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STERILE PROCESSING
CERTIFICATION EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH SOLUTIONS 2026
What is the Area Temp & Humidity for Decontamination? - correct-answer - 60
deg to 65 deg F, 30% to 60% Humidity
What is the air exchange rate & pressure type for Decontamination? - correct-
answer - 10 air exchanges per hour under Negative Pressure
What is the Area Temp & Humidity for the Sterile Storage Area? - correct-answer -
68 deg to 75 deg F, 35% to 70% Humidity
What is the Area Temp & Humidity for the Prep & Packaging Area? - correct-
answer - 68 deg to 73 deg F, Ideal Humidity 50% - not lower than 35%
The main role of sterile processing is to: - correct-answer - Provide dependable
reliable services to enhance the quality of patient care.
Ethics is the practice of: - correct-answer - Doing the right thing.
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Which of the following establishes sterilization practice standards based on
opinion, research, and/or theory: - correct-answer - AAMI
EPA, FDA, OSHA and state departments of health (DOH) primarily issue: - correct-
answer - Regulations.
Standards for CS/SPD practice are written by: - correct-answer - AAMI
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act provides for which ethical
issue? - correct-answer - Confidentiality
If healthcare facilities reprocess single-use devices, the devices must be cleared
by: - correct-answer - 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-answer - Communication of workplace hazards
The Medical Device Reporting regulation requires: - correct-answer - Healthcare
facilities to report deaths or serious injuries from medical devices.
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Collection of data and identification of issues are part of what kind of program? -
correct-answer - Quality Assurance
To ensure that all employees are learning the same information, training should
be: - correct-answer - Standardized
Which branch of science refers to the form and organization of body parts? -
correct-answer - Anatomy
Which branch of science refers to the function of specific body parts? - correct-
answer - Physiology
The smallest and most numerous structural units possessing the basic
characteristics of life are called: - correct-answer - Cells
Which of the following is NOT an environmental factor required for the life of a
cell? - correct-answer - Cold
DNA is found in which part of the cell? - correct-answer - Nucleus
Complex structures with specialized functions within the body are known as: -
correct-answer - Organs
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Red blood cells develop in which part of the body? - correct-answer - Bone
Marrow
The smallest bones of the body are found in the: - correct-answer - Middle Ear
Which of the following supports the tongue and the functions in swallowing? -
correct-answer - Hyoid Bone
The skull, hyoid, vertebral column, and thoracic cage are part of the: - correct-
answer - Axial Skeleton
Muscles make up what part of the body's bulk? - correct-answer - 1/2
Which of the following bones can be found in the axial skeleton? - correct-answer
- Sternum
Which of the following is part of the appendicular skeleton? - correct-answer -
Humerus
The femur, tibia, and fibula are bones of the: - correct-answer - Lower limbs
STERILE PROCESSING
CERTIFICATION EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH SOLUTIONS 2026
What is the Area Temp & Humidity for Decontamination? - correct-answer - 60
deg to 65 deg F, 30% to 60% Humidity
What is the air exchange rate & pressure type for Decontamination? - correct-
answer - 10 air exchanges per hour under Negative Pressure
What is the Area Temp & Humidity for the Sterile Storage Area? - correct-answer -
68 deg to 75 deg F, 35% to 70% Humidity
What is the Area Temp & Humidity for the Prep & Packaging Area? - correct-
answer - 68 deg to 73 deg F, Ideal Humidity 50% - not lower than 35%
The main role of sterile processing is to: - correct-answer - Provide dependable
reliable services to enhance the quality of patient care.
Ethics is the practice of: - correct-answer - Doing the right thing.
, 2
Which of the following establishes sterilization practice standards based on
opinion, research, and/or theory: - correct-answer - AAMI
EPA, FDA, OSHA and state departments of health (DOH) primarily issue: - correct-
answer - Regulations.
Standards for CS/SPD practice are written by: - correct-answer - AAMI
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act provides for which ethical
issue? - correct-answer - Confidentiality
If healthcare facilities reprocess single-use devices, the devices must be cleared
by: - correct-answer - 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-answer - Communication of workplace hazards
The Medical Device Reporting regulation requires: - correct-answer - Healthcare
facilities to report deaths or serious injuries from medical devices.
, 3
Collection of data and identification of issues are part of what kind of program? -
correct-answer - Quality Assurance
To ensure that all employees are learning the same information, training should
be: - correct-answer - Standardized
Which branch of science refers to the form and organization of body parts? -
correct-answer - Anatomy
Which branch of science refers to the function of specific body parts? - correct-
answer - Physiology
The smallest and most numerous structural units possessing the basic
characteristics of life are called: - correct-answer - Cells
Which of the following is NOT an environmental factor required for the life of a
cell? - correct-answer - Cold
DNA is found in which part of the cell? - correct-answer - Nucleus
Complex structures with specialized functions within the body are known as: -
correct-answer - Organs
, 4
Red blood cells develop in which part of the body? - correct-answer - Bone
Marrow
The smallest bones of the body are found in the: - correct-answer - Middle Ear
Which of the following supports the tongue and the functions in swallowing? -
correct-answer - Hyoid Bone
The skull, hyoid, vertebral column, and thoracic cage are part of the: - correct-
answer - Axial Skeleton
Muscles make up what part of the body's bulk? - correct-answer - 1/2
Which of the following bones can be found in the axial skeleton? - correct-answer
- Sternum
Which of the following is part of the appendicular skeleton? - correct-answer -
Humerus
The femur, tibia, and fibula are bones of the: - correct-answer - Lower limbs
