CCSVP COMPREHENSIVE ANSWERS AND QUESTIONS
SET A+
✔✔All insulated devices should be:
Answer Choices
Tested each time they are processed
Cleaned following insulated laparoscopic IFU
Placed in a separate sterilization to prevent damage
All the above - ✔✔Tested each time they are processed
✔✔When items are delivered to a facility they must be properly received prior to use.
Answer Choices
True
False - ✔✔True
✔✔To achieve a reasonable level of disinfection, alcohol used as an intermediate-level
disinfectant must remain in wet contact with the surface of the object being disinfected
for a minimum of_____ minutes
Answer Choices
Two
Three
Four
Five - ✔✔Five
,✔✔Agency which may intervene in a matter of worker protection even if there are no
specific regulations covering the situation.
Answer Choices
OSHA
EPA
FDA
AORN - ✔✔OSHA
✔✔One of the challenges that affect today's Sterile Processing Departments:
Answer Choices
Procedure complexity
Lack of instructions for use
Supply volumes
Staff not following procedures - ✔✔Procedure complexity
✔✔What is the preferred pH for detergents used for most cleaning processes?
Answer Choices
Low pH
High pH
Neutral pH
It depends on the water temperature and exposure time - ✔✔Neutral pH
✔✔Waste that contains infectious agents is called:
Answer Choices
Unregulated waste
Awaste
Biohazardous waste
General trash from the surgery department - ✔✔Biohazardous waste
✔✔The main theory of Standard Precautions is that:
Answer Choices
Patients in high-risk categories may be infectious
, Patients diagnosed with a specific disease may be infectious
Patients are generally healthy unless they show symptoms of an infectious disease
Patients may pose a risk of infection whether they have been diagnosed with an
infectious disease or not - ✔✔Patients may pose a risk of infection whether they have
been diagnosed with an infectious disease or not
✔✔The assembly area of Sterile Processing is considered a _____________ area.
Answer Choices
Restricted
Semi-restricted
Unrestricted
Common - ✔✔Semi-restricted
✔✔When selling a new reusable product to Sterile Processing:
Answer Choices
Involve the SP department staff in the decision making process
Have the contact information for facilities that are already using the product
Identify any special requirements needed to use or reprocess the item
All the above - ✔✔Identify any special requirements needed to use or reprocess the
item
✔✔One goal of point of use preparation is to prevent instruments from being damaged.
Answer Choices
True/False - ✔✔True
✔✔Ethylene oxide is a toxic gas.
Answer Choices
True/False - ✔✔True
✔✔After items are clean there is no need to wear PPE when performing high-level
disinfection.
Answer Choices
True/False - ✔✔False
SET A+
✔✔All insulated devices should be:
Answer Choices
Tested each time they are processed
Cleaned following insulated laparoscopic IFU
Placed in a separate sterilization to prevent damage
All the above - ✔✔Tested each time they are processed
✔✔When items are delivered to a facility they must be properly received prior to use.
Answer Choices
True
False - ✔✔True
✔✔To achieve a reasonable level of disinfection, alcohol used as an intermediate-level
disinfectant must remain in wet contact with the surface of the object being disinfected
for a minimum of_____ minutes
Answer Choices
Two
Three
Four
Five - ✔✔Five
,✔✔Agency which may intervene in a matter of worker protection even if there are no
specific regulations covering the situation.
Answer Choices
OSHA
EPA
FDA
AORN - ✔✔OSHA
✔✔One of the challenges that affect today's Sterile Processing Departments:
Answer Choices
Procedure complexity
Lack of instructions for use
Supply volumes
Staff not following procedures - ✔✔Procedure complexity
✔✔What is the preferred pH for detergents used for most cleaning processes?
Answer Choices
Low pH
High pH
Neutral pH
It depends on the water temperature and exposure time - ✔✔Neutral pH
✔✔Waste that contains infectious agents is called:
Answer Choices
Unregulated waste
Awaste
Biohazardous waste
General trash from the surgery department - ✔✔Biohazardous waste
✔✔The main theory of Standard Precautions is that:
Answer Choices
Patients in high-risk categories may be infectious
, Patients diagnosed with a specific disease may be infectious
Patients are generally healthy unless they show symptoms of an infectious disease
Patients may pose a risk of infection whether they have been diagnosed with an
infectious disease or not - ✔✔Patients may pose a risk of infection whether they have
been diagnosed with an infectious disease or not
✔✔The assembly area of Sterile Processing is considered a _____________ area.
Answer Choices
Restricted
Semi-restricted
Unrestricted
Common - ✔✔Semi-restricted
✔✔When selling a new reusable product to Sterile Processing:
Answer Choices
Involve the SP department staff in the decision making process
Have the contact information for facilities that are already using the product
Identify any special requirements needed to use or reprocess the item
All the above - ✔✔Identify any special requirements needed to use or reprocess the
item
✔✔One goal of point of use preparation is to prevent instruments from being damaged.
Answer Choices
True/False - ✔✔True
✔✔Ethylene oxide is a toxic gas.
Answer Choices
True/False - ✔✔True
✔✔After items are clean there is no need to wear PPE when performing high-level
disinfection.
Answer Choices
True/False - ✔✔False
