Which one is an action completed in an OR's processing department to ensure that instruments are safe to handle?

a. Storing
b. Ionizing
c. Distilling
d. Rinsing


ANS: D
Prerinsing, washing, rinsing, and disinfecting/sterilizing are four processes that must be completed to ensure safe handling of the instruments by the central services personnel before being assembled into sets.

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