Sterile Processing CBSPD Test Questions
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_____ & _______ filtered water helps to eliminate pyrogens, foreign body reactions or medical
complications in patients and prevents spotting as the instruments dry - Answer -pre & post
________ will not allow penetration to the surface of instrument; hydrophobic - Answer -oil
_________ corners of count sheet, do not staple - Answer -fold
___________ protectors can be used in place of towels to prevent tears - Answer -corner
____________ after ultrasonic cleaning prior to placing in automated washer - Answer -rinse
____________ mats as liners (small/delicate items) keep in place - Answer -silicone
_____________ individual items of large metal mass should be wrapped in _______________ material
to absorb moisture/enhance drying - Answer -heavy; absorbent
_____________ instruments represent a large portion of the HCF budget - Answer -surgical
________________ is not recommended for testing/cleaning of scope lens due to causing micro cat like
scratches on lens surface - Answer -alcohol
______________________ will not compensate for poor cleaning - Answer -sterilization
-ac, -al, -ar, -ary, -ic, -ical, -ine, -ior, -ory, -eal, -ary, -ous, -tic - Answer -pertaining to
-ago, -esis, -ia, -iasis, -osis - Answer -abnormal condition, disease
-atresia - Answer -narrowing
-cele - Answer -swelling
-centesis - Answer -puncture, to remove fluid
-cidal - Answer -killing
-cide - Answer -killing
-clast - Answer -to break
-crine - Answer -secrete
-cyst - Answer -sac
,-dactyl - Answer -finger
-dema - Answer -fluid
-desis - Answer -fuse, bind, tie together, surgical fixation
-dontia - Answer -teeth
-ectomy - Answer -excision, surgical removal of
-edema - Answer -swelling
-emia - Answer -pertaining to blood, blood condition
-esis - Answer -a process
-gram - Answer -recording
-graph - Answer -instrumnet used to record
-itis - Answer -inflammation
-kinesis - Answer -movement
-lith - Answer -stone
-lysis - Answer -loosen
-megaly - Answer -enlargement
-oma - Answer -tumor
-oscopy - Answer -viewing
-ostomy - Answer -create an opening
-otomy - Answer -cutting into
-pathy - Answer -disease
-pexy - Answer -fixation
-plasty - Answer -shape
-rrhage, -rrhagia - Answer -bleeding, abnormal excessive fluid discharge
-rrhaphy - Answer -surgical suturing
-rrhea - Answer -flow
-rrhexis - Answer -rupture
-sclerosis - Answer -abnormal hardening
,-scope - Answer -instrument for visual examination
-scopic - Answer -pertaining to visual examination
-stalsis - Answer -contraction, constriction
-stasis, -static - Answer -control, maintenance of a constant level
-stenosis - Answer -abnormal narrowing
-stomosis, -stomy - Answer -furnish with a mouth or outlet, new opening
-tome - Answer -instrument for cutting
-tomy - Answer -process of cutting
-tripsy - Answer -to crush
-ula - Answer -small, little
"ban the fan" - Answer -turbulent air flow, re-circulate dust and microorganisms, interferes with
maintaining air pressures
"pakistan" - Answer -easily missed disposable instrument; almost all instruments with this name
are disposable; Exceptions: army-navy, some dental, and a few others)
(3 sink method) 1st sink - Answer -pre soak/washing- tap water and detergent
(3 sink method) 2nd sink - Answer -preliminary rinse- tap water
(3 sink method) 3rd sink - Answer -final rinse- distilled/deionized water (to aid in preventing stains)
(AAMI) sink in SPD decon - Answer -36" from floor, 8-10" deep
(enzymatic) detergent - Answer -water soluble cleansing agent composed of "surface wetting
agent"
(M) SDS - Answer -"right to know"
(OSHA) hospital's exposure plan helps protect employees against exposure to - Answer -
bloodborne pathogens
(Right OR Left) IHR - Answer -Inguinal Hernia Repair
(some) AMW cycles - Answer -gentle; quick; instrument; orthopedic; utensil (glass items)
1 micron= - Answer -1/25 thousandths of an inch
1st sink in 3 sink method - Answer -tap water and detergent (pre-soak/washing)
2 common biological spores - Answer -geobacillus stearothermophilus and bacillus atrophaeus
, 2 or more rigid pans on sterilizer racks going to be run need to be placed flat... - Answer -one
above the other in a respected separate rack
26 ring shaped bones (cervical, thoracic, lumbar) (axial) - Answer -vertebral column
2nd sink in three sink method - Answer -tap water( for preliminary rinsing)
2nd step in decon; after manual cleaning and rinse - Answer -mechanical application of a thermal
or chemical disinfection process
3 basic principles of packaging - Answer -material must allow sterilant to reach contents, material
must provide good barrier to keep out microorganisms, package must be able to be opened aseptically
(w/out contamination)
3 main aspects; ozone (O3) - Answer -oxygen, water and electricity
3 main shape classifications of bacteria - Answer -cocci (round), bacillus (rods), spirillum (spirals)
3 parameters of steam autoclave sterilizer - Answer -time, temp, pressure
3 parts of brain - Answer -cerebrum, cerebellum, brain stem
300 series stainless steel - Answer -austenictic
3rd sink in three sink method - Answer -distilled/ de-ionized water as final rinse to aid in
preventing staining
4 basic types of bone - Answer -flat, irregular, short, long
4 chambered organ pumps blood through body - Answer -heart
4 phases steam sterilizer (prevac) - Answer -condition, sterilization, exhaust, drying
400 series stainless steel - Answer -martensitic
a batch of detergent diluted with recommended type and amount of water will have ______ _______
effect on the 5th instrument set being decon'd as the 1st - Answer -the same
a BI used as a comparison to test and not intended to have a bacterial spore killed, due to not being ran -
Answer -control and should result positive
a biological indicator is placed in a LTGP/hydrogen peroxide unit - Answer -(minimum) daily,
preferably every load
a bowie dick test should be performed on which type of sterilizer - Answer -pre vacuum steam
a broken glass suction bottle is returned to decon.
what do you do? - Answer -place it in appropriate rigid container
a cleaning solution is considered alkaline - Answer -pH 9
with Correct Answers Guaranteed Pass
(Full Score)
_____ & _______ filtered water helps to eliminate pyrogens, foreign body reactions or medical
complications in patients and prevents spotting as the instruments dry - Answer -pre & post
________ will not allow penetration to the surface of instrument; hydrophobic - Answer -oil
_________ corners of count sheet, do not staple - Answer -fold
___________ protectors can be used in place of towels to prevent tears - Answer -corner
____________ after ultrasonic cleaning prior to placing in automated washer - Answer -rinse
____________ mats as liners (small/delicate items) keep in place - Answer -silicone
_____________ individual items of large metal mass should be wrapped in _______________ material
to absorb moisture/enhance drying - Answer -heavy; absorbent
_____________ instruments represent a large portion of the HCF budget - Answer -surgical
________________ is not recommended for testing/cleaning of scope lens due to causing micro cat like
scratches on lens surface - Answer -alcohol
______________________ will not compensate for poor cleaning - Answer -sterilization
-ac, -al, -ar, -ary, -ic, -ical, -ine, -ior, -ory, -eal, -ary, -ous, -tic - Answer -pertaining to
-ago, -esis, -ia, -iasis, -osis - Answer -abnormal condition, disease
-atresia - Answer -narrowing
-cele - Answer -swelling
-centesis - Answer -puncture, to remove fluid
-cidal - Answer -killing
-cide - Answer -killing
-clast - Answer -to break
-crine - Answer -secrete
-cyst - Answer -sac
,-dactyl - Answer -finger
-dema - Answer -fluid
-desis - Answer -fuse, bind, tie together, surgical fixation
-dontia - Answer -teeth
-ectomy - Answer -excision, surgical removal of
-edema - Answer -swelling
-emia - Answer -pertaining to blood, blood condition
-esis - Answer -a process
-gram - Answer -recording
-graph - Answer -instrumnet used to record
-itis - Answer -inflammation
-kinesis - Answer -movement
-lith - Answer -stone
-lysis - Answer -loosen
-megaly - Answer -enlargement
-oma - Answer -tumor
-oscopy - Answer -viewing
-ostomy - Answer -create an opening
-otomy - Answer -cutting into
-pathy - Answer -disease
-pexy - Answer -fixation
-plasty - Answer -shape
-rrhage, -rrhagia - Answer -bleeding, abnormal excessive fluid discharge
-rrhaphy - Answer -surgical suturing
-rrhea - Answer -flow
-rrhexis - Answer -rupture
-sclerosis - Answer -abnormal hardening
,-scope - Answer -instrument for visual examination
-scopic - Answer -pertaining to visual examination
-stalsis - Answer -contraction, constriction
-stasis, -static - Answer -control, maintenance of a constant level
-stenosis - Answer -abnormal narrowing
-stomosis, -stomy - Answer -furnish with a mouth or outlet, new opening
-tome - Answer -instrument for cutting
-tomy - Answer -process of cutting
-tripsy - Answer -to crush
-ula - Answer -small, little
"ban the fan" - Answer -turbulent air flow, re-circulate dust and microorganisms, interferes with
maintaining air pressures
"pakistan" - Answer -easily missed disposable instrument; almost all instruments with this name
are disposable; Exceptions: army-navy, some dental, and a few others)
(3 sink method) 1st sink - Answer -pre soak/washing- tap water and detergent
(3 sink method) 2nd sink - Answer -preliminary rinse- tap water
(3 sink method) 3rd sink - Answer -final rinse- distilled/deionized water (to aid in preventing stains)
(AAMI) sink in SPD decon - Answer -36" from floor, 8-10" deep
(enzymatic) detergent - Answer -water soluble cleansing agent composed of "surface wetting
agent"
(M) SDS - Answer -"right to know"
(OSHA) hospital's exposure plan helps protect employees against exposure to - Answer -
bloodborne pathogens
(Right OR Left) IHR - Answer -Inguinal Hernia Repair
(some) AMW cycles - Answer -gentle; quick; instrument; orthopedic; utensil (glass items)
1 micron= - Answer -1/25 thousandths of an inch
1st sink in 3 sink method - Answer -tap water and detergent (pre-soak/washing)
2 common biological spores - Answer -geobacillus stearothermophilus and bacillus atrophaeus
, 2 or more rigid pans on sterilizer racks going to be run need to be placed flat... - Answer -one
above the other in a respected separate rack
26 ring shaped bones (cervical, thoracic, lumbar) (axial) - Answer -vertebral column
2nd sink in three sink method - Answer -tap water( for preliminary rinsing)
2nd step in decon; after manual cleaning and rinse - Answer -mechanical application of a thermal
or chemical disinfection process
3 basic principles of packaging - Answer -material must allow sterilant to reach contents, material
must provide good barrier to keep out microorganisms, package must be able to be opened aseptically
(w/out contamination)
3 main aspects; ozone (O3) - Answer -oxygen, water and electricity
3 main shape classifications of bacteria - Answer -cocci (round), bacillus (rods), spirillum (spirals)
3 parameters of steam autoclave sterilizer - Answer -time, temp, pressure
3 parts of brain - Answer -cerebrum, cerebellum, brain stem
300 series stainless steel - Answer -austenictic
3rd sink in three sink method - Answer -distilled/ de-ionized water as final rinse to aid in
preventing staining
4 basic types of bone - Answer -flat, irregular, short, long
4 chambered organ pumps blood through body - Answer -heart
4 phases steam sterilizer (prevac) - Answer -condition, sterilization, exhaust, drying
400 series stainless steel - Answer -martensitic
a batch of detergent diluted with recommended type and amount of water will have ______ _______
effect on the 5th instrument set being decon'd as the 1st - Answer -the same
a BI used as a comparison to test and not intended to have a bacterial spore killed, due to not being ran -
Answer -control and should result positive
a biological indicator is placed in a LTGP/hydrogen peroxide unit - Answer -(minimum) daily,
preferably every load
a bowie dick test should be performed on which type of sterilizer - Answer -pre vacuum steam
a broken glass suction bottle is returned to decon.
what do you do? - Answer -place it in appropriate rigid container
a cleaning solution is considered alkaline - Answer -pH 9
