Sterile Processing Final Exam Practice Test Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13 Questions and Answers Updated 2026

Sterile Processing Final Exam
Practice Test Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4,
5, 6, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13 Questions
and Answers Updated 2026
AnBosteotomeBis



(A)BusedBtoBcutBorBshaveBbone.

(B)BaBretractor.

(C)BaBhemostaticBforceps.

(D)BnoneBofBtheBabove.B-BAnswerBA



WhenBreturningBloanerBitemsBtoBtheBvendor



(A)BallBitemsBshouldBbeBcompletelyBassembled,BtestedBandBsterile.

(B)BtraysBshouldBbeBreturnedBimmediatelyBafterBpoint-of-
useBcleaning.(C)BallBitemsBshouldBbeBcleanedBandBdecontaminated.

(D)BtraysBshouldBbeBterminallyBsterilizedBbeforeBreturningBthemBtoBtheBvendor.B-
BAnswerBC



TheBfirstBgoalBofBcreatingBanBinstrumentBpackBis



(A)BobtainBtheBproperBpackagingBcontainerBforBtheBpack.

(B)BdecideBonBtheBorderBofBinstrumentBplacement.

(C)BcreateBaBpackBthatBmeetsBuserBneeds.

(D)BcreateBaBpackBthatBmakesBtheBphysicianBhappy.B-BAnswerBC



PositiveBairBflowBmeansBwhenBtheBdoorBisBopened,BairBflowsBoutBinsteadBofBintoBth
eBarea.

,(A)BTrue

(B)BFalseB-BAnswerBA



Molds,BmushroomsBandByeastBareBcommon



(A)Bgram-negativeBorganisms.

(B)Bfungi.

(C)Bgram-positiveBorganisms.

(D)Bprions.B-BAnswerBB



TheBsurgeryBofBtheBearBthatBreconstructsBtheBeardrumBsoBsoundBwavesBcanBbeBsent
BtoBtheBmiddleBear



(A)Btympanoplasty.

(B)Bstapedectomy.

(C)BauditoryBimplantation.

(D)Bmyringotomy.B-BAnswerBA



DarkBareasBonBtheBlensBofBanBendoscopeBare?



(A)BDebris

(B)BLight-emittingBdiodeBoptics

(C)BLight-emittingBdiodeBbulbs

(D)BDamagedBlightBfibersB-BAnswerBD



SoiledBinstrumentsBandBotherBitemsBareBreceivedBinBtheB(blank)BareaBofBtheBCentralB
ServiceBdepartment.

,(A)Bpreparation

(B)Bpackaging

(C)Bdecontamination

(D)BsterilizationB-BAnswerBC



WhichBofBtheBfollowingBstatementsBaboutBtheBuseBofBmechanicalBwashersBisBNOTBtru
e?



(A)BMulti-levelBtraysBshouldBbeBseparated

(B)BTraysBwithBlidsBshouldBbeBopened

(C)BInstrumentsBshouldBbeBdisassembledBandBopened

(D)BAllBitemsBshouldBbeBwashedBonBtheBsameBcycleB-BAnswerBD



AgencyBwhichBmayBinterveneBinBaBmatterBofBworkerBprotectionBevenBifBthereBareBno
BspecificBregulationsBcoveringBtheBsituation.



(A)BOccupationalBSafetyBandBHealthBAdministration

(B)BEnvironmentalBProtectionBAgency

(C)BU.S.BFoodBandBDrugBAdministration

(D)BAssociationBofBperiOperativeBRegisteredBNursesB-BAnswerBA



LaserBfinishedBinstrumentsBareBcoatedBwithBdurableBprotectiveBfinishBthatBcannotBbeB
chippedBorBscratched.



(A)BTrue

(B)BFalseB-BAnswerBB



Healthcare-associatedBinfectionsBare

, (A)BmostBlikelyBtoBoccurBduringBaBsurgicalBprocedure.

(B)BcausedBbyBdrugBresistantBorganisms.

(C)BthoseBwithoutBknownBcures.

(D)BthoseBwhichBoccurBinBtheBcourseBofBbeingBtreatedBinBaBhealthcareBfacility.B-
BAnswerBD



VirusesBareBlargerBthanBbacteria.



(A)BTrue

(B)BFalseB-BAnswerBB



TheBsystemBthatBgivesBtheBbodyBshapeBandBsupport



(A)BmuscularBsystem.

(B)BnervousBsystem.

(C)BskeletalBsystem.

(D)BcirculatoryBsystem.B-BAnswerBC



ElectronicBtestingBofBlaparoscopicBinsulationBshouldBbeBdone



(A)BinBtheBdecontaminationBareaBpriorBtoBcleaning.

(B)BinBtheBcleanBassemblyBareaBpriorBtoBsetBassembly.

(C)BatBtheBfactoryBorBonsiteBrepairBunit.

(D)BinBtheBoperatingBroomBatBtheBendBofBtheBprocedure.B-BAnswerBB



CountBsheets



(A)BdescribeBeachBinstrumentBinBdetail.