QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
The main role of the Sterile Processing area is to..
A) pick supplies for surgery
B) enter and account for patient charges
C) Follow the requests of the Operating Room Supervisor
D) provide dependable reliable services to enhance the quality of patient care - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅provide dependable reliable services to enhance the quality of patient care
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration's Hazard Communication Standard requires
that a SDS (Safety Data Sheet) must be available for..
A) all instrument trays
B) ask packaging materials
C) Chemicals that can harm you
D) each chemical in the department - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅each chemical in the
department
Which of the following establishes sterilization precise practice standards based on opinion,
research, and/or theory?
A) Occupational Safety and Health Admin
B) Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation
C) Environmental Protection Agency
D) Food and Drug Administration - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Association for the
Advancement of Medical Instrumentation
Which of the following classes of fire extinguishers would be used for an electrical equipment
fire?
A) Class A
B) Class B
C) Class C
, D) Class D - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Class C
If healthcare facilities reprocess single-use devices, the devices must be cleared by..
A) Occupational Safety and Health Admin
B) Environmental Protection Agency
C) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
D) Food and Drug Admin - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Food and Drug Admin
The Occupational Safety and Health Admin has a great effect on the Sterile Processing area by
its regulation of occupational exposure to airborne contaminants, exposure to bloodborne
pathogens, and which of the following?
A) Reprocessing of single-use devices
B) Communication of workplace hazards
C) Reporting malfunctioning Medical equipment
D) The chemical products used in Sterile Processing - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅Communication of workplace hazards
The Medical Device Reporting regulation requires..
A) the Sterile Processing area employees to report all work-related injuries
B) healthcare facilities to register single-use devices to be reprocessed
C) the Sterile Processing area employees to report failure to wear ppe
D) healthcare facilities to report deaths or serious injuries from medical devices - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅✅healthcare facilities to report deaths or serious injuries from medical devices
Steps for performing a task are defined in a..
A) policy
B) standard
C) procedure
D) recommended practice - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅procedure