Sterile Processing Board Exam Questions
and 100% CORRECT ANSWERS
A broken glass suction bottle is returned to decontamination. Which of the
following should the technician do- - ANSWER-place it in the appropriate rigid
container
Material Safety Data Sheets provide health and safety hazard and risk
information on which of the following- - ANSWER-chemical
Which of the following is an ethical responsibility of an individual working in the
central processing department- - ANSWER-maintaining patient confidentiality
Which of the following generally describes the correct sequence for the traffic
work flow in areas for which medical devices are processed- -
ANSWER-decontamination, assembly, packaging, sterilization, sterile storage
A spiral shaped line in a picture in a picture- - ANSWER-spirochete
Which of the following agencies would approve the disinfectants used on floors
and walls in the sterile processing and the distribution department- -
ANSWER-environmental protection agency
Clean to Dirty is an SPD term used to describe- - ANSWER-traffic patterns
Loose fitting clothing and jewelry should not be worn in SPD because it can- -
ANSWER-get caught in moving equipment
Rod-Shaped bacteria is called- - ANSWER-bacilli
A liver biopsy would be performed to check for which disease- -
ANSWER-hepatitis C virus
, A patient contracts an infection from an improperly sterilized instrument. This is
an example of what- - ANSWER-nosocomial infection
A staff member brings several contaminated trays to the SPD on a cart and
requests that replacement trays be put on the same cart. The technician should-
- ANSWER-clean and dry the transport cart and send it to distribution for the
trays
Healthcare workers are most likely to be infected by which of the following
agents- - ANSWER-hepatitis B
Which of the following best describes the manual cleaning process of surgical
instruments- - ANSWER-scrubbing the instrument in a detergent solution
A technician notices a maintenance person working in decon did not remove their
PPE after leaving the area. The technician should- - ANSWER-ask the
maintenance person to remove PPE when leaving the area
While delivering Sterile supplies to multiple units, the sterile technician is asked
to take an opened used tray to decon. Which of the following is the best
procedure to use- - ANSWER-return for the used trays with the appropriate cart
after completing all deliveries
The PH of detergent solution that has been demonstrated to be the safest for
cleaning surgical instruments is- - ANSWER-neutral
Which of the following solutions is generally considered most appropriate for
high-level disinfection of instruments- - ANSWER-2% activated gluteraldhyde
After manually cleaning contaminated surgical instruments with a disinfectant
solution the next step is- - ANSWER-rinsing
The first step in removing blood contamination from the channels of an
instruments is to soak it in- - ANSWER-enzymatic detergent
When cleaning an IV pump it is important to use germicide on the pump surface
in order to- - ANSWER-reduce the bioburden present on the equipment
and 100% CORRECT ANSWERS
A broken glass suction bottle is returned to decontamination. Which of the
following should the technician do- - ANSWER-place it in the appropriate rigid
container
Material Safety Data Sheets provide health and safety hazard and risk
information on which of the following- - ANSWER-chemical
Which of the following is an ethical responsibility of an individual working in the
central processing department- - ANSWER-maintaining patient confidentiality
Which of the following generally describes the correct sequence for the traffic
work flow in areas for which medical devices are processed- -
ANSWER-decontamination, assembly, packaging, sterilization, sterile storage
A spiral shaped line in a picture in a picture- - ANSWER-spirochete
Which of the following agencies would approve the disinfectants used on floors
and walls in the sterile processing and the distribution department- -
ANSWER-environmental protection agency
Clean to Dirty is an SPD term used to describe- - ANSWER-traffic patterns
Loose fitting clothing and jewelry should not be worn in SPD because it can- -
ANSWER-get caught in moving equipment
Rod-Shaped bacteria is called- - ANSWER-bacilli
A liver biopsy would be performed to check for which disease- -
ANSWER-hepatitis C virus
, A patient contracts an infection from an improperly sterilized instrument. This is
an example of what- - ANSWER-nosocomial infection
A staff member brings several contaminated trays to the SPD on a cart and
requests that replacement trays be put on the same cart. The technician should-
- ANSWER-clean and dry the transport cart and send it to distribution for the
trays
Healthcare workers are most likely to be infected by which of the following
agents- - ANSWER-hepatitis B
Which of the following best describes the manual cleaning process of surgical
instruments- - ANSWER-scrubbing the instrument in a detergent solution
A technician notices a maintenance person working in decon did not remove their
PPE after leaving the area. The technician should- - ANSWER-ask the
maintenance person to remove PPE when leaving the area
While delivering Sterile supplies to multiple units, the sterile technician is asked
to take an opened used tray to decon. Which of the following is the best
procedure to use- - ANSWER-return for the used trays with the appropriate cart
after completing all deliveries
The PH of detergent solution that has been demonstrated to be the safest for
cleaning surgical instruments is- - ANSWER-neutral
Which of the following solutions is generally considered most appropriate for
high-level disinfection of instruments- - ANSWER-2% activated gluteraldhyde
After manually cleaning contaminated surgical instruments with a disinfectant
solution the next step is- - ANSWER-rinsing
The first step in removing blood contamination from the channels of an
instruments is to soak it in- - ANSWER-enzymatic detergent
When cleaning an IV pump it is important to use germicide on the pump surface
in order to- - ANSWER-reduce the bioburden present on the equipment
