Sterile Processing Board Exam
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A broken glass suction bottle is returned to decontamination. Which of the following
should the technician do- - ✔✔place it in the appropriate rigid container
Material Safety Data Sheets provide health and safety hazard and risk information on
which of the following- - ✔✔chemical
Which of the following is an ethical responsibility of an individual working in the
central processing department- - ✔✔maintaining patient confidentiality
Which of the following generally describes the correct sequence for the traffic work flow
in areas for which medical devices are processed- - ✔✔decontamination, assembly,
packaging, sterilization, sterile storage
A spiral shaped line in a picture in a picture- - ✔✔spirochete
Which of the following agencies would approve the disinfectants used on floors and
walls in the sterile processing and the distribution department- - ✔✔environmental
protection agency
Clean to Dirty is an SPD term used to describe- - ✔✔traffic patterns
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, Loose fitting clothing and jewelry should not be worn in SPD because it can- - ✔✔get
caught in moving equipment
Rod-Shaped bacteria is called- - ✔✔bacilli
A liver biopsy would be performed to check for which disease- - ✔✔hepatitis C virus
A patient contracts an infection from an improperly sterilized instrument. This is an
example of what- - ✔✔nosocomial infection
A staff member brings several contaminated trays to the SPD on a cart and requests that
replacement trays be put on the same cart. The technician should- - ✔✔clean and dry
the transport cart and send it to distribution for the trays
Healthcare workers are most likely to be infected by which of the following agents- -
✔✔hepatitis B
Which of the following best describes the manual cleaning process of surgical
instruments- - ✔✔scrubbing the instrument in a detergent solution
A technician notices a maintenance person working in decon did not remove their PPE
after leaving the area. The technician should- - ✔✔ask the maintenance person to
remove PPE when leaving the area
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A broken glass suction bottle is returned to decontamination. Which of the following
should the technician do- - ✔✔place it in the appropriate rigid container
Material Safety Data Sheets provide health and safety hazard and risk information on
which of the following- - ✔✔chemical
Which of the following is an ethical responsibility of an individual working in the
central processing department- - ✔✔maintaining patient confidentiality
Which of the following generally describes the correct sequence for the traffic work flow
in areas for which medical devices are processed- - ✔✔decontamination, assembly,
packaging, sterilization, sterile storage
A spiral shaped line in a picture in a picture- - ✔✔spirochete
Which of the following agencies would approve the disinfectants used on floors and
walls in the sterile processing and the distribution department- - ✔✔environmental
protection agency
Clean to Dirty is an SPD term used to describe- - ✔✔traffic patterns
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, Loose fitting clothing and jewelry should not be worn in SPD because it can- - ✔✔get
caught in moving equipment
Rod-Shaped bacteria is called- - ✔✔bacilli
A liver biopsy would be performed to check for which disease- - ✔✔hepatitis C virus
A patient contracts an infection from an improperly sterilized instrument. This is an
example of what- - ✔✔nosocomial infection
A staff member brings several contaminated trays to the SPD on a cart and requests that
replacement trays be put on the same cart. The technician should- - ✔✔clean and dry
the transport cart and send it to distribution for the trays
Healthcare workers are most likely to be infected by which of the following agents- -
✔✔hepatitis B
Which of the following best describes the manual cleaning process of surgical
instruments- - ✔✔scrubbing the instrument in a detergent solution
A technician notices a maintenance person working in decon did not remove their PPE
after leaving the area. The technician should- - ✔✔ask the maintenance person to
remove PPE when leaving the area
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