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Sterile Processing Final Exam Prep – Practice Questions & Study Guide Ace your Sterile Processing final with confidence! This comprehensive exam prep resource is designed to help SPD students understand, not memorize. ️ Main Exam- practice questions ️ Clear explanations and rationales ️ Covers decontamination, instrumentation, sterilization, infection control, AAMI standards, and more ️ Perfect for last-minute review or full exam prep ️ Created by someone with real-world sterile processing experience Whether you’re preparing for a school final or certification exam, this guide helps you test your knowledge, identify weak areas, and walk into your exam ready.

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, 1.
Nosocomial infections are:

A. Most likely to accure during international travel
B. Caused by drug resistant organisms
C. Those without known cures
D. Those which occur in the course of being treated in the hospital
2.
The human resources tool that identifies major tasks performed by persons in specific
positions is called a:
A. Job duty list
B. Job specification
C. Task summary review
D. Job description
3.
Which of the following is the most popular title for the central service department head?
A. Coordinator
B. Director
C. Manager
D. Supervisor
4.
What is the coolest part of the sterilizer?
Discuss
A. Drain line of the sterilizer
B. Center of the sterilizer
C. Bottom of the sterilizer
D. Side of the sterilizer
5.
Autoclave sterilizer is a _____ class of device.
Discuss
A. Class I
B. No class
C Class III
D. Class II
6.
In a sterilization load containing 2 small basins, the chemicals indicators will be
positioned.
A. On the middle of the basins
B.On the top of the basins
C. On the lowest par of the basin
D. On the handles to check proper identification
7.
Package condensation will occur when:
Discuss
A. Placing hot or warm packages in cold surfaces
B. Wet packs
C. Because a water leak in the sterilizer
D. Open to soon the sterilizer door
8.

,What is the preferred pH of detergents used for most cleaning processes?
A. Low pH
B. High pH
C. Neutral pH
D. It depends on the water temperature and exposure time
9.
The moisture content of saturated steam should posses a relative humidity of:
A. 88% to 100%
B. 97% to 100%
C. 99% to 100%
D. 50% to 50%
10.
Which the following steps happens first when proceeding flexible endoscopes?
A. Leak testing
B. High-level disinfecting/sterilizing
C. Manual cleaning
D. Drying
11.
Information regarding cleaning processes for endoscopes should be provided by:
A. The SGNA
B. APIC
C. The instrument manufacturer
D. The operating room staff
12.
Winch of the following statements about endoscopes is true?`
A. Not all endoscopes can be processed in the AER
B. Ultrasonic cleaning is the process of choice for endoscopes
C. Flexible endoscopes are not easily damaged
D. All endoscopes should be steam sterilized
13.
The FDA classifies sterilization packaging as a:
A. Class I medical device
B. Class II medical device
C. Class III medical device
D. Class IV medical device
14.
Which of the following is NOT an acceptable sterilization packaging material?
Discuss
A. Muslim
B. Barrier cloth
C. Canvas
D. Twills
15.
Wicking materials are used to:
A. Dry instruments before sterilization
B. Allow air removal,steam penetration and facilitate drying
C. Cushion instruments from the extreme force in steam sterilizer chambers
D. Hold water away from the bottom of instrument trays
16.

, When arranging plastic-paper pouches in the sterilizer,the pouches should be arranged:
A.Paper to plastic
B. Paper to paper
C. Plastic to plastic
D. The way in which the most packages can be placed in the sterilizer
17.
The relative humidity of the central service department should be:
Discuss
A. Less than 75%
B.Less than 60%
C. Less than 50%
D. Less than 35%
18.
When placing ring handled instruments in an instrument tray,you should:
A. Lock the handles to prevent damage during sterilization
B. Arrange the instruments in alphabetical order
C. Arrange the instruments in the order of their use
D. Unlock the handles and open the instruments
19.
A material that removes electrons from another substance is called:
A. An oxidizing agent
B. A demagnetizer
C. An atom
D. A molecule
20.
Before an item can be placed in a liquid chemical sterile processing system they must be:
A. Heated
B. Filled with air
C. Sterilized
D. Cleaned
21.
Both AORN and the joint commission recommend that::
A. The use of flash sterilization be minimized or decreased
B. Flash sterilization be performed in only one sterilizer per facility
C. Healthcare facility get FDA approval for flash sterilization
D. Only central service technicians operate flash sterilizers
22.
Implantable devices:
A. Should be flash sterilized in extended cycles
B. Should only be sterilized using ethylene oxide
C. Should not be flash sterilized
D. Should be discarded if not used
23.
Heat sensitive items:
A. Cannot be flash sterilized
B. Should be disposable
C. Must not be immersed
D. Should not be used
24.

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