Sterile Processing Study Material for
Certification Exam 1
What is the air exchange rate & pressure type for Decontamination? - answer10 air
exchanges per hour under Negative Pressure
- answer
What is the Area Temp & Humidity for Decontamination? - answer60 deg to 65 deg F,
30% to 60% Humidity
What is the Area Temp & Humidity for the Sterile Storage Area? - answer68 deg to 75
deg F, 35% to 70% Humidity
What is the Area Temp & Humidity for the Prep & Packaging Area? - answer68 deg to
73 deg F, Ideal Humidity 50% - not lower than 35%
The main role of sterile processing is to: - answer Provide dependable reliable services
to enhance the quality of patient care.
Which of the following establishes sterilization practice standards based on opinion,
research, and/or theory: - answerAAMI
EPA, FDA, OSHA and state departments of health (DOH) primarily issue: -
answerRegulations.
Standards for CS/SPD practice are written by: - answerAAMI
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act provides for which ethical
issue? - answerConfidentiality
If healthcare facilities reprocess single-use devices, the devices must be cleared by: -
answerFDA
OSHA has a great effect on CS/SPD by its regulation of occupational exposure to
airborne contaminants, exposure from bloodborne pathogens, and which of the
following: - answerCommunication of workplace hazards
The Medical Device Reporting regulation requires: - answerHealthcare facilities to
report deaths or serious injuries from medical devices.
,Collection of data and identification of issues are part of what kind of program? -
answerQuality Assurance
To ensure that all employees are learning the same information, training should be: -
answerStandardized
The breathing process removes which of the following gases from body cells? -
answerCarbon Dioxide
The term pathogenic means: - answerDisease-Producing
What color do Gram-Positive microorganisms stain? - answerBlue or Purple
What color do Gram-Negative microorganisms stain? - answerRed or Pink
Microorganisms are measured in: - answerMicrons
The shape of Streptococcus is: - answerSpherical
The shape of a Spirochete is: - answerSpiral
Bacteria are unicellular and reproduce by: - answerBinary Fission
What is the shape of Cocci? - answerRound
Which type of microorganism has the ability to slow down its metabolism and become
dormant? - answerGram-Positive Bacillus
Rod-Shaped bacteria are called: - answerBacilli
Which of the following is NOT a requirement for a bacteria to survive? - answerBright
Light
Which of the following is used to test the effectiveness of sterilization cycles? -
answerSpores
A dehydrated cell with a thick, shell-like wall is know as a: - answerSpore
A microorganism that has a slime-like outer covering is called a: - answerCapsule
In order to survive, aerobic bacteria require: - answerOxygen
CJD is caused by: - answerPrions
Protozoa are: - answerSingle-Celled Microorganisms
, Which of the following requires a living host to multiply? - answerViruses
Which of the following pathogens is the cause of tuberculosis? - answerMycobacteria
Which of the following is true of fungi? - answerThey include single celled yeasts
Which of the following diseases is NOT caused by a virus? - answerCJD
Prions are of concern in health care because they: - answerAre difficult to kill by usual
sterilization methods
Which of the following BEST describes a prion? - answerAn Abnormal Protein
Staphylococcus Aureus is a: - answerGram-Positive Coccus
VRE can survive on the hands for: - answerHours
A healthcare-acquired infection is generally termed a: - answerNosocomial Infection
Healthcare-acquired infections account for more than: - answer90,000 deaths annually
The principal living reservoir of human disease comes from: - answerThe Human Body
Water that has been contaminated by the feces of humans and other animals is most
notably responsible for: - answerGastrointestinal Disease
The principal route of nosocomial infections is: - answerDirect Contact
The general term for any inanimate object involved in the spread of infection is: -
answerFomite
Which of the following is NOT a disease spread by droplets? - answerMeasles
The pathogens that cause tuberculosis, whooping cough, pneumonia, measles, mumps,
and smallpox are discharged through the: - answerRespiratory Tract
Living things responsible for causing disease are called: - answerVectors
One of the most common portals of exit in disease transmission is: - answerThe
Respiratory Tract
An infection caused by a needle stick enters through which portal of entry? -
answerParenteral Tissue
The single most effective way to prevent infection is to: - answerWash Hands
Certification Exam 1
What is the air exchange rate & pressure type for Decontamination? - answer10 air
exchanges per hour under Negative Pressure
- answer
What is the Area Temp & Humidity for Decontamination? - answer60 deg to 65 deg F,
30% to 60% Humidity
What is the Area Temp & Humidity for the Sterile Storage Area? - answer68 deg to 75
deg F, 35% to 70% Humidity
What is the Area Temp & Humidity for the Prep & Packaging Area? - answer68 deg to
73 deg F, Ideal Humidity 50% - not lower than 35%
The main role of sterile processing is to: - answer Provide dependable reliable services
to enhance the quality of patient care.
Which of the following establishes sterilization practice standards based on opinion,
research, and/or theory: - answerAAMI
EPA, FDA, OSHA and state departments of health (DOH) primarily issue: -
answerRegulations.
Standards for CS/SPD practice are written by: - answerAAMI
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act provides for which ethical
issue? - answerConfidentiality
If healthcare facilities reprocess single-use devices, the devices must be cleared by: -
answerFDA
OSHA has a great effect on CS/SPD by its regulation of occupational exposure to
airborne contaminants, exposure from bloodborne pathogens, and which of the
following: - answerCommunication of workplace hazards
The Medical Device Reporting regulation requires: - answerHealthcare facilities to
report deaths or serious injuries from medical devices.
,Collection of data and identification of issues are part of what kind of program? -
answerQuality Assurance
To ensure that all employees are learning the same information, training should be: -
answerStandardized
The breathing process removes which of the following gases from body cells? -
answerCarbon Dioxide
The term pathogenic means: - answerDisease-Producing
What color do Gram-Positive microorganisms stain? - answerBlue or Purple
What color do Gram-Negative microorganisms stain? - answerRed or Pink
Microorganisms are measured in: - answerMicrons
The shape of Streptococcus is: - answerSpherical
The shape of a Spirochete is: - answerSpiral
Bacteria are unicellular and reproduce by: - answerBinary Fission
What is the shape of Cocci? - answerRound
Which type of microorganism has the ability to slow down its metabolism and become
dormant? - answerGram-Positive Bacillus
Rod-Shaped bacteria are called: - answerBacilli
Which of the following is NOT a requirement for a bacteria to survive? - answerBright
Light
Which of the following is used to test the effectiveness of sterilization cycles? -
answerSpores
A dehydrated cell with a thick, shell-like wall is know as a: - answerSpore
A microorganism that has a slime-like outer covering is called a: - answerCapsule
In order to survive, aerobic bacteria require: - answerOxygen
CJD is caused by: - answerPrions
Protozoa are: - answerSingle-Celled Microorganisms
, Which of the following requires a living host to multiply? - answerViruses
Which of the following pathogens is the cause of tuberculosis? - answerMycobacteria
Which of the following is true of fungi? - answerThey include single celled yeasts
Which of the following diseases is NOT caused by a virus? - answerCJD
Prions are of concern in health care because they: - answerAre difficult to kill by usual
sterilization methods
Which of the following BEST describes a prion? - answerAn Abnormal Protein
Staphylococcus Aureus is a: - answerGram-Positive Coccus
VRE can survive on the hands for: - answerHours
A healthcare-acquired infection is generally termed a: - answerNosocomial Infection
Healthcare-acquired infections account for more than: - answer90,000 deaths annually
The principal living reservoir of human disease comes from: - answerThe Human Body
Water that has been contaminated by the feces of humans and other animals is most
notably responsible for: - answerGastrointestinal Disease
The principal route of nosocomial infections is: - answerDirect Contact
The general term for any inanimate object involved in the spread of infection is: -
answerFomite
Which of the following is NOT a disease spread by droplets? - answerMeasles
The pathogens that cause tuberculosis, whooping cough, pneumonia, measles, mumps,
and smallpox are discharged through the: - answerRespiratory Tract
Living things responsible for causing disease are called: - answerVectors
One of the most common portals of exit in disease transmission is: - answerThe
Respiratory Tract
An infection caused by a needle stick enters through which portal of entry? -
answerParenteral Tissue
The single most effective way to prevent infection is to: - answerWash Hands
