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A broken glass suction bottle is returned to Decontamination. Which of the following should the
technician do?
A. Place it in an appropriate rigid container.
B. Place it in a cardboard box for disposal.
C. Discard it in an infectious waste bag.
D. Discard it in the general trash. ✔Correct Answer-A. Place it in an appropriate rigid container.
Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) provide health and safety hazard and risk information on
which of the following?
A. Chemical
B. Electrical
C. Mechanical
D. Psychological ✔Correct Answer-A. Chemical
Which of the following generally describes the correct sequence for the traffic workflow in areas
in which medical devices are processed?
A. Decontamination, sterile storage, sterilization, assembly
B. Distribution, assembly, packaging, sterile storage
C. Decontamination, assembly, packaging, sterilization, sterile storage
D. Disinfection, assembly, packaging, sterilization, sterile storage ✔Correct Answer-C.
Decontamination, assembly, packaging, sterilization, sterile storage
Acrylic nails are not permitted to be worn in Prep and Packaging because they can
A. Chip off
B. Fall off
C. Allow fungus to grow beneath them
D. Tear gloves ✔Correct Answer-C. Allow fungus to grow beneath them
Which of the following agencies would approve the disinfectants used on floors and walls in the
Sterile Processing and Distribution Department?
A. Joint Commission for the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JC)
B. Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
C. Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA)
D. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ✔Correct Answer-D. Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA)
Every healthcare facility has an organizational structure, or chart, that outlines
A. Departmental authority relationships.
B. Workflow patterns
C. Distribution procedures
D. Sterilization procedures ✔Correct Answer-A. Departmental authority relationships.
"Clean to dirty" is an SPD term used to describe
A. Workflow
,B. Inventory control methods
C. Distribution procedures
D. Sterilization procedures ✔Correct Answer-A. Workflow
What are the major physical areas of a typical Sterile Processing department?
A. Decontamination, Soiled Receiving, Sterilization, and Distribution
B. Decontamination, Assembly and Sterile Processing, Sterile Storage, and Distribution
C. Sterile Storage, Equipment Storage, Distribution, and Sterilization
D. Sterile Storage, Sterile Processing, Soiled Receiving, and Distribution ✔Correct Answer-B.
Decontamination, Assembly and Sterile Processing, Sterile Storage, and Distribution
Loose-fitting clothing and jewelry should NOT be worn in SPD because it
A. Presents a non-professional appearance.
B. Can become easily contaminated
C. Can get caught in moving equipment
D. May encourage theft among employees ✔Correct Answer-C. Can get caught in moving
equipment
Warm-up jackets are recommended to be worn in the Prep and Packaging area for the purpose
of
A. Keeping scrub tops dry
B. Preventing bacterial shedding from bare arms
C. Having everyone look the same
D. Protection from bloodborne pathogens. ✔Correct Answer-B. Preventing bacterial shedding from
bare arms
When lifting heavy objects, which of the following muscles should bear most of the weight?
A. Back
B. Leg
C. Shoulder
D. Arm ✔Correct Answer-B. Leg
A patient contracts an infection from an improperly sterilized surgical instrument. This is an
example of
A. A vector transmission
B. An airborne transmission
C. An aerobic infection
D. A nosocomial infection ✔Correct Answer-D. A nosocomial infection
Coronary artery bypass surgery may be performed on patients with
A. Colitis
B. Endometriosis
C. Cholelithiasis
D. Arteriosclerosis ✔Correct Answer-D. Arteriosclerosis
All of the following are classified as critical medical devices EXCEPT
A. Catheters
B. Surgical instruments
C. Needles
D. Thermometers ✔Correct Answer-D. Thermometers
, The function of the gastrointestinal system is to
A. Supply oxygen to the blood
B. Convert sound energy into nerve impulses
C. Conduct signals from one part of the body to the other
D. Provide the body with nutrients ✔Correct Answer-D. Provide the body with nutrients
A liver biopsy would be performed to check for which disease?
A. HIV
B. Hepatitis C Virus
C. CMG
D. CJD ✔Correct Answer-B. Hepatitis C Virus
The growth of pathogenic bacteria in living tissue is called
A. Decay
B. Sepsis
C. Contagion
D. Asepsis ✔Correct Answer-B. Sepsis
Nosocomial infections can be prevented by all of the following EXCEPT
A. Using proper handwashing techniques
B. Maintaining barriers to contamination
C. Following established isolation procedures
D. Increasing the patient length of stay ✔Correct Answer-D. Increasing the patient length of stay
Healthcare workers are most likely to be infected by which of the following agents?
A. Hepatitis B
B. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
C. Pneumococcus
D. Rubella ✔Correct Answer-A. Hepatitis B
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
A. Place the trays on the cart as requested
B. Drape the top of the cart and then place trays on top of the drape
C. Insert the trays in a plastic bag before giving them to the staff member.
D. Clean and dry the transport cart and send it to Distribution for the trays. ✔Correct Answer-D.
Clean and dry the transport cart and send it to Distribution for the trays.
All of the following items of personal protective equipment should be worn when manually
decontaminating flexible fiber-optic endoscopes EXCEPT
A. A mask with side shields
B. An impervious gown
C. Wrist-length gloves
D. A lead apron ✔Correct Answer-D. A lead apron
Which of the following BEST describes the manual cleaning process of surgical instruments?
A. Wiping the instrument with a dry towel
B. Cleaning/brushing the instrument beneath the water level
C. Scrubbing the instrument in a detergent solution
D. Soaking the instrument in a detergent solution for 10 minutes ✔Correct Answer-B.
Cleaning/brushing the instrument beneath the water level
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A broken glass suction bottle is returned to Decontamination. Which of the following should the
technician do?
A. Place it in an appropriate rigid container.
B. Place it in a cardboard box for disposal.
C. Discard it in an infectious waste bag.
D. Discard it in the general trash. ✔Correct Answer-A. Place it in an appropriate rigid container.
Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) provide health and safety hazard and risk information on
which of the following?
A. Chemical
B. Electrical
C. Mechanical
D. Psychological ✔Correct Answer-A. Chemical
Which of the following generally describes the correct sequence for the traffic workflow in areas
in which medical devices are processed?
A. Decontamination, sterile storage, sterilization, assembly
B. Distribution, assembly, packaging, sterile storage
C. Decontamination, assembly, packaging, sterilization, sterile storage
D. Disinfection, assembly, packaging, sterilization, sterile storage ✔Correct Answer-C.
Decontamination, assembly, packaging, sterilization, sterile storage
Acrylic nails are not permitted to be worn in Prep and Packaging because they can
A. Chip off
B. Fall off
C. Allow fungus to grow beneath them
D. Tear gloves ✔Correct Answer-C. Allow fungus to grow beneath them
Which of the following agencies would approve the disinfectants used on floors and walls in the
Sterile Processing and Distribution Department?
A. Joint Commission for the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JC)
B. Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
C. Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA)
D. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ✔Correct Answer-D. Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA)
Every healthcare facility has an organizational structure, or chart, that outlines
A. Departmental authority relationships.
B. Workflow patterns
C. Distribution procedures
D. Sterilization procedures ✔Correct Answer-A. Departmental authority relationships.
"Clean to dirty" is an SPD term used to describe
A. Workflow
,B. Inventory control methods
C. Distribution procedures
D. Sterilization procedures ✔Correct Answer-A. Workflow
What are the major physical areas of a typical Sterile Processing department?
A. Decontamination, Soiled Receiving, Sterilization, and Distribution
B. Decontamination, Assembly and Sterile Processing, Sterile Storage, and Distribution
C. Sterile Storage, Equipment Storage, Distribution, and Sterilization
D. Sterile Storage, Sterile Processing, Soiled Receiving, and Distribution ✔Correct Answer-B.
Decontamination, Assembly and Sterile Processing, Sterile Storage, and Distribution
Loose-fitting clothing and jewelry should NOT be worn in SPD because it
A. Presents a non-professional appearance.
B. Can become easily contaminated
C. Can get caught in moving equipment
D. May encourage theft among employees ✔Correct Answer-C. Can get caught in moving
equipment
Warm-up jackets are recommended to be worn in the Prep and Packaging area for the purpose
of
A. Keeping scrub tops dry
B. Preventing bacterial shedding from bare arms
C. Having everyone look the same
D. Protection from bloodborne pathogens. ✔Correct Answer-B. Preventing bacterial shedding from
bare arms
When lifting heavy objects, which of the following muscles should bear most of the weight?
A. Back
B. Leg
C. Shoulder
D. Arm ✔Correct Answer-B. Leg
A patient contracts an infection from an improperly sterilized surgical instrument. This is an
example of
A. A vector transmission
B. An airborne transmission
C. An aerobic infection
D. A nosocomial infection ✔Correct Answer-D. A nosocomial infection
Coronary artery bypass surgery may be performed on patients with
A. Colitis
B. Endometriosis
C. Cholelithiasis
D. Arteriosclerosis ✔Correct Answer-D. Arteriosclerosis
All of the following are classified as critical medical devices EXCEPT
A. Catheters
B. Surgical instruments
C. Needles
D. Thermometers ✔Correct Answer-D. Thermometers
, The function of the gastrointestinal system is to
A. Supply oxygen to the blood
B. Convert sound energy into nerve impulses
C. Conduct signals from one part of the body to the other
D. Provide the body with nutrients ✔Correct Answer-D. Provide the body with nutrients
A liver biopsy would be performed to check for which disease?
A. HIV
B. Hepatitis C Virus
C. CMG
D. CJD ✔Correct Answer-B. Hepatitis C Virus
The growth of pathogenic bacteria in living tissue is called
A. Decay
B. Sepsis
C. Contagion
D. Asepsis ✔Correct Answer-B. Sepsis
Nosocomial infections can be prevented by all of the following EXCEPT
A. Using proper handwashing techniques
B. Maintaining barriers to contamination
C. Following established isolation procedures
D. Increasing the patient length of stay ✔Correct Answer-D. Increasing the patient length of stay
Healthcare workers are most likely to be infected by which of the following agents?
A. Hepatitis B
B. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
C. Pneumococcus
D. Rubella ✔Correct Answer-A. Hepatitis B
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
A. Place the trays on the cart as requested
B. Drape the top of the cart and then place trays on top of the drape
C. Insert the trays in a plastic bag before giving them to the staff member.
D. Clean and dry the transport cart and send it to Distribution for the trays. ✔Correct Answer-D.
Clean and dry the transport cart and send it to Distribution for the trays.
All of the following items of personal protective equipment should be worn when manually
decontaminating flexible fiber-optic endoscopes EXCEPT
A. A mask with side shields
B. An impervious gown
C. Wrist-length gloves
D. A lead apron ✔Correct Answer-D. A lead apron
Which of the following BEST describes the manual cleaning process of surgical instruments?
A. Wiping the instrument with a dry towel
B. Cleaning/brushing the instrument beneath the water level
C. Scrubbing the instrument in a detergent solution
D. Soaking the instrument in a detergent solution for 10 minutes ✔Correct Answer-B.
Cleaning/brushing the instrument beneath the water level
