthening of telomeres
B) production of androgens
C) release of free radicals
D) increase of synapses
Q2) Vivica,who is African American,and Jolene,who is European American,are both active and eat healthy foods.Which statement is true about their risk of hypertension and heart disease as they age?
A) Vivica has a higher risk of hypertension, but Jolene has a higher risk of heart disease.
B) Jolene has a higher risk of hypertension, but Vivica has a higher risk of heart disease.
C) Vivica has a higher risk of hypertension and heart disease than Jolene.
D) Jolene has a higher risk of hypertension and heart disease than Vivica.
Q3) The physical changes of the adult years are __________.
A) universal in all members of our species
B) multidimensional and multidirectional
C) similar across all parts of the body
D) stagelike-occurring in a predictable sequence
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Chapter 14: Emotional and Social Development in Early
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Q1) Americans Faye and Lee met in graduate school and married after they both graduated.They both work full-time.Which of the following is most likely true?
A) Faye and Lee share housework equally.
B) Faye and Lee share child-care responsibilities equally.
C) Lee spends nearly twice as much time as Faye on housework.
D) Lee puts in about 60 percent of weekly child-care hours that Faye does.
Q2) Men with a high school diploma or less and highly educated women in prestigious careers are overrepresented among singles after age 30 because __________.
A) they are the most likely to have married and divorced young
B) women tend to "marry down" and men tend to "marry up"
C) women tend to "marry up" and men tend to "marry down"
D) they are the most likely to be closed to a long-term relationship
Q3) Amos and Wanda never had children.They married in their thirties,and their efforts at fertility treatments did not succeed.Amos and Wanda are __________.
A) probably from low-SES backgrounds
B) involuntarily childless
C) voluntarily childless
D) probably self-indulgent
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Chapter 15: Physical and Cognitive Development in Middle
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Q1) Glaucoma __________.
A) literally means "old eyes"
B) involves changes in the vitreous of the eye
C) typically progresses without noticeable symptoms
D) is caused by neural changes in the visual system
Q2) Which statement is true about age-related slowing of cognitive processing?
A) According to one view, aging is accompanied by the hardening of the myelin coating on neural fibers in the cerebral cortex.
B) One view suggests that older adults experience greater loss of information as it moves through the cognitive system.
C) According to one approach, complex tasks, which have more processing steps, are less affected by information loss.
D) The age-related decline in processing speed is the only major predictor of age-related cognitive changes.
Q3) By midlife,__________.
A) half the rods in the retina are lost
B) the cones in the retina double in size
C) the blood supply to the retina increases
D) the retina becomes thicker and more sensitive
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Chapter 16: Emotional and Social Development in Middle
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Q1) __________ is the strongest predictor of frequent,face-to-face interaction with young grandchildren.
A) Living nearby
B) The age of the grandparents
C) Being the paternal grandparent
D) The quality of the parent-child relationship
Q2) Which middle-aged man is likely to be highly sensitive about the physical changes of aging?
A) Santos, a dentist
B) Dean, a non-college-educated chef
C) Freeman, a lawyer
D) Jack, a non-college-educated construction worker
Q3) __________ is common in middle adulthood.
A) Midlife crisis
B) Personal upheaval
C) Drastic life alteration
D) Life evaluation
Q4) What is the feminization of poverty and how does divorce contribute to it?
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Q5) What is vocational burnout? Who is the most likely to suffer from it,and what are some ways to prevent it?
Chapter 17: Physical and Cognitive Development in Late
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Q1) __________ offers some protection against mental disabilities in late adulthood.
A) Taking ginkgo biloba supplements
B) Vitamin B supplementation
C) Eating fish high in omega-3 fatty acids
D) Eating leafy vegetables high in folic acid
Q2) Which of the following is true about hearing loss in late adulthood?
A) It affects safety and enjoyment of life.
B) It has more of an impact on self-care than vision loss.
C) As hearing declines, older people report higher self-efficacy.
D) Older people with hearing loss report a larger social network than their normally hearing peers.
Q3) Orlando,age 82,is asked to describe important life events,noting the age at which each occurred.Among remote events recalled,Orlando is most likely to focus on events that occurred __________.
A) before the age of 10
B) between ages 10 and 30
C) between ages 30 and 40
D) between ages 40 and 60
Q4) Discuss some nondrug protective factors that help reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease.
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Chapter 18: Emotional and Social Development in Late
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Q1) __________ increases the odds of living longer.
A) Providing financial support to others
B) Availability of social support
C) Acceptance of physical dependency
D) Providing physical care to others
Q2) For young and old alike,reminiscence __________.
A) is ruminative
B) reinforces negative stereotypes
C) often occurs during times of life transition
D) is maladaptive and leads to depression
Q3) Older adults volunteering with Experience Corps acquire skills in __________.
A) job training and career counseling of adolescents
B) building design and construction of homes
C) tutoring and behavior management of children
D) child care and child development
Q4) The more negative a caregiver-recipient relationship,__________.
A) the smaller the risk of financial abuse
B) the greater the risk of elder abuse of all kinds
C) the less vulnerable the older adult is to abuse
D) the smaller the risk of physical neglect
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Chapter 19: Death,dying,and Bereavement
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Q1) In which of Kübler-Ross's typical responses to dying would the person ask family members,friends,or God for extra time?
A) denial
B) anger
C) bargaining
D) depression
Q2) During the clinical death phase,__________.
A) the brain stem ceases to function
B) resuscitation is no longer possible
C) the individual passes into permanent death
D) the heartbeat, circulation, breathing, and brain functioning stop
Q3) Because preschoolers see evidence for these subconcepts of death in everyday situations,__________ are generally understood early.
A) nonfunctionality and finality
B) finality and applicability
C) universality and causation
D) nonfunctionality and applicability
Q4) Define the concept of an appropriate death.What goals do people most often mention when asked about a "good death"?
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