HSPA CER ENDOSCOPE PRACTICE TEST (CHAPTER 4) QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

HSPA CER ENDOSCOPE PRACTICE
TEST (CHAPTER 4)



Effective work area design should incorporate
A. An irrigating ultrasonic cleaner
B. Multiple automated equipment reprocessors
C. Storage for common endoscope replacement parts
D. One-way flow - Correct Answers -D. One-way flow

The recommended temperature for the endoscope clean processing area should be
A. 75F or less
B. 60-65F
C. At least 70F
D. 60-73F - Correct Answers -D. 60-73F

When airflow is negative it means air flows into that area
A. True
B. False - Correct Answers -A. True

Doors and pass-through windows between the decontamination and disinfection area
should remain closed; however, they may remain open between the disinfection and
sterilization area.
A. True
B. False - Correct Answers -B. False

The relative humidity in all endoscope work area should not exceed____
A. 20%
B. 30%
C. 50%
D. 60% - Correct Answers -D. 60%

Inadequate workspace in the endoscope work area can be a cause of:
A. Poor airflow
B. Aerosols entering the clean work area
C. Endoscope damage
D. All the above - Correct Answers -C. Endoscope damage

Endoscopes that have been high-level disinfected should be stored on open wire
shelving