CCSVP UPDATED EXAMINERS ANSWERS AND
QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔33. Ortho-Phthalaldehyde (OPA) is classified as:
a low-level disinfectant
an intermediate-level disinfectant
an enzyme
high-level disinfectant - ✔✔high-level disinfectant
✔✔34. Healthcare Regulations and Standards provide consistency of departmental
activities by outlining:
minimal levels of quality and safety
equal pay practices
productivity time lines
all of the above - ✔✔
✔✔35. Which type of scope is used to visualize the lower part of the large intestine?
colonoscope
cystoscope
sigmoidoscope
gastroscope - ✔✔sigmoidoscope
✔✔36. Sterile packages should be stored no lower than _______ inches from the floor.
2-4
4-6
8-10
12-14 - ✔✔4-6
✔✔7. To achieve a reasonable level of disinfection, alcohol used as an intermediate-
level disinfectant must remain in wet contact with the surface of the object being
disinfected for a minimum of _______ minutes.
2
, 3
4
5 - ✔✔5
✔✔38. Which agency may intervene in a matter of worker protection even if there are
no specific regulations covering the situation?
OSHA
EPA
FDA
AORN - ✔✔OSHA
✔✔9. The human resources tool that identifies major tasks performed by persons in
specific positions is called a:
job duty list
job specification
task summary review
Job description - ✔✔job description
✔✔40. What is the preferred pH for detergents used for most cleaning processes?
low pH
high pH
neutral pH
it depends on the water temperature and exposure time - ✔✔neutral pH
✔✔41. Waste that contains infectious agents is called:
unregulated waste
aseptic waste
biohazardous waste
general trash from the surgery department - ✔✔biohazards waste
✔✔42. The main theory of Standard Precautions is that:
patients in high-risk categories may be infectious
patients diagnosed with a specific disease may be infectious
patients are generally healthy unless they show symptoms of an infectious disease
patients may pose a risk of infection whether they have been diagnosed with an
infectious disease or not - ✔✔patients may post a risk of infection whether they have
been diagnosed with an infectious disease or not
✔✔3. The assembly area of CS is considered a _______ area.
restricted
semi-restricted
unrestricted
common - ✔✔semi-restricted
QUESTIONS SET A+
✔✔33. Ortho-Phthalaldehyde (OPA) is classified as:
a low-level disinfectant
an intermediate-level disinfectant
an enzyme
high-level disinfectant - ✔✔high-level disinfectant
✔✔34. Healthcare Regulations and Standards provide consistency of departmental
activities by outlining:
minimal levels of quality and safety
equal pay practices
productivity time lines
all of the above - ✔✔
✔✔35. Which type of scope is used to visualize the lower part of the large intestine?
colonoscope
cystoscope
sigmoidoscope
gastroscope - ✔✔sigmoidoscope
✔✔36. Sterile packages should be stored no lower than _______ inches from the floor.
2-4
4-6
8-10
12-14 - ✔✔4-6
✔✔7. To achieve a reasonable level of disinfection, alcohol used as an intermediate-
level disinfectant must remain in wet contact with the surface of the object being
disinfected for a minimum of _______ minutes.
2
, 3
4
5 - ✔✔5
✔✔38. Which agency may intervene in a matter of worker protection even if there are
no specific regulations covering the situation?
OSHA
EPA
FDA
AORN - ✔✔OSHA
✔✔9. The human resources tool that identifies major tasks performed by persons in
specific positions is called a:
job duty list
job specification
task summary review
Job description - ✔✔job description
✔✔40. What is the preferred pH for detergents used for most cleaning processes?
low pH
high pH
neutral pH
it depends on the water temperature and exposure time - ✔✔neutral pH
✔✔41. Waste that contains infectious agents is called:
unregulated waste
aseptic waste
biohazardous waste
general trash from the surgery department - ✔✔biohazards waste
✔✔42. The main theory of Standard Precautions is that:
patients in high-risk categories may be infectious
patients diagnosed with a specific disease may be infectious
patients are generally healthy unless they show symptoms of an infectious disease
patients may pose a risk of infection whether they have been diagnosed with an
infectious disease or not - ✔✔patients may post a risk of infection whether they have
been diagnosed with an infectious disease or not
✔✔3. The assembly area of CS is considered a _______ area.
restricted
semi-restricted
unrestricted
common - ✔✔semi-restricted
