CCSVP UPDATED MAIN ANSWERS AND QUESTIONS
SET A+
1. The organization that sets recommended practices and standards for care and
✔✔11. 100% ethylene oxide gas canisters should be stored:
in an approved containment locker
outside the building
in a refrigerator
in a chamber heated to 75oF - ✔✔in an approved containment locker
✔✔12. Wicking materials are used to:
dry instruments before sterilization
allow air removal, steam penetration and facilitate drying
cushion instruments from the extreme force in steam sterilizer chambers
hold water away from the bottom of instrument trays - ✔✔allow air removal, steam
penetration, and facilitate drying
✔✔13. Instrument marking tape should be wrapped approximately _______ times
around the instrument.
1 to 1 1/2
1 1/2 to 2
2 to 2 1/2
2 1/2 to 3 - ✔✔1 to 1 1/2
✔✔4. The term "superheated steam" means:
the type of steam necessary for high temperature sterilization
steam that has had chemicals added to it to increase its temperature
dry steam
moist steam at sea level - ✔✔dry steam
✔✔5. 400 series stainless steel is also called:
Pakistan
Austenitic
Martensitic
, Passivated - ✔✔Martensitic
✔✔16. Which of the following statements about the use of mechanical washers is NOT
true?
multi-level trays should be separated
trays with lids should be opened
instruments should be disassembled and opened
all items should be washed on the same cycle - ✔✔all items should be washed on the
same cycle
✔✔17. Which of the following sterilization quality assurance measurements is designed
to provide a written record of sterilizer cycle activity?
Biological Tests
Bowie-Dick Tests
Mechanical Monitor, guages and printouts
Chemical Integrators - ✔✔Mechanical Monitor, gauges and printouts
✔✔18. Cellulosic materials (paper, cotton and linen) cannot be processed in a/an:
ethylene oxide sterilizer
hydrogen peroxide gas plasma sterilizer
steam sterilizer
dry heat sterilizer - ✔✔hydrogen peroxide steam sterilizer
✔✔9. Tests which use live bacterial spores to challenge the efficacy of the sterilization
process are:
Chemical Indicators
Chemical Integrators
Ampulization Tests
Biological Indicators - ✔✔Biological Indicators
✔✔20. These are used to breakdown fatty deposits and adipose tissue on instruments:
Protease enzymes
Lipase enzymes
Amylase enzymes
Neutral pH cleaners - ✔✔Lipase enzymes
✔✔21. The working channel of an endoscope is the _______ channel.
instrument (biopsy)
suction (aspiration)
air
water (irrigation) - ✔✔instrument (biopsy)
✔✔22. The process by which instruments are steam sterilized for immediate use is
called:
SET A+
1. The organization that sets recommended practices and standards for care and
✔✔11. 100% ethylene oxide gas canisters should be stored:
in an approved containment locker
outside the building
in a refrigerator
in a chamber heated to 75oF - ✔✔in an approved containment locker
✔✔12. Wicking materials are used to:
dry instruments before sterilization
allow air removal, steam penetration and facilitate drying
cushion instruments from the extreme force in steam sterilizer chambers
hold water away from the bottom of instrument trays - ✔✔allow air removal, steam
penetration, and facilitate drying
✔✔13. Instrument marking tape should be wrapped approximately _______ times
around the instrument.
1 to 1 1/2
1 1/2 to 2
2 to 2 1/2
2 1/2 to 3 - ✔✔1 to 1 1/2
✔✔4. The term "superheated steam" means:
the type of steam necessary for high temperature sterilization
steam that has had chemicals added to it to increase its temperature
dry steam
moist steam at sea level - ✔✔dry steam
✔✔5. 400 series stainless steel is also called:
Pakistan
Austenitic
Martensitic
, Passivated - ✔✔Martensitic
✔✔16. Which of the following statements about the use of mechanical washers is NOT
true?
multi-level trays should be separated
trays with lids should be opened
instruments should be disassembled and opened
all items should be washed on the same cycle - ✔✔all items should be washed on the
same cycle
✔✔17. Which of the following sterilization quality assurance measurements is designed
to provide a written record of sterilizer cycle activity?
Biological Tests
Bowie-Dick Tests
Mechanical Monitor, guages and printouts
Chemical Integrators - ✔✔Mechanical Monitor, gauges and printouts
✔✔18. Cellulosic materials (paper, cotton and linen) cannot be processed in a/an:
ethylene oxide sterilizer
hydrogen peroxide gas plasma sterilizer
steam sterilizer
dry heat sterilizer - ✔✔hydrogen peroxide steam sterilizer
✔✔9. Tests which use live bacterial spores to challenge the efficacy of the sterilization
process are:
Chemical Indicators
Chemical Integrators
Ampulization Tests
Biological Indicators - ✔✔Biological Indicators
✔✔20. These are used to breakdown fatty deposits and adipose tissue on instruments:
Protease enzymes
Lipase enzymes
Amylase enzymes
Neutral pH cleaners - ✔✔Lipase enzymes
✔✔21. The working channel of an endoscope is the _______ channel.
instrument (biopsy)
suction (aspiration)
air
water (irrigation) - ✔✔instrument (biopsy)
✔✔22. The process by which instruments are steam sterilized for immediate use is
called:
