CBSPD TECH CERTIFICATION EXAM STUDY GUIDE COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% CORRECT |UPDATED 2025
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
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
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
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% CORRECT |UPDATED 2025
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
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
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
