SURGICAL TECHNOLOGY CHAPTER 7 TEST
BANK 2026 QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◉ Why are instruments placed in perforated or mesh-bottom trays for
sterilization? Answer: Penetration of sterilant
◉ Sterilely attired surgical team members should pass one another in
any of the following ways EXCEPT:
- Front to back
- Back to back
- Rotating 360 degrees around
- Front to front Answer: Front to Back
◉ T or F: The relative humidity in an ethylene oxide sterilizer should be
below 30% to aid in the penetration of the gas through bacterial spores
protective coating. Answer: False
◉ Where should the biological test pack be placed on the steam
sterilization cart for the first run of the day? Answer: Bottom rack, front
of sterilizer, over the drain
, ◉ Which sterilization method is most commonly used, safest, least
expensive, and appropriate for the majority of surgical instruments?
Answer: Saturated steam
◉ What is the type process the ultrasound cleaner uses to dislodge
minute particles of soil or organic debris? Answer: Cavitation
◉ Which of the following patient care items would be classified as
noncritical? Answer: Pulse oximeteres
◉ All of the following are environmental specifications for the
decontamination room in CSPD EXCEPT:
- Humidity between 35 -72%
- Air exchange rate, minimum of 10 per hour
- Positive air pressure maintained
- Temperature between 64 -70 degrees F Answer: Positive air pressure
maintained
◉ What is the term for the process of lubricating stiffened stainless steel
surgical instruments by immersion in a water-soluble solution? Answer:
Milking
◉ Which sterilization method presents the greatest exposure risk to
CSPD personnel, is expensive, and requires the longest total cycle time?
Answer: Ethylene oxide
BANK 2026 QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◉ Why are instruments placed in perforated or mesh-bottom trays for
sterilization? Answer: Penetration of sterilant
◉ Sterilely attired surgical team members should pass one another in
any of the following ways EXCEPT:
- Front to back
- Back to back
- Rotating 360 degrees around
- Front to front Answer: Front to Back
◉ T or F: The relative humidity in an ethylene oxide sterilizer should be
below 30% to aid in the penetration of the gas through bacterial spores
protective coating. Answer: False
◉ Where should the biological test pack be placed on the steam
sterilization cart for the first run of the day? Answer: Bottom rack, front
of sterilizer, over the drain
, ◉ Which sterilization method is most commonly used, safest, least
expensive, and appropriate for the majority of surgical instruments?
Answer: Saturated steam
◉ What is the type process the ultrasound cleaner uses to dislodge
minute particles of soil or organic debris? Answer: Cavitation
◉ Which of the following patient care items would be classified as
noncritical? Answer: Pulse oximeteres
◉ All of the following are environmental specifications for the
decontamination room in CSPD EXCEPT:
- Humidity between 35 -72%
- Air exchange rate, minimum of 10 per hour
- Positive air pressure maintained
- Temperature between 64 -70 degrees F Answer: Positive air pressure
maintained
◉ What is the term for the process of lubricating stiffened stainless steel
surgical instruments by immersion in a water-soluble solution? Answer:
Milking
◉ Which sterilization method presents the greatest exposure risk to
CSPD personnel, is expensive, and requires the longest total cycle time?
Answer: Ethylene oxide
