HSPA CHL EXAM STUDY GUIDE 2026/2027
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1. What is the percentage weight of Planning and Decision Making in the CHL
Exam? - ANSWER ✔ 30%
2. What topics are covered under Change Management? - ANSWER ✔
Current Sterile Processing techniques, outsourcing, surgical procedures,
non-surgical procedures, and contractual obligations.
3. What does Workplace Safety encompass in the CHL Exam? - ANSWER ✔
Tools for monitoring and evaluating workplace safety.
4. What is included in Financial Planning for the Sterile Processing
department? - ANSWER ✔ Financial planning processes, forecasting tools,
and cost accounting principles.
5. What are the components of Emergency and Disaster Planning? - ANSWER
✔ Components of internal and external emergency/disaster plans.
6. What is the focus of Quality Management in the CHL Exam? - ANSWER
✔ Assessment tools for risk management, hazards in Sterile Processing,
and best practices for infection control.
7. What percentage weight does Organizing have in the CHL Exam? -
ANSWER ✔ 25%
8. What are the responsibilities of staff in the Sterile Processing department? -
ANSWER ✔ Responsibilities of all Sterile Processing positions.
,9. What does OSHA stand for? - ANSWER ✔ Occupational Safety and
Health Administration.
10.What is the purpose of OSHA Hazard Communication Standard? -
ANSWER ✔ To ensure workplace labels provide necessary information
about hazardous materials.
11.What are the tepid water ranges for eyewash stations? - ANSWER ✔ 60°F
to 100°F.
12.What is the significance of AAMI Sink Installation Standards? - ANSWER
✔ They provide guidelines for decontamination processes.
13.What does FDA 510(k) refer to? - ANSWER ✔ Premarket notifications for
substantial equivalence.
14.What is a key component of financial policy in healthcare? - ANSWER ✔
Differentiating between operating and capital budgets.
15.What are the TJC Requirements for Improvement? - ANSWER ✔
Standards set by The Joint Commission for quality improvement.
16.What is the purpose of FDA MedWatch? - ANSWER ✔ To report adverse
events and product problems.
17.What is a retrospective root cause analysis (RCA)? - ANSWER ✔ A
method to identify the underlying causes of an event after it has occurred.
18.What does PDCA stand for? - ANSWER ✔ Plan-Do-Check-Act.
19.What are sentinel events? - ANSWER ✔ Unexpected deaths or serious
injuries.
20.What is a strategic SWOT analysis? - ANSWER ✔ An assessment of
strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats.
,21.What are employee discipline pathways? - ANSWER ✔ Processes ranging
from verbal warnings to suspension.
22.What is the role of the CEO in a healthcare organization? - ANSWER ✔
To oversee strategic development and ensure compliance with regulations.
23.What does the CFO manage? - ANSWER ✔ Financial risks, operational
budgets, and financial forecasting.
24.What is the focus of the COO? - ANSWER ✔ Day-to-day operational
efficiency of the facility.
25.What is the role of the CMO? - ANSWER ✔ Liaison between
administration and medical staff, focusing on clinical quality.
26.What is the role of a Chief Medical Officer (CMO)? - ANSWER ✔ Serves
as the liaison between administration and the medical staff, focusing
primarily on clinical quality and medical staff governance.
27.What is an organizational chart? - ANSWER ✔ A graphic drawing or
diagram that visually maps out the internal structure of an organization,
detailing official position titles and formal lines of authority and reporting
relationships.
28.In some facilities this department may send seed pods and bead holders to
SP for processing - ANSWER ✔ Radiation oncology
29.One-way written communication differs from oral communication -
ANSWER ✔ Written communication is permanent
30.One positive way a leader can improve their department's image is to: -
ANSWER ✔ Provide information to other departments
31.This nursing unit is reserved for patients with intensive nursing needs that
require skilled nursing or constant care and supervision. - ANSWER ✔
CCU
32.Critical Care Unit - ANSWER ✔ CCU
, 33.Intensive Care Unit - ANSWER ✔ ICU
34.Intensive Therapy Unit - ANSWER ✔ ITU
35.Useful sources of data to generate information that specifies actual
departmental performance do not include _____ - ANSWER ✔
Educational Systems
36.A collection of statistical data about a CS department's key performance
indicators that indicate the extent to which goals are being attained -
ANSWER ✔ Dashboard
37.Key Performance Indicator - ANSWER ✔ KPI
38.A measurable assessment factor such as item accuracy, case carts per
technician, and sterilization accuracy - ANSWER ✔ Key Performance
Indicator
39.Customer Satisfaction Ratio - ANSWER ✔ CSR
40.Performance Improvement Indicator - ANSWER ✔ PII
41.Performance and Productivity Indicator - ANSWER ✔ PPI
42.CS leaders should receive information ______ about back-orders, patient
census, OR and ancillary department procedure schedules - ANSWER ✔
Daily
43.A graphic usually presented as a flow outline that identifies position titles
and relationships in an organization - ANSWER ✔ Organizational Chart
44.A standard used to compare and improve a department's own products or
services by measuring them against specified standards - ANSWER ✔
Benchmark
45.Activities or procedures that are successful in one situation, and may be
successful in a similar situation in another department or organization -
ANSWER ✔ Best Practices
ACCURATE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
DETAILED SOLUTIONS ||
100% GUARANTEED PASS
<NEWEST VERSION>
1. What is the percentage weight of Planning and Decision Making in the CHL
Exam? - ANSWER ✔ 30%
2. What topics are covered under Change Management? - ANSWER ✔
Current Sterile Processing techniques, outsourcing, surgical procedures,
non-surgical procedures, and contractual obligations.
3. What does Workplace Safety encompass in the CHL Exam? - ANSWER ✔
Tools for monitoring and evaluating workplace safety.
4. What is included in Financial Planning for the Sterile Processing
department? - ANSWER ✔ Financial planning processes, forecasting tools,
and cost accounting principles.
5. What are the components of Emergency and Disaster Planning? - ANSWER
✔ Components of internal and external emergency/disaster plans.
6. What is the focus of Quality Management in the CHL Exam? - ANSWER
✔ Assessment tools for risk management, hazards in Sterile Processing,
and best practices for infection control.
7. What percentage weight does Organizing have in the CHL Exam? -
ANSWER ✔ 25%
8. What are the responsibilities of staff in the Sterile Processing department? -
ANSWER ✔ Responsibilities of all Sterile Processing positions.
,9. What does OSHA stand for? - ANSWER ✔ Occupational Safety and
Health Administration.
10.What is the purpose of OSHA Hazard Communication Standard? -
ANSWER ✔ To ensure workplace labels provide necessary information
about hazardous materials.
11.What are the tepid water ranges for eyewash stations? - ANSWER ✔ 60°F
to 100°F.
12.What is the significance of AAMI Sink Installation Standards? - ANSWER
✔ They provide guidelines for decontamination processes.
13.What does FDA 510(k) refer to? - ANSWER ✔ Premarket notifications for
substantial equivalence.
14.What is a key component of financial policy in healthcare? - ANSWER ✔
Differentiating between operating and capital budgets.
15.What are the TJC Requirements for Improvement? - ANSWER ✔
Standards set by The Joint Commission for quality improvement.
16.What is the purpose of FDA MedWatch? - ANSWER ✔ To report adverse
events and product problems.
17.What is a retrospective root cause analysis (RCA)? - ANSWER ✔ A
method to identify the underlying causes of an event after it has occurred.
18.What does PDCA stand for? - ANSWER ✔ Plan-Do-Check-Act.
19.What are sentinel events? - ANSWER ✔ Unexpected deaths or serious
injuries.
20.What is a strategic SWOT analysis? - ANSWER ✔ An assessment of
strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats.
,21.What are employee discipline pathways? - ANSWER ✔ Processes ranging
from verbal warnings to suspension.
22.What is the role of the CEO in a healthcare organization? - ANSWER ✔
To oversee strategic development and ensure compliance with regulations.
23.What does the CFO manage? - ANSWER ✔ Financial risks, operational
budgets, and financial forecasting.
24.What is the focus of the COO? - ANSWER ✔ Day-to-day operational
efficiency of the facility.
25.What is the role of the CMO? - ANSWER ✔ Liaison between
administration and medical staff, focusing on clinical quality.
26.What is the role of a Chief Medical Officer (CMO)? - ANSWER ✔ Serves
as the liaison between administration and the medical staff, focusing
primarily on clinical quality and medical staff governance.
27.What is an organizational chart? - ANSWER ✔ A graphic drawing or
diagram that visually maps out the internal structure of an organization,
detailing official position titles and formal lines of authority and reporting
relationships.
28.In some facilities this department may send seed pods and bead holders to
SP for processing - ANSWER ✔ Radiation oncology
29.One-way written communication differs from oral communication -
ANSWER ✔ Written communication is permanent
30.One positive way a leader can improve their department's image is to: -
ANSWER ✔ Provide information to other departments
31.This nursing unit is reserved for patients with intensive nursing needs that
require skilled nursing or constant care and supervision. - ANSWER ✔
CCU
32.Critical Care Unit - ANSWER ✔ CCU
, 33.Intensive Care Unit - ANSWER ✔ ICU
34.Intensive Therapy Unit - ANSWER ✔ ITU
35.Useful sources of data to generate information that specifies actual
departmental performance do not include _____ - ANSWER ✔
Educational Systems
36.A collection of statistical data about a CS department's key performance
indicators that indicate the extent to which goals are being attained -
ANSWER ✔ Dashboard
37.Key Performance Indicator - ANSWER ✔ KPI
38.A measurable assessment factor such as item accuracy, case carts per
technician, and sterilization accuracy - ANSWER ✔ Key Performance
Indicator
39.Customer Satisfaction Ratio - ANSWER ✔ CSR
40.Performance Improvement Indicator - ANSWER ✔ PII
41.Performance and Productivity Indicator - ANSWER ✔ PPI
42.CS leaders should receive information ______ about back-orders, patient
census, OR and ancillary department procedure schedules - ANSWER ✔
Daily
43.A graphic usually presented as a flow outline that identifies position titles
and relationships in an organization - ANSWER ✔ Organizational Chart
44.A standard used to compare and improve a department's own products or
services by measuring them against specified standards - ANSWER ✔
Benchmark
45.Activities or procedures that are successful in one situation, and may be
successful in a similar situation in another department or organization -
ANSWER ✔ Best Practices
