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STERILE PROCESSING FINAL EXAM PRACTICE
TEST- CHAPTERS 1-13|COMPREHENSIVE Q&A
FOR CERTIFICATION SUCCESS 2026
Skeletal muscles
(A) move involuntarily.
(B) move only when we want them to move.
(C) are responsible for muscle movement.
(D) all the above. - correct-answer - B
The virus that causes hepatitis B is transmitted by
(A) contact.
(B) blood.
(C) airborne.
(D) vector-borne. - correct-answer - B
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Departmental dress codes apply to
(A) everyone entering the Central Service department.
(B) only hospital employees.
(C) only persons who will be spending more than 10 minutes in the Central
Service work area.
(D) only visitors such as sales reps, maintenance personnel, etc. - correct-answer -
A
All sonic cleaners have a decontamination cycle.
(A) True
(B) False - correct-answer - B
Chemical indicators are (blank) devices.
(A) FDA Class I
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(B) FDA Class II
(C) FDA Class III
(D) unregulated - correct-answer - B
The main theory of standard precautions is
(A) the patients in high-risk categories may be infectious.
(B) that patients diagnosed with a specific disease may be infectious.(C) that
patients are generally healthy unless they show symptoms of an infectious
disease.
(D) to treat all human blood and body fluids as infectious. - correct-answer - D
Rigid container filter retention plates should be
(A) removed from the container and lid and cleaned separately.
(B) manually cleaned and attached to the lid for mechanical cleaning.(C) left
attached to the lid during the cleaning process.
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(D) none of the above. - correct-answer - A
The absence of microorganisms that cause disease is called
(A) infection prevention.
(B) infection control.
(C) asepsis.
(D) healthcare-associated infection control. - correct-answer - C
When an instrument has a shiny surface it is said to have a (blank) finish.
(A) satin
(B) passivation
(C) matte
(D) mirror - correct-answer - D
STERILE PROCESSING FINAL EXAM PRACTICE
TEST- CHAPTERS 1-13|COMPREHENSIVE Q&A
FOR CERTIFICATION SUCCESS 2026
Skeletal muscles
(A) move involuntarily.
(B) move only when we want them to move.
(C) are responsible for muscle movement.
(D) all the above. - correct-answer - B
The virus that causes hepatitis B is transmitted by
(A) contact.
(B) blood.
(C) airborne.
(D) vector-borne. - correct-answer - B
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Departmental dress codes apply to
(A) everyone entering the Central Service department.
(B) only hospital employees.
(C) only persons who will be spending more than 10 minutes in the Central
Service work area.
(D) only visitors such as sales reps, maintenance personnel, etc. - correct-answer -
A
All sonic cleaners have a decontamination cycle.
(A) True
(B) False - correct-answer - B
Chemical indicators are (blank) devices.
(A) FDA Class I
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(B) FDA Class II
(C) FDA Class III
(D) unregulated - correct-answer - B
The main theory of standard precautions is
(A) the patients in high-risk categories may be infectious.
(B) that patients diagnosed with a specific disease may be infectious.(C) that
patients are generally healthy unless they show symptoms of an infectious
disease.
(D) to treat all human blood and body fluids as infectious. - correct-answer - D
Rigid container filter retention plates should be
(A) removed from the container and lid and cleaned separately.
(B) manually cleaned and attached to the lid for mechanical cleaning.(C) left
attached to the lid during the cleaning process.
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(D) none of the above. - correct-answer - A
The absence of microorganisms that cause disease is called
(A) infection prevention.
(B) infection control.
(C) asepsis.
(D) healthcare-associated infection control. - correct-answer - C
When an instrument has a shiny surface it is said to have a (blank) finish.
(A) satin
(B) passivation
(C) matte
(D) mirror - correct-answer - D
