Sterile Processing Board Exam 2026
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 the appropriate
rigid container
Material Safety Data Sheets provide health and safety hazard and risk information
on which of the following- - Correct answer-chemical
Which of the following is an ethical responsibility of an individual working in the
central processing department- - Correct answer-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- - Correct answer-
decontamination, assembly, packaging, sterilization, sterile storage
A spiral shaped line in a picture in a picture- - Correct answer-spirochete
Which of the following agencies would approve the disinfectants used on floors
and walls in the sterile processing and the distribution department- - Correct
answer-environmental protection agency
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, Clean to Dirty is an SPD term used to describe- - Correct answer-traffic patterns
Loose fitting clothing and jewelry should not be worn in SPD because it can- -
Correct answer-get caught in moving equipment
Rod-Shaped bacteria is called- - Correct answer-bacilli
A liver biopsy would be performed to check for which disease- - Correct answer-
hepatitis C virus
A patient contracts an infection from an improperly sterilized instrument. This is an
example of what- - Correct answer-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- - Correct
answer-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- - Correct answer-hepatitis B
Which of the following best describes the manual cleaning process of surgical
instruments- - Correct answer-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- - Correct answer-ask the
maintenance person to remove PPE when leaving the area
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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 the appropriate
rigid container
Material Safety Data Sheets provide health and safety hazard and risk information
on which of the following- - Correct answer-chemical
Which of the following is an ethical responsibility of an individual working in the
central processing department- - Correct answer-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- - Correct answer-
decontamination, assembly, packaging, sterilization, sterile storage
A spiral shaped line in a picture in a picture- - Correct answer-spirochete
Which of the following agencies would approve the disinfectants used on floors
and walls in the sterile processing and the distribution department- - Correct
answer-environmental protection agency
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, Clean to Dirty is an SPD term used to describe- - Correct answer-traffic patterns
Loose fitting clothing and jewelry should not be worn in SPD because it can- -
Correct answer-get caught in moving equipment
Rod-Shaped bacteria is called- - Correct answer-bacilli
A liver biopsy would be performed to check for which disease- - Correct answer-
hepatitis C virus
A patient contracts an infection from an improperly sterilized instrument. This is an
example of what- - Correct answer-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- - Correct
answer-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- - Correct answer-hepatitis B
Which of the following best describes the manual cleaning process of surgical
instruments- - Correct answer-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- - Correct answer-ask the
maintenance person to remove PPE when leaving the area
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