2026 CBSPD TEST PAPER QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Which of the following BEST describes the manual cleaning process of surgical
instruments? - ✔✔Cleaning/brushing the instrument beneath the water level
✔✔A technician working in Decontamination notices that the maintenance person
working on the washer/sterilizer did not remove the barrier attire when the person left
the area to get additional tools. The technician should - ✔✔Report the problem to your
supervisor
✔✔while delivering sterile supplies to multiple nursing units, the tech is asked to take an
opened/used tray to decon, best procedure? - ✔✔Return for the used tray after
completing all deliveries, using the appropriate collection cart
✔✔When preparing a set of instruments for processing in a washer/decontaminator, the
instruments should be positioned with the - ✔✔Retractors on the bottom of the basket
and the hand-held instruments on the top
✔✔The pH of detergent solution that has been demonstrated to be the safest for
cleaning surgical instruments is - ✔✔Neutral
✔✔Which of the following solutions is generally considered MOST appropriate for high
level disinfection of semi-critical devices - ✔✔2% activated glutaraldehyde
✔✔The effectiveness of any chemical disinfection process depends on all the following
EXCEPT - ✔✔Cost of the chemical
✔✔After manually cleaning contaminated surgical instruments, the NEXT step in the
decontamination process is - ✔✔Rinsing
, ✔✔Generally, the first step in loosening blood soils from the channels of an instrument
is to soak it in - ✔✔An enzymatic detergent
✔✔When cleaning an intravenous (IV) pump, it is important to use a germicide on the
pump surface in order to - ✔✔Reduce the bioburden present on the equipment
✔✔The chemical disinfectant that leaves a residual film is - ✔✔Phenolic
✔✔A tray of instruments has been brought to the decontamination area in a saline
solution. Which of the following actions should the technician take? - ✔✔Rinse them
with water and then clean them according the manufacturer's instructions
✔✔The MOST commonly recognized halogen is - ✔✔Sodium hypochlorite
✔✔When working the decontamination area, transmission of pathogenic organisms
from used surgical instruments can BEST be minimized by - ✔✔Wearing appropriate
personal protective equipment
✔✔Paper-plastic pouches are generally used to package - ✔✔One to two light weight
instruments
✔✔When using the sequential wrapping method - ✔✔Apply one wrapper followed by a
second one
✔✔Surgical grade instruments, if properly cared for, usually last longer than floor grade
instruments because they have - ✔✔Passivation layer
✔✔If the operating room requests instruments for an emergency ruptured aortic
aneurysm, the technician should send - ✔✔Major vascular instruments
✔✔Which of the following is the main DISADVANTAGE of using a rigid sterilization
container system? - ✔✔They must be disassembled, processed, reassembled, and
checked before each use.
✔✔containerized packaging systems are most commonly used to protect which if the
following during steam sterilization? - ✔✔Surgical instrument sets
✔✔Simultaneous wrapping means to wrap an instrument set with - ✔✔Single non-
woven wrapper, double-ply, bonded at the edges
✔✔Clamps used for hemostasis are also designed to - ✔✔Minimize damage to tissue
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Which of the following BEST describes the manual cleaning process of surgical
instruments? - ✔✔Cleaning/brushing the instrument beneath the water level
✔✔A technician working in Decontamination notices that the maintenance person
working on the washer/sterilizer did not remove the barrier attire when the person left
the area to get additional tools. The technician should - ✔✔Report the problem to your
supervisor
✔✔while delivering sterile supplies to multiple nursing units, the tech is asked to take an
opened/used tray to decon, best procedure? - ✔✔Return for the used tray after
completing all deliveries, using the appropriate collection cart
✔✔When preparing a set of instruments for processing in a washer/decontaminator, the
instruments should be positioned with the - ✔✔Retractors on the bottom of the basket
and the hand-held instruments on the top
✔✔The pH of detergent solution that has been demonstrated to be the safest for
cleaning surgical instruments is - ✔✔Neutral
✔✔Which of the following solutions is generally considered MOST appropriate for high
level disinfection of semi-critical devices - ✔✔2% activated glutaraldehyde
✔✔The effectiveness of any chemical disinfection process depends on all the following
EXCEPT - ✔✔Cost of the chemical
✔✔After manually cleaning contaminated surgical instruments, the NEXT step in the
decontamination process is - ✔✔Rinsing
, ✔✔Generally, the first step in loosening blood soils from the channels of an instrument
is to soak it in - ✔✔An enzymatic detergent
✔✔When cleaning an intravenous (IV) pump, it is important to use a germicide on the
pump surface in order to - ✔✔Reduce the bioburden present on the equipment
✔✔The chemical disinfectant that leaves a residual film is - ✔✔Phenolic
✔✔A tray of instruments has been brought to the decontamination area in a saline
solution. Which of the following actions should the technician take? - ✔✔Rinse them
with water and then clean them according the manufacturer's instructions
✔✔The MOST commonly recognized halogen is - ✔✔Sodium hypochlorite
✔✔When working the decontamination area, transmission of pathogenic organisms
from used surgical instruments can BEST be minimized by - ✔✔Wearing appropriate
personal protective equipment
✔✔Paper-plastic pouches are generally used to package - ✔✔One to two light weight
instruments
✔✔When using the sequential wrapping method - ✔✔Apply one wrapper followed by a
second one
✔✔Surgical grade instruments, if properly cared for, usually last longer than floor grade
instruments because they have - ✔✔Passivation layer
✔✔If the operating room requests instruments for an emergency ruptured aortic
aneurysm, the technician should send - ✔✔Major vascular instruments
✔✔Which of the following is the main DISADVANTAGE of using a rigid sterilization
container system? - ✔✔They must be disassembled, processed, reassembled, and
checked before each use.
✔✔containerized packaging systems are most commonly used to protect which if the
following during steam sterilization? - ✔✔Surgical instrument sets
✔✔Simultaneous wrapping means to wrap an instrument set with - ✔✔Single non-
woven wrapper, double-ply, bonded at the edges
✔✔Clamps used for hemostasis are also designed to - ✔✔Minimize damage to tissue
