CBSPD Tech Certification Exam Study Guide Questions And Answers
With Complete Solutions.
A broken glass suction bottle is returned to Decontamination. Which of the
following should the technician do? - ANSWERS: Place it in an appropriate rigid
container
Safety Data Sheets (SDS) provide health and safety hazard and risk information on
which of the following? - ANSWERS: Chemical
Which of the following generally describes the correct sequence for traffic
workflow in areas in which medical devices are processed? - ANSWERS:
Decontamination, Assembly, Packaging, Sterilization, Sterile Storage
The MAJOR reason why acrylic nails are not permitted to be worn in the sterile
processing department is because they can - ANSWERS: Allow fungus to grow
beneath them
Which of the following agencies would approve the disinfectants used on floors and
walls in the Sterile Processing Department? - ANSWERS: Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA)
Every healthcare facility has an organizational structure, or chart, that outlines -
ANSWERS: Departmental authority relationships
"Clean to dirty" is a sterile processing department term used to describe -
ANSWERS: Work flow
What are the major physical areas of a typical Sterile Processing Department? -
ANSWERS: Decontamination, Assembly, Preparation and Packaging, Sterilization,
and Sterile Storage
Loose fitting clothing and jewelry should NOT be worn in sterile processing because
it - ANSWERS: Can get caught in moving equipment
Hair coverings are REQUIRED - ANSWERS: In all areas of the department
Decontamination procedures - ANSWERS: Reduce contamination to permit
reprocessed medical devices to be sterilized
A patient contracts an infection from an improperly sterilized surgical instrument.
This is an example of - ANSWERS: A healthcare acquired infection
Coronary artery bypass surgery may be performed on patients with - ANSWERS:
Arteriosclerosis
All of the following are classified as critical medical devices EXCEPT - ANSWERS:
Thermometers
,The function of the gastrointestinal system is to - ANSWERS: Provide the body with
nutrients
A liver biopsy would be performed to check for which disease? - ANSWERS:
Hepatitis C Virus
The growth of pathogenic bacteria in living tissue is called - ANSWERS: Sepsis
Nosocomial infections can be prevented by all the following EXCEPT - ANSWERS:
Increasing the patient length of stay
Healthcare workers are most likely to be infected by which of the following agents?
- ANSWERS: Hepatitis B
A staff member brings several contaminated trays to the Sterile Processing
Department in a cart and requests that replacement trays be put on the same cart.
The technician should - ANSWERS: Clean and dry the transport cart and send it to
DIstribution for the trays
When manual cleaning devices, all of the following personal protective equipment
should be worn EXCEPT - ANSWERS: A plastic apron over the scrub suit
Which of the following BEST describes the manual cleaning process of surgical
instruments? - ANSWERS: Cleaning/brushing the instrument beneath the water
level
A technician working in Decontamination notices that the maintenance person
working on the washer/sterilizer did not remove the barrier attire when the person
left the area to get additional tools. The technician should - ANSWERS: Report the
problem to your supervisor
while delivering sterile supplies to multiple nursing units, the tech is asked to take
an opened/used tray to decon, best procedure? - ANSWERS: Return for the used
tray after completing all deliveries, using the appropriate collection cart
When preparing a set of instruments for processing in a washer/decontaminator,
the instruments should be positioned with the - ANSWERS: Retractors on the
bottom of the basket and the hand-held instruments on the top
The pH of detergent solution that has been demonstrated to be the safest for
cleaning surgical instruments is - ANSWERS: Neutral
Which of the following solutions is generally considered MOST appropriate for high
level disinfection of semi-critical devices - ANSWERS: 2% activated glutaraldehyde
The effectiveness of any chemical disinfection process depends on all the following
EXCEPT - ANSWERS: Cost of the chemical
, After manually cleaning contaminated surgical instruments, the NEXT step in the
decontamination process is - ANSWERS: Rinsing
Generally, the first step in loosening blood soils from the channels of an instrument
is to soak it in - ANSWERS: An enzymatic detergent
When cleaning an intravenous (IV) pump, it is important to use a germicide on the
pump surface in order to - ANSWERS: Reduce the bioburden present on the
equipment
The chemical disinfectant that leaves a residual film is - ANSWERS: Phenolic
A tray of instruments has been brought to the decontamination area in a saline
solution. Which of the following actions should the technician take? - ANSWERS:
Rinse them with water and then clean them according the manufacturer's
instructions
The MOST commonly recognized halogen is - ANSWERS: Sodium hypochlorite
When working the decontamination area, transmission of pathogenic organisms
from used surgical instruments can BEST be minimized by - ANSWERS: Wearing
appropriate personal protective equipment
Paper-plastic pouches are generally used to package - ANSWERS: One to two light
weight instruments
When using the sequential wrapping method - ANSWERS: Apply one wrapper
followed by a second one
Surgical grade instruments, if properly cared for, usually last longer than floor
grade instruments because they have - ANSWERS: Passivation layer
If the operating room requests instruments for an emergency ruptured aortic
aneurysm, the technician should send - ANSWERS: Major vascular instruments
Which of the following is the main DISADVANTAGE of using a rigid sterilization
container system? - ANSWERS: They must be disassembled, processed,
reassembled, and checked before each use.
containerized packaging systems are most commonly used to protect which if the
following during steam sterilization? - ANSWERS: Surgical instrument sets
Simultaneous wrapping means to wrap an instrument set with - ANSWERS: Single
non-woven wrapper, double-ply, bonded at the edges
Clamps used for hemostasis are also designed to - ANSWERS: Minimize damage to
tissue
With Complete Solutions.
A broken glass suction bottle is returned to Decontamination. Which of the
following should the technician do? - ANSWERS: Place it in an appropriate rigid
container
Safety Data Sheets (SDS) provide health and safety hazard and risk information on
which of the following? - ANSWERS: Chemical
Which of the following generally describes the correct sequence for traffic
workflow in areas in which medical devices are processed? - ANSWERS:
Decontamination, Assembly, Packaging, Sterilization, Sterile Storage
The MAJOR reason why acrylic nails are not permitted to be worn in the sterile
processing department is because they can - ANSWERS: Allow fungus to grow
beneath them
Which of the following agencies would approve the disinfectants used on floors and
walls in the Sterile Processing Department? - ANSWERS: Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA)
Every healthcare facility has an organizational structure, or chart, that outlines -
ANSWERS: Departmental authority relationships
"Clean to dirty" is a sterile processing department term used to describe -
ANSWERS: Work flow
What are the major physical areas of a typical Sterile Processing Department? -
ANSWERS: Decontamination, Assembly, Preparation and Packaging, Sterilization,
and Sterile Storage
Loose fitting clothing and jewelry should NOT be worn in sterile processing because
it - ANSWERS: Can get caught in moving equipment
Hair coverings are REQUIRED - ANSWERS: In all areas of the department
Decontamination procedures - ANSWERS: Reduce contamination to permit
reprocessed medical devices to be sterilized
A patient contracts an infection from an improperly sterilized surgical instrument.
This is an example of - ANSWERS: A healthcare acquired infection
Coronary artery bypass surgery may be performed on patients with - ANSWERS:
Arteriosclerosis
All of the following are classified as critical medical devices EXCEPT - ANSWERS:
Thermometers
,The function of the gastrointestinal system is to - ANSWERS: Provide the body with
nutrients
A liver biopsy would be performed to check for which disease? - ANSWERS:
Hepatitis C Virus
The growth of pathogenic bacteria in living tissue is called - ANSWERS: Sepsis
Nosocomial infections can be prevented by all the following EXCEPT - ANSWERS:
Increasing the patient length of stay
Healthcare workers are most likely to be infected by which of the following agents?
- ANSWERS: Hepatitis B
A staff member brings several contaminated trays to the Sterile Processing
Department in a cart and requests that replacement trays be put on the same cart.
The technician should - ANSWERS: Clean and dry the transport cart and send it to
DIstribution for the trays
When manual cleaning devices, all of the following personal protective equipment
should be worn EXCEPT - ANSWERS: A plastic apron over the scrub suit
Which of the following BEST describes the manual cleaning process of surgical
instruments? - ANSWERS: Cleaning/brushing the instrument beneath the water
level
A technician working in Decontamination notices that the maintenance person
working on the washer/sterilizer did not remove the barrier attire when the person
left the area to get additional tools. The technician should - ANSWERS: Report the
problem to your supervisor
while delivering sterile supplies to multiple nursing units, the tech is asked to take
an opened/used tray to decon, best procedure? - ANSWERS: Return for the used
tray after completing all deliveries, using the appropriate collection cart
When preparing a set of instruments for processing in a washer/decontaminator,
the instruments should be positioned with the - ANSWERS: Retractors on the
bottom of the basket and the hand-held instruments on the top
The pH of detergent solution that has been demonstrated to be the safest for
cleaning surgical instruments is - ANSWERS: Neutral
Which of the following solutions is generally considered MOST appropriate for high
level disinfection of semi-critical devices - ANSWERS: 2% activated glutaraldehyde
The effectiveness of any chemical disinfection process depends on all the following
EXCEPT - ANSWERS: Cost of the chemical
, After manually cleaning contaminated surgical instruments, the NEXT step in the
decontamination process is - ANSWERS: Rinsing
Generally, the first step in loosening blood soils from the channels of an instrument
is to soak it in - ANSWERS: An enzymatic detergent
When cleaning an intravenous (IV) pump, it is important to use a germicide on the
pump surface in order to - ANSWERS: Reduce the bioburden present on the
equipment
The chemical disinfectant that leaves a residual film is - ANSWERS: Phenolic
A tray of instruments has been brought to the decontamination area in a saline
solution. Which of the following actions should the technician take? - ANSWERS:
Rinse them with water and then clean them according the manufacturer's
instructions
The MOST commonly recognized halogen is - ANSWERS: Sodium hypochlorite
When working the decontamination area, transmission of pathogenic organisms
from used surgical instruments can BEST be minimized by - ANSWERS: Wearing
appropriate personal protective equipment
Paper-plastic pouches are generally used to package - ANSWERS: One to two light
weight instruments
When using the sequential wrapping method - ANSWERS: Apply one wrapper
followed by a second one
Surgical grade instruments, if properly cared for, usually last longer than floor
grade instruments because they have - ANSWERS: Passivation layer
If the operating room requests instruments for an emergency ruptured aortic
aneurysm, the technician should send - ANSWERS: Major vascular instruments
Which of the following is the main DISADVANTAGE of using a rigid sterilization
container system? - ANSWERS: They must be disassembled, processed,
reassembled, and checked before each use.
containerized packaging systems are most commonly used to protect which if the
following during steam sterilization? - ANSWERS: Surgical instrument sets
Simultaneous wrapping means to wrap an instrument set with - ANSWERS: Single
non-woven wrapper, double-ply, bonded at the edges
Clamps used for hemostasis are also designed to - ANSWERS: Minimize damage to
tissue
