CBSPD Exam QUESTIONS AND ASNWERS YEAR 2025.
What should the sterilizer access area pressure be? - ✅✅Negative w/10 air
exchanges per hour
What two steps are involved in decontamination? - ✅✅1. Manual and/or automated
mechanical cleaning
2. application of a thermal or chemical disinfection process
Define Cleaning... - ✅✅The removal of contamination from an item to the extent
necessary for further processing or for the intended use.
nosocomial infections are well documented and caused by... - ✅✅poor or ineffective
decontamination of instruments
What are Employee hazards in the decontamination process? - ✅✅Technicians work
with a large amount of 1) unidentified bioburden 2) wet enviornment 3) handling
contaminated sharps 4) must know procedures for proper handling, equipment,
cleaning/sterilization agents
How do you properly clean a device? - ✅✅follow the device manufacturer's written
instructions
What is the starting point in sterilization? - ✅✅Cleaning
Define decontamination - ✅✅The process of cleaning surgical instruments, patient
care devices, and all involved surfaces in order to render areas and items safe for
handling and/or further processing
What are physical safety hazards? - ✅✅-good body mechanics -correct body
techniques and posture for lifting, pushing, pulling, and reaching -should be alert and
correct anything that is a potential injury -lifts to lift heavy supplies, available work
material, adjustable chairs, padding on sharp edges, correct height tables -proper
clothing can prevent injury
What is the weakest point of an instrument? - ✅✅Box lock and jaws
What does the ABC system stand for? - ✅✅A: large dollar amount items not used
frequently
B: moderately priced and used frequently
C: items w/ low dollar value
, What is just in time distribution? - ✅✅Items are distributed to department by vendor
no need for sterile storage or inventory control.
What are specialty/ procedure carts? - ✅✅Carts placed in specific departments
based on procedures
personalized to needs of departments easily accessible.
What is case cart distribution? - ✅✅visually in specialty areas case carts are
delivered to department case cart is specialized to departments needs
What is the exchange cart distribution? - ✅✅Two identical carts are made one is out
in the department and other stays in SPD
What is par level distribution? - ✅✅There is fixed inventory and when items become
low they are replenished from the stockroom per department/specialty
What is demand distribution? - ✅✅An instrument/cart must be ordered in order to get
it
What are the most common distribution systems? - ✅✅1) demand 2)par-level
3)Exchange 4)case carts 5) Specialty 6) Just in time
What is the air pressure of the sterile storage area? - ✅✅positive air flows out
What is shelf life - ✅✅period of time which a sterile item is considered safe to use
event related not time related
When are packs most vulnerable to contamination? - ✅✅Immediately after
sterilization
What is it when a sterilizer's ability is tested under worst case conditions? - ✅✅Small
load testing
What is it called when a sterilizer is tested for sterilization under actual use conditions? -
✅✅Max load testing
How often is a Bowie Dick test ran? - ✅✅Daily for dynamic air removal sterilizers
How much space should be between packages and chamber wall? - ✅✅one inch
How should paper-plastic pouches be placed in a sterilizer? - ✅✅plastic to paper or
paper to plastic
tilted on side
What should the sterilizer access area pressure be? - ✅✅Negative w/10 air
exchanges per hour
What two steps are involved in decontamination? - ✅✅1. Manual and/or automated
mechanical cleaning
2. application of a thermal or chemical disinfection process
Define Cleaning... - ✅✅The removal of contamination from an item to the extent
necessary for further processing or for the intended use.
nosocomial infections are well documented and caused by... - ✅✅poor or ineffective
decontamination of instruments
What are Employee hazards in the decontamination process? - ✅✅Technicians work
with a large amount of 1) unidentified bioburden 2) wet enviornment 3) handling
contaminated sharps 4) must know procedures for proper handling, equipment,
cleaning/sterilization agents
How do you properly clean a device? - ✅✅follow the device manufacturer's written
instructions
What is the starting point in sterilization? - ✅✅Cleaning
Define decontamination - ✅✅The process of cleaning surgical instruments, patient
care devices, and all involved surfaces in order to render areas and items safe for
handling and/or further processing
What are physical safety hazards? - ✅✅-good body mechanics -correct body
techniques and posture for lifting, pushing, pulling, and reaching -should be alert and
correct anything that is a potential injury -lifts to lift heavy supplies, available work
material, adjustable chairs, padding on sharp edges, correct height tables -proper
clothing can prevent injury
What is the weakest point of an instrument? - ✅✅Box lock and jaws
What does the ABC system stand for? - ✅✅A: large dollar amount items not used
frequently
B: moderately priced and used frequently
C: items w/ low dollar value
, What is just in time distribution? - ✅✅Items are distributed to department by vendor
no need for sterile storage or inventory control.
What are specialty/ procedure carts? - ✅✅Carts placed in specific departments
based on procedures
personalized to needs of departments easily accessible.
What is case cart distribution? - ✅✅visually in specialty areas case carts are
delivered to department case cart is specialized to departments needs
What is the exchange cart distribution? - ✅✅Two identical carts are made one is out
in the department and other stays in SPD
What is par level distribution? - ✅✅There is fixed inventory and when items become
low they are replenished from the stockroom per department/specialty
What is demand distribution? - ✅✅An instrument/cart must be ordered in order to get
it
What are the most common distribution systems? - ✅✅1) demand 2)par-level
3)Exchange 4)case carts 5) Specialty 6) Just in time
What is the air pressure of the sterile storage area? - ✅✅positive air flows out
What is shelf life - ✅✅period of time which a sterile item is considered safe to use
event related not time related
When are packs most vulnerable to contamination? - ✅✅Immediately after
sterilization
What is it when a sterilizer's ability is tested under worst case conditions? - ✅✅Small
load testing
What is it called when a sterilizer is tested for sterilization under actual use conditions? -
✅✅Max load testing
How often is a Bowie Dick test ran? - ✅✅Daily for dynamic air removal sterilizers
How much space should be between packages and chamber wall? - ✅✅one inch
How should paper-plastic pouches be placed in a sterilizer? - ✅✅plastic to paper or
paper to plastic
tilted on side
