CBSPD Tech Certification Exam Study Guide Questions and
Answers.
A broken glass suction bottle is returned to Decontamination. Which of the following
should the technician do? - Correct Answer Place it in an appropriate rigid container
Safety Data Sheets (SDS) provide health and safety hazard and risk information on which
of the following? - Correct Answer Chemical
Which of the following generally describes the correct sequence for traffic workflow in
areas in which medical devices are processed? - Correct Answer Decontamination,
Assembly, Packaging, Sterilization, Sterile Storage
The MAJOR reason why acrylic nails are not permitted to be worn in the sterile processing
department is because they can - Correct Answer Allow fungus to grow beneath them
Which of the following agencies would approve the disinfectants used on floors and walls
in the Sterile Processing Department? - Correct Answer Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA)
Every healthcare facility has an organizational structure, or chart, that outlines - Correct
Answer Departmental authority relationships
"Clean to dirty" is a sterile processing department term used to describe - Correct Answer
Work flow
What are the major physical areas of a typical Sterile Processing Department? - Correct
Answer Decontamination, Assembly, Preparation and Packaging, Sterilization, and
Sterile Storage
Loose fitting clothing and jewelry should NOT be worn in sterile processing because it -
Correct Answer Can get caught in moving equipment
Hair coverings are REQUIRED - Correct Answer In all areas of the department
Decontamination procedures - Correct Answer Reduce contamination to permit
reprocessed medical devices to be sterilized
, A patient contracts an infection from an improperly sterilized surgical instrument. This is
an example of - Correct Answer A healthcare acquired infection
Coronary artery bypass surgery may be performed on patients with - Correct Answer
Arteriosclerosis
All of the following are classified as critical medical devices EXCEPT - Correct Answer
Thermometers
The function of the gastrointestinal system is to - Correct Answer Provide the body with
nutrients
A liver biopsy would be performed to check for which disease? - Correct Answer Hepatitis
C Virus
The growth of pathogenic bacteria in living tissue is called - Correct Answer Sepsis
Nosocomial infections can be prevented by all the following EXCEPT - Correct Answer
Increasing the patient length of stay
Healthcare workers are most likely to be infected by which of the following agents? -
Correct Answer Hepatitis B
A staff member brings several contaminated trays to the Sterile Processing Department in
a cart and requests that replacement trays be put on the same cart. The technician should
- Correct Answer Clean and dry the transport cart and send it to DIstribution for the trays
When manual cleaning devices, all of the following personal protective equipment should
be worn EXCEPT - Correct Answer A plastic apron over the scrub suit
Which of the following BEST describes the manual cleaning process of surgical
instruments? - Correct Answer 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 - Correct Answer Report the problem to your
supervisor
Answers.
A broken glass suction bottle is returned to Decontamination. Which of the following
should the technician do? - Correct Answer Place it in an appropriate rigid container
Safety Data Sheets (SDS) provide health and safety hazard and risk information on which
of the following? - Correct Answer Chemical
Which of the following generally describes the correct sequence for traffic workflow in
areas in which medical devices are processed? - Correct Answer Decontamination,
Assembly, Packaging, Sterilization, Sterile Storage
The MAJOR reason why acrylic nails are not permitted to be worn in the sterile processing
department is because they can - Correct Answer Allow fungus to grow beneath them
Which of the following agencies would approve the disinfectants used on floors and walls
in the Sterile Processing Department? - Correct Answer Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA)
Every healthcare facility has an organizational structure, or chart, that outlines - Correct
Answer Departmental authority relationships
"Clean to dirty" is a sterile processing department term used to describe - Correct Answer
Work flow
What are the major physical areas of a typical Sterile Processing Department? - Correct
Answer Decontamination, Assembly, Preparation and Packaging, Sterilization, and
Sterile Storage
Loose fitting clothing and jewelry should NOT be worn in sterile processing because it -
Correct Answer Can get caught in moving equipment
Hair coverings are REQUIRED - Correct Answer In all areas of the department
Decontamination procedures - Correct Answer Reduce contamination to permit
reprocessed medical devices to be sterilized
, A patient contracts an infection from an improperly sterilized surgical instrument. This is
an example of - Correct Answer A healthcare acquired infection
Coronary artery bypass surgery may be performed on patients with - Correct Answer
Arteriosclerosis
All of the following are classified as critical medical devices EXCEPT - Correct Answer
Thermometers
The function of the gastrointestinal system is to - Correct Answer Provide the body with
nutrients
A liver biopsy would be performed to check for which disease? - Correct Answer Hepatitis
C Virus
The growth of pathogenic bacteria in living tissue is called - Correct Answer Sepsis
Nosocomial infections can be prevented by all the following EXCEPT - Correct Answer
Increasing the patient length of stay
Healthcare workers are most likely to be infected by which of the following agents? -
Correct Answer Hepatitis B
A staff member brings several contaminated trays to the Sterile Processing Department in
a cart and requests that replacement trays be put on the same cart. The technician should
- Correct Answer Clean and dry the transport cart and send it to DIstribution for the trays
When manual cleaning devices, all of the following personal protective equipment should
be worn EXCEPT - Correct Answer A plastic apron over the scrub suit
Which of the following BEST describes the manual cleaning process of surgical
instruments? - Correct Answer 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 - Correct Answer Report the problem to your
supervisor
