ACE YOUR CBSPD TECH CERTIFICATION FINAL
EXAM: COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE WITH
COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
LATEST 2026/2027
A broken glass suction bottle is returned to Decontamination. Which of the following should the
technician do? ✔✔Place it in an appropriate rigid container
Safety Data Sheets (SDS) provide health and safety hazard and risk information on which of the
following? ✔✔Chemical
Which of the following generally describes the correct sequence for traffic workflow in areas in
which medical devices are processed? ✔✔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 ✔✔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? ✔✔Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Every healthcare facility has an organizational structure, or chart, that outlines ✔✔Departmental
authority relationships
"Clean to dirty" is a sterile processing department term used to describe ✔✔Work flow
, What are the major physical areas of a typical Sterile Processing Department?
✔✔Decontamination, Assembly, Preparation and Packaging, Sterilization, and Sterile Storage
Loose fitting clothing and jewelry should NOT be worn in sterile processing because it ✔✔Can
get caught in moving equipment
Hair coverings are REQUIRED ✔✔In all areas of the department
Decontamination procedures ✔✔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 ✔✔A healthcare acquired infection
Coronary artery bypass surgery may be performed on patients with ✔✔Arteriosclerosis
All of the following are classified as critical medical devices EXCEPT ✔✔Thermometers
The function of the gastrointestinal system is to ✔✔Provide the body with nutrients
A liver biopsy would be performed to check for which disease? ✔✔Hepatitis C Virus
The growth of pathogenic bacteria in living tissue is called ✔✔Sepsis
Nosocomial infections can be prevented by all the following EXCEPT ✔✔Increasing the patient
length of stay
EXAM: COMPLETE STUDY GUIDE WITH
COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
LATEST 2026/2027
A broken glass suction bottle is returned to Decontamination. Which of the following should the
technician do? ✔✔Place it in an appropriate rigid container
Safety Data Sheets (SDS) provide health and safety hazard and risk information on which of the
following? ✔✔Chemical
Which of the following generally describes the correct sequence for traffic workflow in areas in
which medical devices are processed? ✔✔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 ✔✔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? ✔✔Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Every healthcare facility has an organizational structure, or chart, that outlines ✔✔Departmental
authority relationships
"Clean to dirty" is a sterile processing department term used to describe ✔✔Work flow
, What are the major physical areas of a typical Sterile Processing Department?
✔✔Decontamination, Assembly, Preparation and Packaging, Sterilization, and Sterile Storage
Loose fitting clothing and jewelry should NOT be worn in sterile processing because it ✔✔Can
get caught in moving equipment
Hair coverings are REQUIRED ✔✔In all areas of the department
Decontamination procedures ✔✔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 ✔✔A healthcare acquired infection
Coronary artery bypass surgery may be performed on patients with ✔✔Arteriosclerosis
All of the following are classified as critical medical devices EXCEPT ✔✔Thermometers
The function of the gastrointestinal system is to ✔✔Provide the body with nutrients
A liver biopsy would be performed to check for which disease? ✔✔Hepatitis C Virus
The growth of pathogenic bacteria in living tissue is called ✔✔Sepsis
Nosocomial infections can be prevented by all the following EXCEPT ✔✔Increasing the patient
length of stay
