Sterile Processing Study Material for
Certification Exam Questions with
complete solution 2025
What is the Area Temp & Humidity for Decontamination? - correct answers 60
deg to 65 deg F, 30% to 60% Humidity
What is the air exchange rate & pressure type for Decontamination? - correct
answers 10 air exchanges per hour under Negative Pressure
What is the Area Temp & Humidity for the Sterile Storage Area? - correct
answers 68 deg to 75 deg F, 35% to 70% Humidity
What is the Area Temp & Humidity for the Prep & Packaging Area? - correct
answers 68 deg to 73 deg F, Ideal Humidity 50% - not lower than 35%
The main role of sterile processing is to: - correct answers Provide
dependable reliable services to enhance the quality of patient care.
Ethics is the practice of: - correct answers Doing the right thing.
Which of the following establishes sterilization practice standards based on
opinion, research, and/or theory: - correct answers AAMI
EPA, FDA, OSHA and state departments of health (DOH) primarily issue: -
correct answers Regulations.
Standards for CS/SPD practice are written by: - correct answers AAMI
,The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act provides for which
ethical issue? - correct answers Confidentiality
If healthcare facilities reprocess single-use devices, the devices must be
cleared by: - correct answers FDA
OSHA has a great effect on CS/SPD by its regulation of occupational
exposure to airborne contaminants, exposure from bloodborne pathogens,
and which of the following: - correct answers Communication of workplace
hazards
The Medical Device Reporting regulation requires: - correct answers
Healthcare facilities to report deaths or serious injuries from medical devices.
Collection of data and identification of issues are part of what kind of
program? - correct answers Quality Assurance
To ensure that all employees are learning the same information, training
should be: - correct answers Standardized
Which branch of science refers to the form and organization of body parts? -
correct answers Anatomy
Which branch of science refers to the function of specific body parts? - correct
answers Physiology
The smallest and most numerous structural units possessing the basic
characteristics of life are called: - correct answers Cells
, Which of the following is NOT an environmental factor required for the life of a
cell? - correct answers Cold
DNA is found in which part of the cell? - correct answers Nucleus
Complex structures with specialized functions within the body are known as: -
correct answers Organs
Red blood cells develop in which part of the body? - correct answers Bone
Marrow
The smallest bones of the body are found in the: - correct answers Middle Ear
Which of the following supports the tongue and the functions in swallowing? -
correct answers Hyoid Bone
The skull, hyoid, vertebral column, and thoracic cage are part of the: - correct
answers Axial Skeleton
Muscles make up what part of the body's bulk? - correct answers 1/2
Which of the following bones can be found in the axial skeleton? - correct
answers Sternum
Which of the following is part of the appendicular skeleton? - correct answers
Humerus
The femur, tibia, and fibula are bones of the: - correct answers Lower limbs
Certification Exam Questions with
complete solution 2025
What is the Area Temp & Humidity for Decontamination? - correct answers 60
deg to 65 deg F, 30% to 60% Humidity
What is the air exchange rate & pressure type for Decontamination? - correct
answers 10 air exchanges per hour under Negative Pressure
What is the Area Temp & Humidity for the Sterile Storage Area? - correct
answers 68 deg to 75 deg F, 35% to 70% Humidity
What is the Area Temp & Humidity for the Prep & Packaging Area? - correct
answers 68 deg to 73 deg F, Ideal Humidity 50% - not lower than 35%
The main role of sterile processing is to: - correct answers Provide
dependable reliable services to enhance the quality of patient care.
Ethics is the practice of: - correct answers Doing the right thing.
Which of the following establishes sterilization practice standards based on
opinion, research, and/or theory: - correct answers AAMI
EPA, FDA, OSHA and state departments of health (DOH) primarily issue: -
correct answers Regulations.
Standards for CS/SPD practice are written by: - correct answers AAMI
,The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act provides for which
ethical issue? - correct answers Confidentiality
If healthcare facilities reprocess single-use devices, the devices must be
cleared by: - correct answers FDA
OSHA has a great effect on CS/SPD by its regulation of occupational
exposure to airborne contaminants, exposure from bloodborne pathogens,
and which of the following: - correct answers Communication of workplace
hazards
The Medical Device Reporting regulation requires: - correct answers
Healthcare facilities to report deaths or serious injuries from medical devices.
Collection of data and identification of issues are part of what kind of
program? - correct answers Quality Assurance
To ensure that all employees are learning the same information, training
should be: - correct answers Standardized
Which branch of science refers to the form and organization of body parts? -
correct answers Anatomy
Which branch of science refers to the function of specific body parts? - correct
answers Physiology
The smallest and most numerous structural units possessing the basic
characteristics of life are called: - correct answers Cells
, Which of the following is NOT an environmental factor required for the life of a
cell? - correct answers Cold
DNA is found in which part of the cell? - correct answers Nucleus
Complex structures with specialized functions within the body are known as: -
correct answers Organs
Red blood cells develop in which part of the body? - correct answers Bone
Marrow
The smallest bones of the body are found in the: - correct answers Middle Ear
Which of the following supports the tongue and the functions in swallowing? -
correct answers Hyoid Bone
The skull, hyoid, vertebral column, and thoracic cage are part of the: - correct
answers Axial Skeleton
Muscles make up what part of the body's bulk? - correct answers 1/2
Which of the following bones can be found in the axial skeleton? - correct
answers Sternum
Which of the following is part of the appendicular skeleton? - correct answers
Humerus
The femur, tibia, and fibula are bones of the: - correct answers Lower limbs
