STERILE PROCESSING FINAL
EXAM PRACTICE CHAPTERS 1 -
13) FREQUENTLY ASKED
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS 100% CORRECT
2026/2027 STUDY
AN OSTEOTOME IS
(A) USED TO CUT OR SHAVE BONE.
(B) A RETRACTOR.
(C) A HEMOSTATIC FORCEPS.
(D) NONE OF THE ABOVE.
A
WHEN RETURNING LOANER ITEMS TO THE VENDOR
(A) ALL ITEMS SHOULD BE COMPLETELY ASSEMBLED, TESTED AND STERILE.
(B) TRAYS SHOULD BE RETURNED IMMEDIATELY AFTER POINT-OF-USE CLEANING.(C) ALL
ITEMS SHOULD BE CLEANED AND DECONTAMINATED.
(D) TRAYS SHOULD BE TERMINALLY STERILIZED BEFORE RETURNING THEM TO THE VENDOR.
C
THE FIRST GOAL OF CREATING AN INSTRUMENT PACK IS
,(A) OBTAIN THE PROPER PACKAGING CONTAINER FOR THE PACK.
(B) DECIDE ON THE ORDER OF INSTRUMENT PLACEMENT.
(C) CREATE A PACK THAT MEETS USER NEEDS.
(D) CREATE A PACK THAT MAKES THE PHYSICIAN HAPPY.
C
POSITIVE AIR FLOW MEANS WHEN THE DOOR IS OPENED, AIR FLOWS OUT INSTEAD OF INTO
THE AREA.
(A) TRUE
(B) FALSE
A
MOLDS, MUSHROOMS AND YEAST ARE COMMON
(A) GRAM-NEGATIVE ORGANISMS.
(B) FUNGI.
(C) GRAM-POSITIVE ORGANISMS.
(D) PRIONS.
B
THE SURGERY OF THE EAR THAT RECONSTRUCTS THE EARDRUM SO SOUND WAVES CAN BE
SENT TO THE MIDDLE EAR
(A) TYMPANOPLASTY.
(B) STAPEDECTOMY.
(C) AUDITORY IMPLANTATION.
(D) MYRINGOTOMY.
A
,DARK AREAS ON THE LENS OF AN ENDOSCOPE ARE?
(A) DEBRIS
(B) LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE OPTICS
(C) LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE BULBS
(D) DAMAGED LIGHT FIBERS
D
SOILED INSTRUMENTS AND OTHER ITEMS ARE RECEIVED IN THE (BLANK) AREA OF THE
CENTRAL SERVICE DEPARTMENT.
(A) PREPARATION
(B) PACKAGING
(C) DECONTAMINATION
(D) STERILIZATION
C
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS ABOUT THE USE OF MECHANICAL WASHERS IS NOT
TRUE?
(A) MULTI-LEVEL TRAYS SHOULD BE SEPARATED
(B) TRAYS WITH LIDS SHOULD BE OPENED
(C) INSTRUMENTS SHOULD BE DISASSEMBLED AND OPENED
(D) ALL ITEMS SHOULD BE WASHED ON THE SAME CYCLE
D
AGENCY WHICH MAY INTERVENE IN A MATTER OF WORKER PROTECTION EVEN IF THERE ARE
NO SPECIFIC REGULATIONS COVERING THE SITUATION.
(A) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
, (B) ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
(C) U.S. FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION
(D) ASSOCIATION OF PERIOPERATIVE REGISTERED NURSES
A
LASER FINISHED INSTRUMENTS ARE COATED WITH DURABLE PROTECTIVE FINISH THAT
CANNOT BE CHIPPED OR SCRATCHED.
(A) TRUE
(B) FALSE
B
HEALTHCARE-ASSOCIATED INFECTIONS ARE
(A) MOST LIKELY TO OCCUR DURING A SURGICAL PROCEDURE.
(B) CAUSED BY DRUG RESISTANT ORGANISMS.
(C) THOSE WITHOUT KNOWN CURES.
(D) THOSE WHICH OCCUR IN THE COURSE OF BEING TREATED IN A HEALTHCARE FACILITY.
D
VIRUSES ARE LARGER THAN BACTERIA.
(A) TRUE
(B) FALSE
B
THE SYSTEM THAT GIVES THE BODY SHAPE AND SUPPORT
(A) MUSCULAR SYSTEM.
(B) NERVOUS SYSTEM.
EXAM PRACTICE CHAPTERS 1 -
13) FREQUENTLY ASKED
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS 100% CORRECT
2026/2027 STUDY
AN OSTEOTOME IS
(A) USED TO CUT OR SHAVE BONE.
(B) A RETRACTOR.
(C) A HEMOSTATIC FORCEPS.
(D) NONE OF THE ABOVE.
A
WHEN RETURNING LOANER ITEMS TO THE VENDOR
(A) ALL ITEMS SHOULD BE COMPLETELY ASSEMBLED, TESTED AND STERILE.
(B) TRAYS SHOULD BE RETURNED IMMEDIATELY AFTER POINT-OF-USE CLEANING.(C) ALL
ITEMS SHOULD BE CLEANED AND DECONTAMINATED.
(D) TRAYS SHOULD BE TERMINALLY STERILIZED BEFORE RETURNING THEM TO THE VENDOR.
C
THE FIRST GOAL OF CREATING AN INSTRUMENT PACK IS
,(A) OBTAIN THE PROPER PACKAGING CONTAINER FOR THE PACK.
(B) DECIDE ON THE ORDER OF INSTRUMENT PLACEMENT.
(C) CREATE A PACK THAT MEETS USER NEEDS.
(D) CREATE A PACK THAT MAKES THE PHYSICIAN HAPPY.
C
POSITIVE AIR FLOW MEANS WHEN THE DOOR IS OPENED, AIR FLOWS OUT INSTEAD OF INTO
THE AREA.
(A) TRUE
(B) FALSE
A
MOLDS, MUSHROOMS AND YEAST ARE COMMON
(A) GRAM-NEGATIVE ORGANISMS.
(B) FUNGI.
(C) GRAM-POSITIVE ORGANISMS.
(D) PRIONS.
B
THE SURGERY OF THE EAR THAT RECONSTRUCTS THE EARDRUM SO SOUND WAVES CAN BE
SENT TO THE MIDDLE EAR
(A) TYMPANOPLASTY.
(B) STAPEDECTOMY.
(C) AUDITORY IMPLANTATION.
(D) MYRINGOTOMY.
A
,DARK AREAS ON THE LENS OF AN ENDOSCOPE ARE?
(A) DEBRIS
(B) LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE OPTICS
(C) LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE BULBS
(D) DAMAGED LIGHT FIBERS
D
SOILED INSTRUMENTS AND OTHER ITEMS ARE RECEIVED IN THE (BLANK) AREA OF THE
CENTRAL SERVICE DEPARTMENT.
(A) PREPARATION
(B) PACKAGING
(C) DECONTAMINATION
(D) STERILIZATION
C
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS ABOUT THE USE OF MECHANICAL WASHERS IS NOT
TRUE?
(A) MULTI-LEVEL TRAYS SHOULD BE SEPARATED
(B) TRAYS WITH LIDS SHOULD BE OPENED
(C) INSTRUMENTS SHOULD BE DISASSEMBLED AND OPENED
(D) ALL ITEMS SHOULD BE WASHED ON THE SAME CYCLE
D
AGENCY WHICH MAY INTERVENE IN A MATTER OF WORKER PROTECTION EVEN IF THERE ARE
NO SPECIFIC REGULATIONS COVERING THE SITUATION.
(A) OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
, (B) ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
(C) U.S. FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION
(D) ASSOCIATION OF PERIOPERATIVE REGISTERED NURSES
A
LASER FINISHED INSTRUMENTS ARE COATED WITH DURABLE PROTECTIVE FINISH THAT
CANNOT BE CHIPPED OR SCRATCHED.
(A) TRUE
(B) FALSE
B
HEALTHCARE-ASSOCIATED INFECTIONS ARE
(A) MOST LIKELY TO OCCUR DURING A SURGICAL PROCEDURE.
(B) CAUSED BY DRUG RESISTANT ORGANISMS.
(C) THOSE WITHOUT KNOWN CURES.
(D) THOSE WHICH OCCUR IN THE COURSE OF BEING TREATED IN A HEALTHCARE FACILITY.
D
VIRUSES ARE LARGER THAN BACTERIA.
(A) TRUE
(B) FALSE
B
THE SYSTEM THAT GIVES THE BODY SHAPE AND SUPPORT
(A) MUSCULAR SYSTEM.
(B) NERVOUS SYSTEM.
