Sterile Processing Board Exam
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A broken glass suction bottle is returned to decontamination. Which of the following should the
technician do- ✔✔place it in the appropriate rigid con
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Sterile Processing Board Exam
Questions and Answers Already Passed
A broken glass suction bottle is returned to decontamination. Which of the following should the
technician do- ✔✔place it in the appropriate rigid container
Material Safety Data Sheets provide health and safety hazard and risk information on which of the
following- ✔✔chemical
Which of the following is an ethical responsibility of an individual working in the central
processing department- ✔✔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- ✔✔decontamination, assembly, packaging, sterilization,
sterile storage
A spiral shaped line in a picture in a picture- ✔✔spirochete
Which of the following agencies would approve the disinfectants used on floors and walls in the
sterile processing and the distribution department- ✔✔environmental protection agency
Clean to Dirty is an SPD term used to describe- ✔✔traffic patterns
Loose fitting clothing and jewelry should not be worn in SPD because it can- ✔✔get caught in
moving equipment
Rod-Shaped bacteria is called- ✔✔bacilli
A liver biopsy would be performed to check for which disease- ✔✔hepatitis C virus
A patient contracts an infection from an improperly sterilized instrument. This is an example of
what- ✔✔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- ✔✔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- ✔✔hepatitis
B
Which of the following best describes the manual cleaning process of surgical instruments-
✔✔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- ✔✔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- ✔✔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- ✔✔neutral
Which of the following solutions is generally considered most appropriate for high-level
disinfection of instruments- ✔✔2% activated gluteraldhyde
After manually cleaning contaminated surgical instruments with a disinfectant solution the next
step is- ✔✔rinsing
The first step in removing blood contamination from the channels of an instruments is to soak it
in- ✔✔enzymatic detergent
When cleaning an IV pump it is important to use germicide on the pump surface in order to-
✔✔reduce the bioburden present on the equipment
If it is not possible to wash contaminated instruments immediately after use, they should be kept
moist by- ✔✔spraying with an enzymatic foam, covering them with a towel moistened with water,
and placing them in a plastic bag
A tray of instruments has been brought to the decon area in a saline solution. What should be done-
✔✔rinse them with water then clean in usual manner
An acceptable method of decontaminating an item that has been used on a patient is to- ✔✔clean
with a detergent solution and then use an appropriate disinfection agent
Transmission of pathogenic organisms from used surgical instruments can best be minimized by-
✔✔wearing appropriate PPE
When using the sequential wrapping method- ✔✔apply one wrapper followed by a second one
Surgical grade instruments last longer because they have- ✔✔passivation layer
Instruments for an emergency ruptured aortic aneurysm- ✔✔major vascular instruments
Disadvantage of using a rigid sterile container system- ✔✔they must be disassembled, processed,
reassembled, and checked before each use
Containerized packaging systems are used to protect- ✔✔flexible fiberoptic endoscopes
Simultaneous wrapping is what- ✔✔a single non-woven, double-ply, bonded at the edges
Clamps used for hemostasis are also designed to- ✔✔minimize tissue damage
Instrument tray for a laparotomy procedure must include- ✔✔abdominal retractor
Inspection and verification of adequate cleaning is difficult with instruments that contain what-
✔✔lumens
Cotton gauze cannot be used in which sterilization process- ✔✔low temperature gas plasma
Supplies contaminated with blood and body fluids that require ethylene oxide gas sterilization
should be- ✔✔cleaned dried and passed on to the processing area
Item that must be sterilized with an accompanying biological indicator- ✔✔implants
If a technician skin is exposed to liquid
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