IAHCSMM 8th Edition Progress Test #6 Complete
Study Guide, Practice Questions & Verified Answers
2026–2027
Information technology is often the cornerstone of initiatives to transform healthcare. - correct answers
-True
Disposable items increase combustible load in a healthcare facility - correct answers -True
Enabling people to see information gained to interact with others is known as - correct answers -human
relations
At this time, tracking systems are unable to rack worker productivity information - correct answers -
False
A step in communication that occurs when a listener asks a question is called - correct answers -
feedback
Improving professional development skills is an important part of - correct answers -career
advancement
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration Class II chemical indicator run daily in dynamic air removal
sterilizers is called a - correct answers -Bowie-Dick test
1
,Always wearing personal protective equipment in the decontamination area is a quality process - correct
answers -True
Product expiration dates are located on this part of each package - correct answers -There is no
standard place to look for an expiration date
When patient equipment enters a healthcare facility, it must be safety checked by a _________ before it
is cleared for patient use - correct answers -Biomedical technician
These are used to breakdown fatty tissue on instruments - correct answers -lipase enzymes
Anaerobic bacteria require oxygen to live - correct answers -False
The absence of microorganisms that cause disease is called - correct answers -asepsis
Immediate use steam sterilization was developed to process items when the facility does not have
enough instruments to perform the surgery - correct answers -False
When an instrument has a shiny surface it is said to have a _________ finish - correct answers -mirror
Lumens should be moist when sterilized using hydrogen peroxide as a sterilizing agent - correct answers
-False
Most Central Service departments employ some sort of automated information management system -
correct answers -True
2
, Ethylene oxide gas canisters should be stored - correct answers -in a containment locker
Knowing what is expected and consistently meeting those expectations are part of - correct answers -
professional behavior
Improving employability skills require - correct answers -Identifying goal requirements
Sterile packages should be stored no lower than eight to 10 inches from the floor - correct answers -
True
Combining vowels are used to - correct answers -help with the pronunciation of the word
If soiled instruments are to be transported to an offsite facility for processing - correct answers -they
should be transported following the U.S. or state Department of Transportation guidelines
The decontamination area of the Central Service department is where instruments are carefully checked
for cleanliness and function - correct answers -False
Arthroscopy instruments are used during - correct answers -joint surgery
Some plastics including formulations of spun-polyolefin are intended for use in these sterilization
processes - correct answers -ozone and hydrogen peroxide
The amount of time an item must remain wet with disinfectant to achieve disinfection is called - correct
answers -Wet contact time
3
Study Guide, Practice Questions & Verified Answers
2026–2027
Information technology is often the cornerstone of initiatives to transform healthcare. - correct answers
-True
Disposable items increase combustible load in a healthcare facility - correct answers -True
Enabling people to see information gained to interact with others is known as - correct answers -human
relations
At this time, tracking systems are unable to rack worker productivity information - correct answers -
False
A step in communication that occurs when a listener asks a question is called - correct answers -
feedback
Improving professional development skills is an important part of - correct answers -career
advancement
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration Class II chemical indicator run daily in dynamic air removal
sterilizers is called a - correct answers -Bowie-Dick test
1
,Always wearing personal protective equipment in the decontamination area is a quality process - correct
answers -True
Product expiration dates are located on this part of each package - correct answers -There is no
standard place to look for an expiration date
When patient equipment enters a healthcare facility, it must be safety checked by a _________ before it
is cleared for patient use - correct answers -Biomedical technician
These are used to breakdown fatty tissue on instruments - correct answers -lipase enzymes
Anaerobic bacteria require oxygen to live - correct answers -False
The absence of microorganisms that cause disease is called - correct answers -asepsis
Immediate use steam sterilization was developed to process items when the facility does not have
enough instruments to perform the surgery - correct answers -False
When an instrument has a shiny surface it is said to have a _________ finish - correct answers -mirror
Lumens should be moist when sterilized using hydrogen peroxide as a sterilizing agent - correct answers
-False
Most Central Service departments employ some sort of automated information management system -
correct answers -True
2
, Ethylene oxide gas canisters should be stored - correct answers -in a containment locker
Knowing what is expected and consistently meeting those expectations are part of - correct answers -
professional behavior
Improving employability skills require - correct answers -Identifying goal requirements
Sterile packages should be stored no lower than eight to 10 inches from the floor - correct answers -
True
Combining vowels are used to - correct answers -help with the pronunciation of the word
If soiled instruments are to be transported to an offsite facility for processing - correct answers -they
should be transported following the U.S. or state Department of Transportation guidelines
The decontamination area of the Central Service department is where instruments are carefully checked
for cleanliness and function - correct answers -False
Arthroscopy instruments are used during - correct answers -joint surgery
Some plastics including formulations of spun-polyolefin are intended for use in these sterilization
processes - correct answers -ozone and hydrogen peroxide
The amount of time an item must remain wet with disinfectant to achieve disinfection is called - correct
answers -Wet contact time
3
