CBSPD EXAM | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | VERIFIED AND
ACCURATE ANSWERS | LATEST EXAM UPDATE
What should the sterilizer access area pressure be? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Negative w/10 air exchanges per hour
What two steps are involved in decontamination? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1.
Manual and/or automated mechanical cleaning
2. application of a thermal or chemical disinfection process
Define Cleaning... - CORRECT ANSWER - 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... - CORRECT
ANSWER - poor or ineffective decontamination of instruments
What are Employee hazards in the decontamination process? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 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? - CORRECT ANSWER - follow the
device manufacturer's written instructions
What is the starting point in sterilization? - CORRECT ANSWER - Cleaning
, Define decontamination - CORRECT ANSWER - 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? - CORRECT ANSWER - -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? - CORRECT ANSWER - Box
lock and jaws
What does the ABC system stand for? - CORRECT ANSWER - 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? - CORRECT ANSWER - Items are
distributed to department by vendor no need for sterile storage or inventory
control.
What are specialty/ procedure carts? - CORRECT ANSWER - Carts placed in
specific departments based on procedures
personalized to needs of departments easily accessible.
What is case cart distribution? - CORRECT ANSWER - visually in specialty
areas case carts are delivered to department case cart is specialized to
departments needs
What is the exchange cart distribution? - CORRECT ANSWER - Two
identical carts are made one is out in the department and other stays in SPD
ACCURATE ANSWERS | LATEST EXAM UPDATE
What should the sterilizer access area pressure be? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Negative w/10 air exchanges per hour
What two steps are involved in decontamination? - CORRECT ANSWER - 1.
Manual and/or automated mechanical cleaning
2. application of a thermal or chemical disinfection process
Define Cleaning... - CORRECT ANSWER - 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... - CORRECT
ANSWER - poor or ineffective decontamination of instruments
What are Employee hazards in the decontamination process? - CORRECT
ANSWER - 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? - CORRECT ANSWER - follow the
device manufacturer's written instructions
What is the starting point in sterilization? - CORRECT ANSWER - Cleaning
, Define decontamination - CORRECT ANSWER - 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? - CORRECT ANSWER - -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? - CORRECT ANSWER - Box
lock and jaws
What does the ABC system stand for? - CORRECT ANSWER - 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? - CORRECT ANSWER - Items are
distributed to department by vendor no need for sterile storage or inventory
control.
What are specialty/ procedure carts? - CORRECT ANSWER - Carts placed in
specific departments based on procedures
personalized to needs of departments easily accessible.
What is case cart distribution? - CORRECT ANSWER - visually in specialty
areas case carts are delivered to department case cart is specialized to
departments needs
What is the exchange cart distribution? - CORRECT ANSWER - Two
identical carts are made one is out in the department and other stays in SPD
