SPD FINAL QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTION 2025
Chapter 1: Intro to Central Service - correct answers ......
Name the 3 areas that make up the one-way flow of materials/instruments in
SPD - correct answers Soiled Area, Decontamination area, and processing
area
The healthcare department responsible for researching, ordering, receiving
and managing inventory (consumable supplies). - correct answers Materiel
Management Department
Sterile Processing Department - correct answers
What does CST stand for - correct answers Central Service Technician
Define Decontamination - correct answers To remove any mucous membrane
or infectious pathogens after use and bring it to a safe level thru cleaning and
sterilizing.
All items returned to the decontamination area are potentially clean - correct
answers FALSE
Name 2 Procedures that would be considered minimally invasive - correct
answers Arthroscopy and laparoscopy
Case cart - correct answers
,What is the document that identifies a physician's needs for a specific surgery
called? Contains information regarding instruments, equipment, supplies and
items used by this specific surgeon - correct answers Physician's preference
card
Employees in the sterile processing department can wear their own scrubs
from home. - correct answers FALSE
Name 4 items of PPE - correct answers Eye wear, Diposable Gloves, Surgical
Mask, and Shoe covers
Surgical instruments should be inspected - correct answers After they are
cleaned
There are sterile instruments located in the decontamination room - correct
answers FALSE
Instruments that are being wrapped and packaged are safe to handle without
gloves - correct answers TRUE
What does IAHCSMM - correct answers International Association of
Healthcare Central Service Materiel Management
What does OSHA stand for? - correct answers Occupational Safety and
Health Administration
Name 2 Advantages of a Minimally invasive procedure - correct answers Less
anesthesia and shorter recovery time
,What area of the department is mechanical cleaning of instruments done? -
correct answers Decontamination
The use of analytical skills to solve problems and make decisions is a
component of which of the following knowledge and skills dimensions? -
correct answers Employability Skills
Central Service Technicians must be able to identify approximately 100
surgical instruments in order to be proficient in their job. - correct answers
FALSE
In Central Service, the concept of 'one-way flow of materials' refers to the to
the movement of products: - correct answers From soiled areas to clean
processing areas within Central Service
What does MSDS stand for? - correct answers Materiel Safety Data Sheet
Contaminated instruments in case carts are dropped off in the clean area of
the sterile processing department. - correct answers False
Personnel working in SPD normally wear facility-restricted attire such as
scrubs and hair coverings - correct answers TRUE
Nosocomial Infections are - correct answers Those which occur in the course
of being treated in a hospital
Personnel within the Sterile Processing Department never Pull cases for the
next day - correct answers FALSE
, There are 4 different traffic areas that require specific types of PPE: - correct
answers Biohazard areas, unrestricted areas, semi-restricted areas and
restricted areas
Healthcare-associated infections are: - correct answers Infections which occur
in the course of being treated in a healthcare facility
Cleaning - correct answers is the first step in the sterilization process
What does SSI stand for? - correct answers Surgical Site Infection
The human resources tool that defines job duties performed by persons in
specific positions is called a: - correct answers Job description
What is the temperature used for the autoclave to sterilize instruments? -
correct answers 270 degrees
What is the name of the storage cart that house the supplies for each
surgery? - correct answers Case cart
Chapter 2: Medical Terminology for CST - correct answers .......
Incision into the abdomen - correct answers laparotomy
The term intercostal means: - correct answers in between
What does TAH stand for? - correct answers Total Abdomen Hysterectomy
COMPLETE SOLUTION 2025
Chapter 1: Intro to Central Service - correct answers ......
Name the 3 areas that make up the one-way flow of materials/instruments in
SPD - correct answers Soiled Area, Decontamination area, and processing
area
The healthcare department responsible for researching, ordering, receiving
and managing inventory (consumable supplies). - correct answers Materiel
Management Department
Sterile Processing Department - correct answers
What does CST stand for - correct answers Central Service Technician
Define Decontamination - correct answers To remove any mucous membrane
or infectious pathogens after use and bring it to a safe level thru cleaning and
sterilizing.
All items returned to the decontamination area are potentially clean - correct
answers FALSE
Name 2 Procedures that would be considered minimally invasive - correct
answers Arthroscopy and laparoscopy
Case cart - correct answers
,What is the document that identifies a physician's needs for a specific surgery
called? Contains information regarding instruments, equipment, supplies and
items used by this specific surgeon - correct answers Physician's preference
card
Employees in the sterile processing department can wear their own scrubs
from home. - correct answers FALSE
Name 4 items of PPE - correct answers Eye wear, Diposable Gloves, Surgical
Mask, and Shoe covers
Surgical instruments should be inspected - correct answers After they are
cleaned
There are sterile instruments located in the decontamination room - correct
answers FALSE
Instruments that are being wrapped and packaged are safe to handle without
gloves - correct answers TRUE
What does IAHCSMM - correct answers International Association of
Healthcare Central Service Materiel Management
What does OSHA stand for? - correct answers Occupational Safety and
Health Administration
Name 2 Advantages of a Minimally invasive procedure - correct answers Less
anesthesia and shorter recovery time
,What area of the department is mechanical cleaning of instruments done? -
correct answers Decontamination
The use of analytical skills to solve problems and make decisions is a
component of which of the following knowledge and skills dimensions? -
correct answers Employability Skills
Central Service Technicians must be able to identify approximately 100
surgical instruments in order to be proficient in their job. - correct answers
FALSE
In Central Service, the concept of 'one-way flow of materials' refers to the to
the movement of products: - correct answers From soiled areas to clean
processing areas within Central Service
What does MSDS stand for? - correct answers Materiel Safety Data Sheet
Contaminated instruments in case carts are dropped off in the clean area of
the sterile processing department. - correct answers False
Personnel working in SPD normally wear facility-restricted attire such as
scrubs and hair coverings - correct answers TRUE
Nosocomial Infections are - correct answers Those which occur in the course
of being treated in a hospital
Personnel within the Sterile Processing Department never Pull cases for the
next day - correct answers FALSE
, There are 4 different traffic areas that require specific types of PPE: - correct
answers Biohazard areas, unrestricted areas, semi-restricted areas and
restricted areas
Healthcare-associated infections are: - correct answers Infections which occur
in the course of being treated in a healthcare facility
Cleaning - correct answers is the first step in the sterilization process
What does SSI stand for? - correct answers Surgical Site Infection
The human resources tool that defines job duties performed by persons in
specific positions is called a: - correct answers Job description
What is the temperature used for the autoclave to sterilize instruments? -
correct answers 270 degrees
What is the name of the storage cart that house the supplies for each
surgery? - correct answers Case cart
Chapter 2: Medical Terminology for CST - correct answers .......
Incision into the abdomen - correct answers laparotomy
The term intercostal means: - correct answers in between
What does TAH stand for? - correct answers Total Abdomen Hysterectomy
