CBSPD Certification Exam
The main role of the Sterile Processing area is to..
A) pick supplies for surgery
B) enter and account for patient charges
C) Follow the requests of the Operating Room Supervisor
D) provide
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CBSPD Certification Exam
The main role of the Sterile Processing area is to..
A) pick supplies for surgery
B) enter and account for patient charges
C) Follow the requests of the Operating Room Supervisor
D) provide dependable reliable services to enhance the quality of patient care - ✔✔provide
dependable reliable services to enhance the quality of patient care
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration's Hazard Communication Standard requires
that a SDS (Safety Data Sheet) must be available for..
A) all instrument trays
B) ask packaging materials
C) Chemicals that can harm you
D) each chemical in the department - ✔✔each chemical in the department
Which of the following establishes sterilization precise practice standards based on opinion,
research, and/or theory?
A) Occupational Safety and Health Admin
B) Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation
C) Environmental Protection Agency
D) Food and Drug Administration - ✔✔Association for the Advancement of Medical
Instrumentation
Which of the following classes of fire extinguishers would be used for an electrical equipment
fire?
A) Class A
B) Class B
C) Class C
D) Class D - ✔✔Class C
If healthcare facilities reprocess single-use devices, the devices must be cleared by..
A) Occupational Safety and Health Admin
B) Environmental Protection Agency
C) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
D) Food and Drug Admin - ✔✔Food and Drug Admin
The Occupational Safety and Health Admin has a great effect on the Sterile Processing area by
its regulation of occupational exposure to airborne contaminants, exposure to bloodborne
pathogens, and which of the following?
A) Reprocessing of single-use devices
B) Communication of workplace hazards
C) Reporting malfunctioning Medical equipment
D) The chemical products used in Sterile Processing - ✔✔Communication of workplace hazards
The Medical Device Reporting regulation requires..
A) the Sterile Processing area employees to report all work-related injuries
B) healthcare facilities to register single-use devices to be reprocessed
C) the Sterile Processing area employees to report failure to wear ppe
D) healthcare facilities to report deaths or serious injuries from medical devices - ✔✔healthcare
facilities to report deaths or serious injuries from medical devices
Steps for performing a task are defined in a..
A) policy
B) standard
C) procedure
D) recommended practice - ✔✔procedure
The Environmental Protection Agency, Food and Drug Admin, Occupational Safety and Health
Admin, and State Department of Health primarily issue..
A) standards
B) regulations
C) professional practices
D) recommended practices - ✔✔regulations
Before a medical device is cleaned, what information must the technician have before processing
it?
A) Manufacturer's instructions for use
B) Sales representatives instructions for operation
C) Signed purchase order and receiving report
D) Directions from the department that purchased it - ✔✔Manufacturer's instructions for use
Which of the following statements is true regarding the respiratory system? The respiratory
system..
A) filters, warms and humidifies the air breathed in
B) supplies carbon dioxide to the cells of the body
C) carries hormones from their site of origin to distant tissues
D) aides in the clotting of blood when vessels are damaged - ✔✔filters, warms and humidifies
the air breathed in
The smallest bones of the body are found in the..
A) foot
B) hand
C) vertebrae
D) middle ear - ✔✔middle ear
Which of the following transports food to the stomach?
A) Tongue
B) Larynx
C) Pharynx
D) Esophagus - ✔✔Esophagus
What color do Gram-positive microorganisms stain?
A) Red or Pink
B) Blue or Purple
C) Black or brown
D) Yellow or green - ✔✔Blue or Purple
Which type of microorganisms has the ability to slow down it's metabolism and become
dormant?
A) Gram-negative bacillus
B) Gram-positive bacillus
C) Gram-negative virus
D) Gram-positive virus - ✔✔Gram-positive bacillus
Which of the following diseases is not caused by a virus?
A) Herpes
B) Poliomyelitis
C) AIDS
D) CJD (Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease) - ✔✔CJD (Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease)
The femur, tibia, and fibula are bones of the..
A) upper limbs
B) pelvic girdle
C) lower limbs
D) pectoral girdle - ✔✔lower limbs
"The removal of contamination from an item to the extent necessary for further processing or for
it's intended use" is the Association for the advancement of Medical Instrument's definition of
which of the following?
A) Cleaning
B) Sterilization
C) Disinfection
D) Decontamination - ✔✔Cleaning
Which of the following terms refers to disease-producing microorganisms?
A) Biofilm
B) Pathogen
C) Pyrogen
D) Bioburden - ✔✔Pathogen
Which of the following would be acceptable to transport used OR surgical instrument tray's?
A) Open Wire Carts
B) Supply delivery cart
C) Operating room table
D) Closed case cart - ✔✔Closed case cart
Select the following statement that is TRUE about the use of PPE in decontamination area.
A) It's use is optional
B) Vinyl gloves are all that is needed for manual cleaning
C) Failure to wear PPE can result in disciplinary action
D) If the temperature in the room is too warm, gowns do not need to be worn. - ✔✔Failure to
wear PPE can result in disciplinary action
Enzyme-based detergents contain organic substances that assist in the breakdown of:
A) Hard water
B) Disinfectant
C) Magnesium and copper
D) protein soils and blood - ✔✔protein soils and blood
Sodium hypochlorite belongs to which group of disinfectants?
A) Quaternary Ammonium Compounds
B) Halogens
C) Alcohols
D) Phenolics - ✔✔Halogens
Which if the following medical devices would require only low-level disinfection?
A) blood pressure cuff
B) Hemostat
C) Flexible endoscope
D) metal basin - ✔✔blood pressure cuff
A solution with pH of 3 is considered
A) concentrated
B) neutral
C) alkaline
D) acidic - ✔✔acidic
When high-level disinfecting a device, if to many microorganisms remain on an item after the
cleaning process, the
A) disinfection process will not vary
B) Disinfection process might not be effective
C) item will need to be sterilized and re-cleaned.
D) passivation layer on the item will be destroyed. - ✔✔disinfection process might not be
effective
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