The Great CSSD Exam Questions with
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Clean and dry the transport cart and send it to Distribution for the trays - Answer-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
Hepatitis B - Answer-Healthcare workers are most likely to be infected by which of
the following agents?
Ask the maintenance person to remove the barrier attire when leaving the area -
Answer-A technician working in Decontamination notices that the maintenance
person working on the washer/ sterilizer did not remove the barrier attire when the
person left the area to get additional tools. The technician should
Cleaning/ Brushing the instrument beneath the water level - Answer-Which of the
following BEST describes the manual cleaning process of surgical instruments?
A lead apron - Answer-All of the following items of personal protective equipment
should be worn when manually decontaminating flexible fiber optic endoscopes
EXCEPT
Cost of the chemical - Answer-The effectiveness of any chemical disinfection
process depends on all of the following EXCEPT
2% activated Glutaraldehyde - Answer-Which of the following solutions is generally
considered MOST appropriate for high level disinfection of semi critical devices?
Neutral - Answer-The pH of detergent solution that has been demonstrated to be the
safest for cleaning surgical instruments is
Return for the used tray after completing all deliveries, using the appropriate
collection cart - Answer-While delivering sterile supplies to multiple nursing units, the
SPD technician is asked by a unit secretary to take an opened and used tray of
instruments back to the SPD Decontamination Area. Which of the following is the
BEST procedure to use?
Retractors on the bottom of the basket and the hand held instrument on the top -
Answer-When preparing the instruments from a dissection set for processing in a
washer/decontaminator, the instruments should be positioned with the
Clean with a detergent solution and then use an appropriate disinfection agent -
Answer-An acceptable method of decontaminating an item that has been used on a
patient is to
, Rinse them with water and then clean them in the usual manner - Answer-A tray of
instruments has been brought the Decontamination area in a saline solution. Which
of the following actions should the technician take?
Spraying with an enzymatic foam, covering them with a towel moistened with water
and placing them in a plastic bag - Answer-If it is not possible to wash contaminated
instruments immediately after use, they should be kept moist by
Reduce the bioburden present on the equipment - Answer-When cleaning an IV
pump, it is important to use a germicide on the pump surface in order to
Enzymatic detergent - Answer-Generally, the first step in loosening blood soils from
the channels of an instrument is to soak it in
Rinsing - Answer-After manually cleaning contaminated surgical instruments with a
disinfectant solution, the NEXT step in the decontamination process is
Wearing appropriate personal protective Equipment - Answer-When working in the
decontamination area, transmission of pathogenic organisms from used surgical
instruments can BEST be minimized by
Major vascular instruments - Answer-If the Operating Room requests instruments for
an emergency ruptured aortic aneurysm, the technician should send
Passivation layer - Answer-Surgical grade instruments, if properly cared for, usually
last longer than floor grade instruments because they have
Apply one wrapper followed by a second one - Answer-When using the sequential
wrapping method
Respiratory Therapy items - Answer-Plastic sterilization bags are generally used to
package
A single - woven wrapper, double ply, bonded at the edges - Answer-Simultaneous
wrapping means to wrap an instrument set with
Minimize damage to tissue - Answer-Clamps used for hemostasis are also designed
to
An abdominal retractor - Answer-An instrument tray for a laparotomy procedure must
include
With Lumens - Answer-Inspection and verification of adequate cleaning is difficult
with instruments
Surgical Instrument Sets - Answer-Containerized packaging systems are MOST
commonly used to protect which of the following during steam sterilization?
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Clean and dry the transport cart and send it to Distribution for the trays - Answer-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
Hepatitis B - Answer-Healthcare workers are most likely to be infected by which of
the following agents?
Ask the maintenance person to remove the barrier attire when leaving the area -
Answer-A technician working in Decontamination notices that the maintenance
person working on the washer/ sterilizer did not remove the barrier attire when the
person left the area to get additional tools. The technician should
Cleaning/ Brushing the instrument beneath the water level - Answer-Which of the
following BEST describes the manual cleaning process of surgical instruments?
A lead apron - Answer-All of the following items of personal protective equipment
should be worn when manually decontaminating flexible fiber optic endoscopes
EXCEPT
Cost of the chemical - Answer-The effectiveness of any chemical disinfection
process depends on all of the following EXCEPT
2% activated Glutaraldehyde - Answer-Which of the following solutions is generally
considered MOST appropriate for high level disinfection of semi critical devices?
Neutral - Answer-The pH of detergent solution that has been demonstrated to be the
safest for cleaning surgical instruments is
Return for the used tray after completing all deliveries, using the appropriate
collection cart - Answer-While delivering sterile supplies to multiple nursing units, the
SPD technician is asked by a unit secretary to take an opened and used tray of
instruments back to the SPD Decontamination Area. Which of the following is the
BEST procedure to use?
Retractors on the bottom of the basket and the hand held instrument on the top -
Answer-When preparing the instruments from a dissection set for processing in a
washer/decontaminator, the instruments should be positioned with the
Clean with a detergent solution and then use an appropriate disinfection agent -
Answer-An acceptable method of decontaminating an item that has been used on a
patient is to
, Rinse them with water and then clean them in the usual manner - Answer-A tray of
instruments has been brought the Decontamination area in a saline solution. Which
of the following actions should the technician take?
Spraying with an enzymatic foam, covering them with a towel moistened with water
and placing them in a plastic bag - Answer-If it is not possible to wash contaminated
instruments immediately after use, they should be kept moist by
Reduce the bioburden present on the equipment - Answer-When cleaning an IV
pump, it is important to use a germicide on the pump surface in order to
Enzymatic detergent - Answer-Generally, the first step in loosening blood soils from
the channels of an instrument is to soak it in
Rinsing - Answer-After manually cleaning contaminated surgical instruments with a
disinfectant solution, the NEXT step in the decontamination process is
Wearing appropriate personal protective Equipment - Answer-When working in the
decontamination area, transmission of pathogenic organisms from used surgical
instruments can BEST be minimized by
Major vascular instruments - Answer-If the Operating Room requests instruments for
an emergency ruptured aortic aneurysm, the technician should send
Passivation layer - Answer-Surgical grade instruments, if properly cared for, usually
last longer than floor grade instruments because they have
Apply one wrapper followed by a second one - Answer-When using the sequential
wrapping method
Respiratory Therapy items - Answer-Plastic sterilization bags are generally used to
package
A single - woven wrapper, double ply, bonded at the edges - Answer-Simultaneous
wrapping means to wrap an instrument set with
Minimize damage to tissue - Answer-Clamps used for hemostasis are also designed
to
An abdominal retractor - Answer-An instrument tray for a laparotomy procedure must
include
With Lumens - Answer-Inspection and verification of adequate cleaning is difficult
with instruments
Surgical Instrument Sets - Answer-Containerized packaging systems are MOST
commonly used to protect which of the following during steam sterilization?
