Sterile Processing Technician Certification Exam Study
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60 deg to 65 deg F, 30%
to
60% Humidity
10 air exchanges per hou
under Negative Pressur
1. What is the Area Temp & Humidity for
Decontamina- tion?
2. What is the air exchange rate & pressure
type for Decontamination?
3. What is the Area Temp & Humidity for the Sterile Stor- 68 deg to 75
deg F, 35% to
age Area? 70% Humidity
4. What is the Area Temp & Humidity for the 68 deg to 73 deg F, Ideal
Prep & Packaging Area? Humidity 50% - not
lower than 35%
5. The main role of sterile processing is to: Provide dependable reli-
able services to
enhance the quality of
patient care.
6. Ethics is the practice of: Doing the right thing.
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7. Which of the following establishes AAMI
sterilization prac- tice standards based on
opinion, research, and/or the- ory:
8. EPA, FDA, OSHA and state departments of Regulations.
health (DOH) primarily issue:
9. Standards for CS/SPD practice are written by: AAMI
10. The Health Insurance Portability and Confidentiality
Accountability Act provides for which ethical
issue?
FDA
11. If healthcare facilities reprocess single-use
devices, the devices must be cleared by:
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12. OSHA has a great effect on CS/SPD by its Communication of work-
regulation of occupational exposure to place hazards
airborne contaminants, exposure from
bloodborne pathogens, and which of the
following:
13. The Medical Device Reporting regulation requires: Healthcare faciliti
to re-
port deaths or serious
in- juries from medical
de- vices.
14. Collection of data and identification of issues are part Quality
Assurance
of what kind of program?
15. To ensure that all employees are learning the Standardized
same information, training should be:
16. Which branch of science refers to the form and Anatomy
orga- nization of body parts?
17. Which branch of science refers to the function of spe- Physiology
cific body parts?
18. The smallest and most numerous structural units pos- Cells
sessing the basic characteristics of life are called:
19. Which of the following is NOT an environmental factor Cold
required for the life of a cell?
20. DNA is found in which part of the cell? Nucleus
21. Complex structures with specialized functions Organs
within the body are known as:
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22. Red blood cells develop in which part of the body? Bone Marrow
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Guide
60 deg to 65 deg F, 30%
to
60% Humidity
10 air exchanges per hou
under Negative Pressur
1. What is the Area Temp & Humidity for
Decontamina- tion?
2. What is the air exchange rate & pressure
type for Decontamination?
3. What is the Area Temp & Humidity for the Sterile Stor- 68 deg to 75
deg F, 35% to
age Area? 70% Humidity
4. What is the Area Temp & Humidity for the 68 deg to 73 deg F, Ideal
Prep & Packaging Area? Humidity 50% - not
lower than 35%
5. The main role of sterile processing is to: Provide dependable reli-
able services to
enhance the quality of
patient care.
6. Ethics is the practice of: Doing the right thing.
1/
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Guide
7. Which of the following establishes AAMI
sterilization prac- tice standards based on
opinion, research, and/or the- ory:
8. EPA, FDA, OSHA and state departments of Regulations.
health (DOH) primarily issue:
9. Standards for CS/SPD practice are written by: AAMI
10. The Health Insurance Portability and Confidentiality
Accountability Act provides for which ethical
issue?
FDA
11. If healthcare facilities reprocess single-use
devices, the devices must be cleared by:
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Guide
12. OSHA has a great effect on CS/SPD by its Communication of work-
regulation of occupational exposure to place hazards
airborne contaminants, exposure from
bloodborne pathogens, and which of the
following:
13. The Medical Device Reporting regulation requires: Healthcare faciliti
to re-
port deaths or serious
in- juries from medical
de- vices.
14. Collection of data and identification of issues are part Quality
Assurance
of what kind of program?
15. To ensure that all employees are learning the Standardized
same information, training should be:
16. Which branch of science refers to the form and Anatomy
orga- nization of body parts?
17. Which branch of science refers to the function of spe- Physiology
cific body parts?
18. The smallest and most numerous structural units pos- Cells
sessing the basic characteristics of life are called:
19. Which of the following is NOT an environmental factor Cold
required for the life of a cell?
20. DNA is found in which part of the cell? Nucleus
21. Complex structures with specialized functions Organs
within the body are known as:
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22. Red blood cells develop in which part of the body? Bone Marrow
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