CBSPD Tech Certification Exam Study
Guide
A broken glass suction bottle is returned to Decontamination. Which of the following should the
technician do? - CORRECT ANS 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 ANS Chemical
Which of the following generally describes the correct sequence for traffic workflow in areas in which
medical devices are processed? - CORRECT ANS 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 ANS 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 ANS Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Every healthcare facility has an organizational structure, or chart, that outlines - CORRECT ANS
Departmental authority relationships
"Clean to dirty" is a sterile processing department term used to describe - CORRECT ANS Work flow
What are the major physical areas of a typical Sterile Processing Department? - CORRECT ANS
Decontamination, Assembly, Preparation and Packaging, Sterilization, and Sterile Storage
Loose fitting clothing and jewelry should NOT be worn in sterile processing because it - CORRECT ANS
Can get caught in moving equipment
, Hair coverings are REQUIRED - CORRECT ANS In all areas of the department
Decontamination procedures - CORRECT ANS 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 ANS A healthcare acquired infection
Coronary artery bypass surgery may be performed on patients with - CORRECT ANS Arteriosclerosis
All of the following are classified as critical medical devices EXCEPT - CORRECT ANS Thermometers
The function of the gastrointestinal system is to - CORRECT ANS Provide the body with nutrients
A liver biopsy would be performed to check for which disease? - CORRECT ANS Hepatitis C Virus
The growth of pathogenic bacteria in living tissue is called - CORRECT ANS Sepsis
Nosocomial infections can be prevented by all the following EXCEPT - CORRECT ANS Increasing the
patient length of stay
Healthcare workers are most likely to be infected by which of the following agents? - CORRECT ANS
Hepatitis B
A staff member brings several contaminated trays to the Sterile Processing Department in a cart and
requests that replacement trays be put on the same cart. The technician should - CORRECT ANS Clean
and dry the transport cart and send it to DIstribution for the trays
Guide
A broken glass suction bottle is returned to Decontamination. Which of the following should the
technician do? - CORRECT ANS 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 ANS Chemical
Which of the following generally describes the correct sequence for traffic workflow in areas in which
medical devices are processed? - CORRECT ANS 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 ANS 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 ANS Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Every healthcare facility has an organizational structure, or chart, that outlines - CORRECT ANS
Departmental authority relationships
"Clean to dirty" is a sterile processing department term used to describe - CORRECT ANS Work flow
What are the major physical areas of a typical Sterile Processing Department? - CORRECT ANS
Decontamination, Assembly, Preparation and Packaging, Sterilization, and Sterile Storage
Loose fitting clothing and jewelry should NOT be worn in sterile processing because it - CORRECT ANS
Can get caught in moving equipment
, Hair coverings are REQUIRED - CORRECT ANS In all areas of the department
Decontamination procedures - CORRECT ANS 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 ANS A healthcare acquired infection
Coronary artery bypass surgery may be performed on patients with - CORRECT ANS Arteriosclerosis
All of the following are classified as critical medical devices EXCEPT - CORRECT ANS Thermometers
The function of the gastrointestinal system is to - CORRECT ANS Provide the body with nutrients
A liver biopsy would be performed to check for which disease? - CORRECT ANS Hepatitis C Virus
The growth of pathogenic bacteria in living tissue is called - CORRECT ANS Sepsis
Nosocomial infections can be prevented by all the following EXCEPT - CORRECT ANS Increasing the
patient length of stay
Healthcare workers are most likely to be infected by which of the following agents? - CORRECT ANS
Hepatitis B
A staff member brings several contaminated trays to the Sterile Processing Department in a cart and
requests that replacement trays be put on the same cart. The technician should - CORRECT ANS Clean
and dry the transport cart and send it to DIstribution for the trays
