CBSPD PRACTICE EXAM 2 (BASICS OF FLEXIBLE ENDOSCOPE REPROCESSING) 2026/2027 UPDATE QUESTIONS & ANSWERS!!
Flexible endoscopes MUST be competently reprocessed so that ✔️Patient care is not adversely affected
Ethics is the practice of: ✔️conforming to accepted and professional standards of conduct
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) provides for which ethical issue? ✔️Confidentiality
Recommended practices are: ✔️Statements of sound principles of practice that are based on scientific data and the opinions of experts
A rule designed to govern behavior is called a: ✔️Regulation
Which of the following defines what a department MUST do? ✔️Policies
Steps for performing a task are defined in a ✔️Procedure
Which of the following has published standards of infection prevention in processing flexible gastrointestinal endoscopes? ✔️SGNA (Society for
Gastroenterology Nurse and Associates)
Which of the following agencies registers and regulates environmental disinfectants used on non-living things in healthcare facilities? ✔️EPA
(Environmental Protection Agency)
Which of the following regulates and assures that products are safe and effective before companies put them on the market? ✔️FDA (Food Drug
Administration)
Which agency requires medical device manufacturers to provide end users in healthcare facilities with specific instructions on how to reprocess
their reusable products? ✔️FDA (Food Drug Administration)
Compliance with Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations is ✔️Required by law
Monitoring the effectiveness of work performed in the GI/endoscopy suite is generally referred to as: ✔️Quality assurance
The policies and procedures for all reprocessing activities in the GI/endoscopy suite are usually reviewed and/or approved by the: ✔️Infection
Prevention and Control Committee
Which branch of science refers to the form and organization of body parts? ✔️Anatomy
Which branch of science refers to the function of specific body parts? ✔️Physiology
The smallest and MOST numerous structural units possessing the basic characteristics of life are called ✔️Cells
The nucleus is the cell's: ✔️Brain
DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) is found in which part of the cell? ✔️Nucleus
Which of the following is the largest internal organ of the body? ✔️Liver
The tendency of the body to maintain a stable internal environment is referred to as: ✔️Homeostaisis
DNA is the only molecule in the body capable of: ✔️Reproducing itself
The term pathogenic means: ✔️Disease-producing
Which of the following deals with microorganisms and their effects on other living organisms? ✔️Microbiology
Microorganisms are measured in? ✔️Microns
Bacteria are unicellular and reproduce by: ✔️Binary fission
Which type of microorganism has the ability to slow down its metabolism and become dormant? ✔️Gram-positive bacillus
Which of the following is NOT a requirement for bacteria to survive? ✔️Bright light
Flexible endoscopes MUST be competently reprocessed so that ✔️Patient care is not adversely affected
Ethics is the practice of: ✔️conforming to accepted and professional standards of conduct
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) provides for which ethical issue? ✔️Confidentiality
Recommended practices are: ✔️Statements of sound principles of practice that are based on scientific data and the opinions of experts
A rule designed to govern behavior is called a: ✔️Regulation
Which of the following defines what a department MUST do? ✔️Policies
Steps for performing a task are defined in a ✔️Procedure
Which of the following has published standards of infection prevention in processing flexible gastrointestinal endoscopes? ✔️SGNA (Society for
Gastroenterology Nurse and Associates)
Which of the following agencies registers and regulates environmental disinfectants used on non-living things in healthcare facilities? ✔️EPA
(Environmental Protection Agency)
Which of the following regulates and assures that products are safe and effective before companies put them on the market? ✔️FDA (Food Drug
Administration)
Which agency requires medical device manufacturers to provide end users in healthcare facilities with specific instructions on how to reprocess
their reusable products? ✔️FDA (Food Drug Administration)
Compliance with Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations is ✔️Required by law
Monitoring the effectiveness of work performed in the GI/endoscopy suite is generally referred to as: ✔️Quality assurance
The policies and procedures for all reprocessing activities in the GI/endoscopy suite are usually reviewed and/or approved by the: ✔️Infection
Prevention and Control Committee
Which branch of science refers to the form and organization of body parts? ✔️Anatomy
Which branch of science refers to the function of specific body parts? ✔️Physiology
The smallest and MOST numerous structural units possessing the basic characteristics of life are called ✔️Cells
The nucleus is the cell's: ✔️Brain
DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) is found in which part of the cell? ✔️Nucleus
Which of the following is the largest internal organ of the body? ✔️Liver
The tendency of the body to maintain a stable internal environment is referred to as: ✔️Homeostaisis
DNA is the only molecule in the body capable of: ✔️Reproducing itself
The term pathogenic means: ✔️Disease-producing
Which of the following deals with microorganisms and their effects on other living organisms? ✔️Microbiology
Microorganisms are measured in? ✔️Microns
Bacteria are unicellular and reproduce by: ✔️Binary fission
Which type of microorganism has the ability to slow down its metabolism and become dormant? ✔️Gram-positive bacillus
Which of the following is NOT a requirement for bacteria to survive? ✔️Bright light
