SAFE PRACTITIONER 6.0 ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED DETAILED
RATIONALES COMPLETE ANSWERS
GRADED A+
⩥ What is the air exchange rate & pressure type for Decontamination?
Answer: 10 air exchanges per hour under Negative Pressure
⩥ What is the Area Temp & Humidity for the Sterile Storage Area?
Answer: 68 deg to 75 deg F, 35% to 70% Humidity
⩥ What is the Area Temp & Humidity for the Prep & Packaging Area?
Answer: 68 deg to 73 deg F, Ideal Humidity 50% - not lower than 35%
⩥ The main role of sterile processing is to:
Answer: Provide dependable reliable services to enhance the quality of
patient care.
⩥ Ethics is the practice of:
Answer: Doing the right thing.
,⩥ Which of the following establishes sterilization practice standards
based on opinion, research, and/or theory:
Answer: AAMI
⩥ EPA, FDA, OSHA and state departments of health (DOH) primarily
issue:
Answer: Regulations.
⩥ Standards for CS/SPD practice are written by:
Answer: AAMI
⩥ The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act provides for
which ethical issue?
Answer: Confidentiality
⩥ If healthcare facilities reprocess single-use devices, the devices must
be cleared by:
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:
Answer: Communication of workplace hazards
,⩥ The Medical Device Reporting regulation requires:
Answer: 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?
Answer: Quality Assurance
⩥ To ensure that all employees are learning the same information,
training should be:
Answer: Standardized
⩥ Which branch of science refers to the form and organization of body
parts?
Answer: Anatomy
⩥ Which branch of science refers to the function of specific body parts?
Answer: Physiology
⩥ The smallest and most numerous structural units possessing the basic
characteristics of life are called:
Answer: Cells
, ⩥ Which of the following is NOT an environmental factor required for
the life of a cell?
Answer: Cold
⩥ DNA is found in which part of the cell?
Answer: Nucleus
⩥ Complex structures with specialized functions within the body are
known as:
Answer: Organs
⩥ Red blood cells develop in which part of the body?
Answer: Bone Marrow
⩥ The smallest bones of the body are found in the:
Answer: Middle Ear
⩥ Which of the following supports the tongue and the functions in
swallowing?
Answer: Hyoid Bone
⩥ The skull, hyoid, vertebral column, and thoracic cage are part of the:
Answer: Axial Skeleton
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED DETAILED
RATIONALES COMPLETE ANSWERS
GRADED A+
⩥ What is the air exchange rate & pressure type for Decontamination?
Answer: 10 air exchanges per hour under Negative Pressure
⩥ What is the Area Temp & Humidity for the Sterile Storage Area?
Answer: 68 deg to 75 deg F, 35% to 70% Humidity
⩥ What is the Area Temp & Humidity for the Prep & Packaging Area?
Answer: 68 deg to 73 deg F, Ideal Humidity 50% - not lower than 35%
⩥ The main role of sterile processing is to:
Answer: Provide dependable reliable services to enhance the quality of
patient care.
⩥ Ethics is the practice of:
Answer: Doing the right thing.
,⩥ Which of the following establishes sterilization practice standards
based on opinion, research, and/or theory:
Answer: AAMI
⩥ EPA, FDA, OSHA and state departments of health (DOH) primarily
issue:
Answer: Regulations.
⩥ Standards for CS/SPD practice are written by:
Answer: AAMI
⩥ The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act provides for
which ethical issue?
Answer: Confidentiality
⩥ If healthcare facilities reprocess single-use devices, the devices must
be cleared by:
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:
Answer: Communication of workplace hazards
,⩥ The Medical Device Reporting regulation requires:
Answer: 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?
Answer: Quality Assurance
⩥ To ensure that all employees are learning the same information,
training should be:
Answer: Standardized
⩥ Which branch of science refers to the form and organization of body
parts?
Answer: Anatomy
⩥ Which branch of science refers to the function of specific body parts?
Answer: Physiology
⩥ The smallest and most numerous structural units possessing the basic
characteristics of life are called:
Answer: Cells
, ⩥ Which of the following is NOT an environmental factor required for
the life of a cell?
Answer: Cold
⩥ DNA is found in which part of the cell?
Answer: Nucleus
⩥ Complex structures with specialized functions within the body are
known as:
Answer: Organs
⩥ Red blood cells develop in which part of the body?
Answer: Bone Marrow
⩥ The smallest bones of the body are found in the:
Answer: Middle Ear
⩥ Which of the following supports the tongue and the functions in
swallowing?
Answer: Hyoid Bone
⩥ The skull, hyoid, vertebral column, and thoracic cage are part of the:
Answer: Axial Skeleton
