CBSPD Practice Exam 2 | 114 Questions and Answers
Flexible endoscopes MUST be competently reprocessed so that
Patient care is not adversely affected
Ethics is the practice of:
conforming to accepted and professional standards of conduct
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) provides for
which ethical issue?
Confidentiality
Recommended practices are:
Statements of sound principles of practice that are based on scientific data and the
opinions of experts
A rule designed to govern behavior is called a:
Regulation
Which of the following defines what a department MUST do?
Policies
Steps for performing a task are defined in a
Procedure
Which of the following has published standards of infection prevention in
processing flexible gastrointestinal endoscopes?
SGNA (Society for Gastroenterology Nurse and Associates)
Which of the following agencies registers and regulates environmental
disinfectants used on non-living things in healthcare facilities?
EPA (Environmental Protection Agency)
Which of the following regulates and assures that products are safe and effective
before companies put them on the market?
FDA (Food Drug Administration)
Which agency requires medical device manufacturers to provide end users in
healthcare facilities with specific instructions on how to reprocess their reusable
products?
FDA (Food Drug Administration)
Compliance with Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
regulations is
Required by law
Monitoring the effectiveness of work performed in the GI/endoscopy suite is
generally referred to as:
Quality assurance
The policies and procedures for all reprocessing activities in the GI/endoscopy
suite are usually reviewed and/or approved by the:
Infection Prevention and Control Committee
Which branch of science refers to the form and organization of body parts?
Anatomy
Which branch of science refers to the function of specific body parts?
, Physiology
The smallest and MOST numerous structural units possessing the basic
characteristics of life are called
Cells
The nucleus is the cell's:
Brain
DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) is found in which part of the cell?
Nucleus
Which of the following is the largest internal organ of the body?
Liver
The tendency of the body to maintain a stable internal environment is referred to
as:
Homeostaisis
DNA is the only molecule in the body capable of:
Reproducing itself
The term pathogenic means:
Disease-producing
Which of the following deals with microorganisms and their effects on other
living organisms?
Microbiology
Microorganisms are measured in?
Microns
Bacteria are unicellular and reproduce by:
Binary fission
Which type of microorganism has the ability to slow down its metabolism and
become dormant?
Gram-positive bacillus
Which of the following is NOT a requirement for bacteria to survive?
Bright light
A dehydrated microorganism with a thick, shell-like wall is known as a
Spore
Which of the following describes the shape of the bacterium Pseudomonas?
Rod
In order to survive, aerobic bacteria require
Oxygen
Which of the following requires a living host to multiply?
Viruses
Which of the following organisms can grow inside the lumens of flexible
endoscopes that have not been properly dried and rinsed with 70% alcohol?
Pseudomonas
In order to cause an infection, microorganisms must be:
Present in sufficient numbers
The principal route of transmission of healthcare-acquired infections from
hospital staff to patients is
Direct contact
Which of the following is a vector that could cause disease?
Flexible endoscopes MUST be competently reprocessed so that
Patient care is not adversely affected
Ethics is the practice of:
conforming to accepted and professional standards of conduct
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) provides for
which ethical issue?
Confidentiality
Recommended practices are:
Statements of sound principles of practice that are based on scientific data and the
opinions of experts
A rule designed to govern behavior is called a:
Regulation
Which of the following defines what a department MUST do?
Policies
Steps for performing a task are defined in a
Procedure
Which of the following has published standards of infection prevention in
processing flexible gastrointestinal endoscopes?
SGNA (Society for Gastroenterology Nurse and Associates)
Which of the following agencies registers and regulates environmental
disinfectants used on non-living things in healthcare facilities?
EPA (Environmental Protection Agency)
Which of the following regulates and assures that products are safe and effective
before companies put them on the market?
FDA (Food Drug Administration)
Which agency requires medical device manufacturers to provide end users in
healthcare facilities with specific instructions on how to reprocess their reusable
products?
FDA (Food Drug Administration)
Compliance with Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
regulations is
Required by law
Monitoring the effectiveness of work performed in the GI/endoscopy suite is
generally referred to as:
Quality assurance
The policies and procedures for all reprocessing activities in the GI/endoscopy
suite are usually reviewed and/or approved by the:
Infection Prevention and Control Committee
Which branch of science refers to the form and organization of body parts?
Anatomy
Which branch of science refers to the function of specific body parts?
, Physiology
The smallest and MOST numerous structural units possessing the basic
characteristics of life are called
Cells
The nucleus is the cell's:
Brain
DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) is found in which part of the cell?
Nucleus
Which of the following is the largest internal organ of the body?
Liver
The tendency of the body to maintain a stable internal environment is referred to
as:
Homeostaisis
DNA is the only molecule in the body capable of:
Reproducing itself
The term pathogenic means:
Disease-producing
Which of the following deals with microorganisms and their effects on other
living organisms?
Microbiology
Microorganisms are measured in?
Microns
Bacteria are unicellular and reproduce by:
Binary fission
Which type of microorganism has the ability to slow down its metabolism and
become dormant?
Gram-positive bacillus
Which of the following is NOT a requirement for bacteria to survive?
Bright light
A dehydrated microorganism with a thick, shell-like wall is known as a
Spore
Which of the following describes the shape of the bacterium Pseudomonas?
Rod
In order to survive, aerobic bacteria require
Oxygen
Which of the following requires a living host to multiply?
Viruses
Which of the following organisms can grow inside the lumens of flexible
endoscopes that have not been properly dried and rinsed with 70% alcohol?
Pseudomonas
In order to cause an infection, microorganisms must be:
Present in sufficient numbers
The principal route of transmission of healthcare-acquired infections from
hospital staff to patients is
Direct contact
Which of the following is a vector that could cause disease?
