Sterile Processing CBSPD Test
Certification Exam
Decontamination50Area50-50CORRECT50ANSWER-
Where50soiled50items50are50received50and50cleaned.50*All50levels50for50the50same50tray5
0should50be50labeled50w/a50tag50to50identify50the50level50number50and50set50to50which50i
t50belongs.
Preparation50and50Packaging50Area50-50CORRECT50ANSWER-
where50cleaned50items50are50inspected,50assembled,50and50packaged.
Sterilization50Area50-50CORRECT50ANSWER-where50terminal50sterilization50is50performed.
Sterile50Storage50Area50-50CORRECT50ANSWER-
where50sterile50items50are50stored50until50needed.
Sterile50Stores50-50CORRECT50ANSWER-
where50items50for50patient50care50from50outside50manufacturers50are50stored.50Someti
mes50referred50to50as50Medical50Supply50Distribution,50Central50Supply,50or50similar50de
signation.
Case50Cart50Area50-50CORRECT50ANSWER-
where50sterile50supplies50(trays50and/or50sterile50items50from50outside50manufacturers)50
are50kept50and50picked50for50surgical50cases.
Dispatch50-50CORRECT50ANSWER-where50sterile50and50clean50items50are50dispensed.
Loaner50Area50-50CORRECT50ANSWER-
for50the50receipt50and50return50of50instruments50borrowed50for50specialty50procedures.
Patient50Care50Equipment50Clean-Up50Area50-50CORRECT50ANSWER-
where50patient50care50equipment50is50cleaned50and50disinfected.
SPD50Responsibilities50-50CORRECT50ANSWER-
providing50dependable,50reliable50services50to50enhance50the50quality50of50patient50care.
50Instruments50sets,50patient50care50equipment,50and50other50medical50devices50must50
be50processed50and50distributed50in50an50accurate50and50timely50manner50so50that50pati
ent50care50is50not50adversely50affected.
Work50Flow50-50CORRECT50ANSWER-
how50the50work50progresses50through50the50department50or50processing50area.50*Dirty50
to50Clean
People50Flow50-50CORRECT50ANSWER-
,how50people50move50through50the50department50or50processing50area.50*Clean50to50Dirt
y
Traffic50Control50-50CORRECT50ANSWER-controlling50access50to50SPD
,Ethics50-50CORRECT50ANSWER-
the50discipline50dealing50with50what50is50good50and50bad50and50with50moral50duty50and50obli
gation.
Ethical50Actions50-50CORRECT50ANSWER-
actions50that50conform50to50accepted50and50professional50standards50of50conduct.
Morals50-50CORRECT50ANSWER-
deal50with50or50relate50to50principles50of50right50and50wrong50behavior.
Unethical50Professional50Conduct50-50CORRECT50ANSWER-
failure50to50conform50to50moral50standards50or50policies.
Professional50Ethics50-50CORRECT50ANSWER-
principles50of50conduct50governing50an50individual50or50group.
American50Medical50Association50(AMA)50-50CORRECT50ANSWER-
the50most50important50organization50related50to50healthcare50ethics.
Regulation50-50CORRECT50ANSWER-
a50principle,50rule,50or50law50designed50to50control50or50govern50behavior.
Agencies50that50issue50regulations50-50CORRECT50ANSWER-
EPA,50FDA,50OSHA50and50State50health50departments
Standard50-50CORRECT50ANSWER-
an50established50norm50determined50by50opinion,50authority,50research50and/or50theory.
Recommended50Practices50-50CORRECT50ANSWER-
statements50of50sound50principles50of50practice50based50on50scientific50data50and50opini
ons50of50experts.
Agencies50that50set50standards50-50CORRECT50ANSWER-AAMI,50CDC
Examples50of50recommended50practices50-50CORRECT50ANSWER-
documents50developed50by50IAHCSMM,50SGNA,50AORN
Environmental50Protection50Agency50(EPA)50-50CORRECT50ANSWER-
Registers50and50regulates50environmental50disinfectants,50controls50emissions50into50th
e50air50and50water,50regulates50the50manufacture50and50sale50of50EO50gas
Food50and50Drug50Administration50(FDA)50-50CORRECT50ANSWER-
regulates50all50medical50devices.50MedWatch50(recalls);50approves50reprocessing50of50s
ingle50use50devices;50require50IFU50(instructions50for50use)
Function50of50CS/SPD50-50CORRECT50ANSWER-
receives,50cleans,50decontaminates,50assembles,50inspects,50disinfects,50sterilizes50reu
sable50medical50and50surgical50devices
, Sterile50processing50is50A.K.A50-50CORRECT50ANSWER-
Central50Material50Service,50Sterile50Processing50Service,50Central50Service,50Sterile50
Processing50Department
Two50groups50that50certify50-50CORRECT50ANSWER-
CBSPD50(Cerification50board50for50sterile50processing50and50distribution,50IAHCSMM50(
International50association50of50healthcare50central50service50material50management)
Chain50of50command50-50CORRECT50ANSWER-
chief50operating50officer,50VP50nursing,50sterile50processing50manager,50SPD50lead50t
ech,50SPD50processing50tech,50SPD50inventory50tech,50SPD50case50cart50tech
Compliance50w/a50regulation50is50-50CORRECT50ANSWER-mandatory/required50by50law
Confidentiality50-50CORRECT50ANSWER-
HIPAA50(Health50insurance50portability50and50accountability50act)
the50manufacturer50performs for50a50product,50the50facility50end50user50performs
.50-50CORRECT50ANSWER-validation;50verification
Occupational50Safety50Health50Administration50(OSHA)50-50CORRECT50ANSWER-
protects50workers;50OSHA50standards50are50required50by50law;50sets50occupational50ex
posure50limits50for50all50chemicals50in50the50workplace50under50mSDS50(material50safet
y50data50sheet);50"right50to50know";50Emergency50eyewash50stations
Responsible50for50regulating50EO50gas50-50CORRECT50ANSWER-OSHA,50EPA
Ergonomics50-50CORRECT50ANSWER-
OSHA;50fitting50the50job50to50the50worker,50prevent50injuries50before50they50occur
Emergency50eyewash50stations50-50CORRECT50ANSWER-
available50within501050seconds/3050meters50of50chemicals;50hands-
free;50test50regularly50and50document,50050450gallons50of50water.
Government50Agencies50-50CORRECT50ANSWER-EPA,50FDA,50OSHA
NFPA50-50CORRECT50ANSWER-National50Fire50Protection50Association
Center50for50Disease50Control50and50prevention50(CDC)50-50CORRECT50ANSWER-
voluntary;50promotes50health50by50preventing50and50controlling50disease;50publishes50recom
mendations50and50guidelines;50hand50hygiene50(1550second50minimum);50NO50artificial50nail
s;50classifies50medical50devices50according50to50Spaulding
Spaulding50Classification50-50CORRECT50ANSWER-
Critical50(exposed50to50sterile50areas50of50the50body;50must50be50sterile);50Semi-
Critical50(touches50mucous50membranes;50recommended50sterile50or50high50level50disin
fected);50Non50Critical50(touch50the50skin;50can50be50cleaned50or50disinfected;50less50th
an50high50level50disinfection)
Certification Exam
Decontamination50Area50-50CORRECT50ANSWER-
Where50soiled50items50are50received50and50cleaned.50*All50levels50for50the50same50tray5
0should50be50labeled50w/a50tag50to50identify50the50level50number50and50set50to50which50i
t50belongs.
Preparation50and50Packaging50Area50-50CORRECT50ANSWER-
where50cleaned50items50are50inspected,50assembled,50and50packaged.
Sterilization50Area50-50CORRECT50ANSWER-where50terminal50sterilization50is50performed.
Sterile50Storage50Area50-50CORRECT50ANSWER-
where50sterile50items50are50stored50until50needed.
Sterile50Stores50-50CORRECT50ANSWER-
where50items50for50patient50care50from50outside50manufacturers50are50stored.50Someti
mes50referred50to50as50Medical50Supply50Distribution,50Central50Supply,50or50similar50de
signation.
Case50Cart50Area50-50CORRECT50ANSWER-
where50sterile50supplies50(trays50and/or50sterile50items50from50outside50manufacturers)50
are50kept50and50picked50for50surgical50cases.
Dispatch50-50CORRECT50ANSWER-where50sterile50and50clean50items50are50dispensed.
Loaner50Area50-50CORRECT50ANSWER-
for50the50receipt50and50return50of50instruments50borrowed50for50specialty50procedures.
Patient50Care50Equipment50Clean-Up50Area50-50CORRECT50ANSWER-
where50patient50care50equipment50is50cleaned50and50disinfected.
SPD50Responsibilities50-50CORRECT50ANSWER-
providing50dependable,50reliable50services50to50enhance50the50quality50of50patient50care.
50Instruments50sets,50patient50care50equipment,50and50other50medical50devices50must50
be50processed50and50distributed50in50an50accurate50and50timely50manner50so50that50pati
ent50care50is50not50adversely50affected.
Work50Flow50-50CORRECT50ANSWER-
how50the50work50progresses50through50the50department50or50processing50area.50*Dirty50
to50Clean
People50Flow50-50CORRECT50ANSWER-
,how50people50move50through50the50department50or50processing50area.50*Clean50to50Dirt
y
Traffic50Control50-50CORRECT50ANSWER-controlling50access50to50SPD
,Ethics50-50CORRECT50ANSWER-
the50discipline50dealing50with50what50is50good50and50bad50and50with50moral50duty50and50obli
gation.
Ethical50Actions50-50CORRECT50ANSWER-
actions50that50conform50to50accepted50and50professional50standards50of50conduct.
Morals50-50CORRECT50ANSWER-
deal50with50or50relate50to50principles50of50right50and50wrong50behavior.
Unethical50Professional50Conduct50-50CORRECT50ANSWER-
failure50to50conform50to50moral50standards50or50policies.
Professional50Ethics50-50CORRECT50ANSWER-
principles50of50conduct50governing50an50individual50or50group.
American50Medical50Association50(AMA)50-50CORRECT50ANSWER-
the50most50important50organization50related50to50healthcare50ethics.
Regulation50-50CORRECT50ANSWER-
a50principle,50rule,50or50law50designed50to50control50or50govern50behavior.
Agencies50that50issue50regulations50-50CORRECT50ANSWER-
EPA,50FDA,50OSHA50and50State50health50departments
Standard50-50CORRECT50ANSWER-
an50established50norm50determined50by50opinion,50authority,50research50and/or50theory.
Recommended50Practices50-50CORRECT50ANSWER-
statements50of50sound50principles50of50practice50based50on50scientific50data50and50opini
ons50of50experts.
Agencies50that50set50standards50-50CORRECT50ANSWER-AAMI,50CDC
Examples50of50recommended50practices50-50CORRECT50ANSWER-
documents50developed50by50IAHCSMM,50SGNA,50AORN
Environmental50Protection50Agency50(EPA)50-50CORRECT50ANSWER-
Registers50and50regulates50environmental50disinfectants,50controls50emissions50into50th
e50air50and50water,50regulates50the50manufacture50and50sale50of50EO50gas
Food50and50Drug50Administration50(FDA)50-50CORRECT50ANSWER-
regulates50all50medical50devices.50MedWatch50(recalls);50approves50reprocessing50of50s
ingle50use50devices;50require50IFU50(instructions50for50use)
Function50of50CS/SPD50-50CORRECT50ANSWER-
receives,50cleans,50decontaminates,50assembles,50inspects,50disinfects,50sterilizes50reu
sable50medical50and50surgical50devices
, Sterile50processing50is50A.K.A50-50CORRECT50ANSWER-
Central50Material50Service,50Sterile50Processing50Service,50Central50Service,50Sterile50
Processing50Department
Two50groups50that50certify50-50CORRECT50ANSWER-
CBSPD50(Cerification50board50for50sterile50processing50and50distribution,50IAHCSMM50(
International50association50of50healthcare50central50service50material50management)
Chain50of50command50-50CORRECT50ANSWER-
chief50operating50officer,50VP50nursing,50sterile50processing50manager,50SPD50lead50t
ech,50SPD50processing50tech,50SPD50inventory50tech,50SPD50case50cart50tech
Compliance50w/a50regulation50is50-50CORRECT50ANSWER-mandatory/required50by50law
Confidentiality50-50CORRECT50ANSWER-
HIPAA50(Health50insurance50portability50and50accountability50act)
the50manufacturer50performs for50a50product,50the50facility50end50user50performs
.50-50CORRECT50ANSWER-validation;50verification
Occupational50Safety50Health50Administration50(OSHA)50-50CORRECT50ANSWER-
protects50workers;50OSHA50standards50are50required50by50law;50sets50occupational50ex
posure50limits50for50all50chemicals50in50the50workplace50under50mSDS50(material50safet
y50data50sheet);50"right50to50know";50Emergency50eyewash50stations
Responsible50for50regulating50EO50gas50-50CORRECT50ANSWER-OSHA,50EPA
Ergonomics50-50CORRECT50ANSWER-
OSHA;50fitting50the50job50to50the50worker,50prevent50injuries50before50they50occur
Emergency50eyewash50stations50-50CORRECT50ANSWER-
available50within501050seconds/3050meters50of50chemicals;50hands-
free;50test50regularly50and50document,50050450gallons50of50water.
Government50Agencies50-50CORRECT50ANSWER-EPA,50FDA,50OSHA
NFPA50-50CORRECT50ANSWER-National50Fire50Protection50Association
Center50for50Disease50Control50and50prevention50(CDC)50-50CORRECT50ANSWER-
voluntary;50promotes50health50by50preventing50and50controlling50disease;50publishes50recom
mendations50and50guidelines;50hand50hygiene50(1550second50minimum);50NO50artificial50nail
s;50classifies50medical50devices50according50to50Spaulding
Spaulding50Classification50-50CORRECT50ANSWER-
Critical50(exposed50to50sterile50areas50of50the50body;50must50be50sterile);50Semi-
Critical50(touches50mucous50membranes;50recommended50sterile50or50high50level50disin
fected);50Non50Critical50(touch50the50skin;50can50be50cleaned50or50disinfected;50less50th
an50high50level50disinfection)
