STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS BANK;
COMPLETE ACCURATE QUIZZES
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
"Clean to dirty" is a sterile processing department term
used to describe - correct answer- Work flow
A bowie dick test should be performed in which of the
following types of sterilizers? - correct answer-
Pre-vacuum steam
A broken glass suction bottle is returned to
Decontamination. Which of the following should the
technician do? - correct answer- Place it in an
appropriate rigid container
A coworker is observed taking dressing supplies for use at
home. Which of the following would be FIRST action to
take? - correct answer- To tell him/her that this
is not the right thing to do
,A liver biopsy would be performed to check for which
disease? - correct answer- Hepatitis C Virus
A patient contracts an infection from an improperly
sterilized surgical instrument. This is an example of -
correct answer- A healthcare acquired infection
A positive biological indicator (BI) test shows that
sterilization process - correct answer- Did not
result in the death of all the test organisms
A staff member brings several contaminated trays to the
Sterile Processing Department in a cart and requests that
replacement trays be put on the same cart. The technician
should - correct answer- Clean and dry the
transport cart and send it to DIstribution for the trays
A technician working in Decontamination notices that the
maintenance person working on the washer/sterilizer did
not remove the barrier attire when the person left the
area to get additional tools. The technician should -
, correct answer- Report the problem to your
supervisor
A tray of instruments has been brought to the
decontamination area in a saline solution. Which of the
following actions should the technician take? - correct
answer- Rinse them with water and then clean
them according the manufacturer's instructions
After manually cleaning contaminated surgical
instruments, the NEXT step in the decontamination
process is - correct answer- Rinsing
All of the following agencies are involved with regulation
and control of ethylene oxide when it is used as a sterilant
EXCEPT - correct answer- Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention (CDC)
All of the following are classified as critical medical
devices EXCEPT - correct answer-
Thermometers