CBSPD Study Guide with complete
solutions
A broken glass suction bottle is returned to Decontamination. Which of the following
should the technician do?
A) Place it in an appropriate rigid container.
B) Place it in a cardboard box for disposal.
C) Discard it in an infectious waste bag.
D) Discard it in the general trash.
A) Place it in an appropriate rigid container.
Safety Data Sheets (SDS) provide health and safety hazard and risk information on
which of the following?
A) Chemical
B) Electrical
C) Mechanical
D) Psychological
A) Chemical
Which of the following generally describes the correct sequence for the traffic workflow
in areas in which medical devices are processed?
A) Decontamination, sterile storage, sterilization, assembly
B) Distribution, assembly, packaging, sterile storage
C) Decontamination, assembly, packaging, sterilization, sterile storage
D) Disinfection, assembly, packaging, sterilization, sterile storage
C) Decontamination, assembly, packaging, sterilization, sterile storage
The MAJOR reason why acrylic nails are not permitted to be worn in the sterile
processing department is because they can
A) catch on packaging material
B) fall off
C) allow fungus to grow beneath them
D) tear gloves
C) allow fungus to grow beneath them
Which of the following agencies would approve the disinfectants used on the floor and
walls in the Sterile Processing Department?
A) Joint Commission for the Accreditation of Organizations (JC)
B) Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
, C) Occupational Health & Safety Administration (OSHA)
D) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
D) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Every healthcare facility has an organizational structure, or chart, that outlines
A) department authority relationships
B) workflow pattern
C) quality monitoring program guidelines
D) productivity standards
A) department authority relationships
"Clean to dirty" is a sterile processing department term used to describe
A) work flow
B) inventory control methos
C) distribution procedures
D) sterilization procedures
A) work flow
What are the major physical areas of a typical Sterile Processing Department?
A) Decontamination, Soiled Receiving, Sterilization, and Decontamination
B) Decontamination, Assembly, Preparation and Packaging, Sterilization and Sterile
Storage
C) Sterile Storage, Equipment Storage, Distribution, and Sterilization
D) Sterile Storage, Sterile Processing, Soiled Receiving, and Distribution
B) Decontamination, Assembly, Preparation and Packaging, Sterilization and Sterile
Storage
Loose fitting clothing and jewelry should NOT be worn in sterile processing because it
A) presents a non-professional appearance
B) can become easily contamination
C) can get caught in moving equipment
D) may encourage theft among employees
C) can get caught in moving equipment
Hair coverings are required
A) only in the preparation and packaging area
B) only in the decontamination area
C) in all areas of the department
D) while working in the sterile area storage
C) in all the areas of the department
Decontamination procedures
A) reduce the sterilization time needed to reprocess medical devices
B) eliminate all bioburden from contaminated items prior to their being used
C) reduce contamination to permit reprocessed medical devices to be sterilized
D) prevent excessive corrosion of metal instruments during the disinfection process
C) reduce contamination to permit reprocessed medical devices to be sterilized
A patient contracts an infection from an improperly sterilized surgical instrument. This is
an example of
A) a vector transmission
B) an airborne transmission
solutions
A broken glass suction bottle is returned to Decontamination. Which of the following
should the technician do?
A) Place it in an appropriate rigid container.
B) Place it in a cardboard box for disposal.
C) Discard it in an infectious waste bag.
D) Discard it in the general trash.
A) Place it in an appropriate rigid container.
Safety Data Sheets (SDS) provide health and safety hazard and risk information on
which of the following?
A) Chemical
B) Electrical
C) Mechanical
D) Psychological
A) Chemical
Which of the following generally describes the correct sequence for the traffic workflow
in areas in which medical devices are processed?
A) Decontamination, sterile storage, sterilization, assembly
B) Distribution, assembly, packaging, sterile storage
C) Decontamination, assembly, packaging, sterilization, sterile storage
D) Disinfection, assembly, packaging, sterilization, sterile storage
C) Decontamination, assembly, packaging, sterilization, sterile storage
The MAJOR reason why acrylic nails are not permitted to be worn in the sterile
processing department is because they can
A) catch on packaging material
B) fall off
C) allow fungus to grow beneath them
D) tear gloves
C) allow fungus to grow beneath them
Which of the following agencies would approve the disinfectants used on the floor and
walls in the Sterile Processing Department?
A) Joint Commission for the Accreditation of Organizations (JC)
B) Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
, C) Occupational Health & Safety Administration (OSHA)
D) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
D) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Every healthcare facility has an organizational structure, or chart, that outlines
A) department authority relationships
B) workflow pattern
C) quality monitoring program guidelines
D) productivity standards
A) department authority relationships
"Clean to dirty" is a sterile processing department term used to describe
A) work flow
B) inventory control methos
C) distribution procedures
D) sterilization procedures
A) work flow
What are the major physical areas of a typical Sterile Processing Department?
A) Decontamination, Soiled Receiving, Sterilization, and Decontamination
B) Decontamination, Assembly, Preparation and Packaging, Sterilization and Sterile
Storage
C) Sterile Storage, Equipment Storage, Distribution, and Sterilization
D) Sterile Storage, Sterile Processing, Soiled Receiving, and Distribution
B) Decontamination, Assembly, Preparation and Packaging, Sterilization and Sterile
Storage
Loose fitting clothing and jewelry should NOT be worn in sterile processing because it
A) presents a non-professional appearance
B) can become easily contamination
C) can get caught in moving equipment
D) may encourage theft among employees
C) can get caught in moving equipment
Hair coverings are required
A) only in the preparation and packaging area
B) only in the decontamination area
C) in all areas of the department
D) while working in the sterile area storage
C) in all the areas of the department
Decontamination procedures
A) reduce the sterilization time needed to reprocess medical devices
B) eliminate all bioburden from contaminated items prior to their being used
C) reduce contamination to permit reprocessed medical devices to be sterilized
D) prevent excessive corrosion of metal instruments during the disinfection process
C) reduce contamination to permit reprocessed medical devices to be sterilized
A patient contracts an infection from an improperly sterilized surgical instrument. This is
an example of
A) a vector transmission
B) an airborne transmission
