EXAMINATION TEST 2026 QUESTIONS
WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS
⩥ Safety Data Sheets (SDS) provide health and safety hazard and risk
information on which of the following? Answer: Chemical
⩥ Which of the following generally describes the correct sequence for
traffic workflow in areas in which medical devices are processed?
Answer: 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 Answer: 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? Answer:
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
⩥ Every healthcare facility has an organizational structure, or chart, that
outlines Answer: Departmental authority relationships
, ⩥ "Clean to dirty" is a sterile processing department term used to
describe Answer: Work flow
⩥ What are the major physical areas of a typical Sterile Processing
Department? Answer: Decontamination, Assembly, Preparation and
Packaging, Sterilization, and Sterile Storage
⩥ Loose fitting clothing and jewelry should NOT be worn in sterile
processing because it Answer: Can get caught in moving equipment
⩥ Hair coverings are REQUIRED Answer: In all areas of the department
⩥ Decontamination procedures Answer: 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 Answer: A healthcare acquired
infection
⩥ Coronary artery bypass surgery may be performed on patients with
Answer: Arteriosclerosis
⩥ All of the following are classified as critical medical devices EXCEPT
Answer: Thermometers