(CBSPD) Practice Final Exam Questions
and Answers 100% Pass
Which of the following is a major cause of AER failures? ✔✔Using incorrect connectors
Which agency requires that eyewash stations be available for emergency
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(CBSPD) Practice Final Exam Questions
and Answers 100% Pass
Which of the following is a major cause of AER failures? ✔✔Using incorrect connectors
Which agency requires that eyewash stations be available for emergency use? ✔✔OSHA
(Occupational Safety and Health Administration)
The OSHA Hazard Communication Standard requires that SDS's (Safety Data Sheet) must be
available for? ✔✔All chemicals used in the department
How often should cleaning and sterilization instructions be requested from device
manufacturers? ✔✔Each time the item is purchased
According to Dr. Earl Spaulding, devices that come in contact with intact mucous membranes
during use are classified as? ✔✔Semicritical
On which type of fire would a Class C fire extinguisher be used? ✔✔Electrical equipment
Incident reporting is required when? ✔✔An employee is injured on the job
Following high-level disinfection and rinsing, accessory channels should be? ✔✔Flushed with
alcohol
Automated endoscope reprocessors are used because they? ✔✔Provide standardize cleaning of
inferior and exterior surfaces of the endoscope.
Bloodborne pathogen exposure is regulated by? ✔✔OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health
Administration)
Waterless hand antiseptics are not appropriate when? ✔✔Hands are visibly soiled
Under standard precautions, all blood and other potentially infectious materials are? ✔✔Handled
as if they were infectious
A confidential medical evaluation must be performed any time an employee is exposed?
✔✔Blood or other body fluids
It is important for the flexible endoscope reprocessor to learn anatomy and physiology in order
to? ✔✔Recognize where endoscopes are used
Which of the following pathogens is associated with tuberculosis? ✔✔Mycobacteria
Which of the following is the bacterium that commonly causes inflammation of the stomach?
✔✔H.pylori
Infectious hepatitis is caused by a? ✔✔Virus
A structure composed of several kinds of tissue that together perform a special function best
describes? ✔✔An organ
Which of the following are two functions of the respiratory system? ✔✔Oxygen distribution and
gas exchange
Which of the following is not a part of the upper respiratory tract? ✔✔Larynx
Which of the following organs is responsible for absorbing water and electrolytes? ✔✔Large
intestinezD
Pancreatic juice is secreted through the pancreatic duct into the? ✔✔Duodenum
Which of the following describes the shape of Streptococcus? ✔✔Spherical
Which of the following is a gram-positive cocci generally found in the intestine? ✔✔Enteric
bacteria
Which of the following organisms has developed drug resistance and is responsible for many
healthcare-acquired infections? ✔✔Staphylococcus
Which of the following is a gram-positive, spore-forming anaerobic organism? ✔✔C. difficilea
Resistance to infections developed during the life of an individual defines? ✔✔Acquired
immunity
Transmission of disease by water or air is called? ✔✔Vehicle transmission
Which of the following must be offered by healthcare facilities to all employees who may
potentially be exposed to blood and body fluids? ✔✔Hepatitis B vaccine
Which of the following will be noted on an improperly cleaned instrument that has been
disinfected in ortho-phthaldehyde? ✔✔Blue stain
Which of the following chemicals would require employees to be routinely monitored for
exposure levels? ✔✔Glutaraldehyde
It is not necessary to record which of the following on the high-level disinfectant record?
✔✔Whether the item was completely dry
Generally, the best temperature range for enzymatic cleaners is? ✔✔109F to 140F
A proteolytic enzyme detergent breaks down? ✔✔Blood soils
A lipoltyic enzyme is used to break down? ✔✔Fats
When cleaning a monitor, it is noted that a cord is frayed. What should be done? ✔✔Clean and
disinfect and send for repair
To prevent the formation of biofilm on an endoscope, which if the following should be avoided?
✔✔Prolonged soaking
Which of the following steps in reprocessing flexible endoscopes is correct? ✔✔Manual
precleaning, leak test, manual cleaning, high-level disinfection.
The purpose of the minimum effective concentration (MEC) test is to determine? ✔✔Potential
dilution of the high-level disinfectant
Which of the following is intended to verify the integrity of the outer sheath of a flexible
endoscope? ✔✔Leak testing
Which of the following must be done regardless of the method of leak testing? ✔✔Angulate the
distal tip
Enzymatic cleaning solution should be discarded? ✔✔After each scope is cleaned.
Endoscope channels should be brushed? ✔✔Until there is no visible debris on the brush
After high-level disinfection in an AER, all channel adapters and tubing should be? ✔✔Dried
and forced air
A storage cabinet for endoscopes should be? ✔✔Well ventilated
During an endoscopic procedure, a tissue sample may be taken using a? ✔✔Cytology brush
Water bottles and tubing must be cleaned and high-level disinfected? ✔✔Daily
Which of the following information is not needed on a specimen label? ✔✔Name of the
endoscopy technician
Which of the following is required if a specimen will be processed at another facility?
✔✔Transport in a Bio-hazard bag
According to Spaulding's classification of medical devices, a critical item is one that? ✔✔Must
be sterilized
After reusable biopsy forceps are cleaned, they should be? ✔✔sterilizied
The portion of a endoscope that the endoscopes holds to manipulate the scope is called the?
✔✔Control body
In which part of the flexible endoscope are the fiberoptic bundles found? ✔✔Insertion tube
The elevator is located in the? ✔✔Distal end of the insertion tube
Which of the following endoscope typically has an elevator? ✔✔Duodenoscope
Very thin glass rods that transmit light are called? ✔✔Fiberoptic bundles
Which of the following procedures uses sound waves to create a visual image of the stomach
beyond the inner surface lining? ✔✔Endoscopic Ultrasound (EUS)
Which of the following must be noted on the high-level disinfectant soaking container? ✔✔Date
of activation and solution expiration date
Accessories and brushes can be processed in the AER if: ✔✔The AER manufacturer has
validated the process
The general term for any inanimate object involved in the spread of infection is? ✔✔Fomite
Ethics is the practice is? ✔✔Conforming to accepted and professional stands of conduct
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) provides for which ethical
issue? ✔✔ConfidentialitySm
The longest part of the GI (gastrointestinal) tract is the? ✔✔Small Intestine
Digestion of proteins begins in the? ✔✔Stomach
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
A method of examining the inside of the small intestine that cannot be reached by other
techniques is called? ✔✔Double-balloon enteroscopy
Inflammation of the liver is known as? ✔✔Hepatitis
Which of the following is an environmental disinfectant? ✔✔Phenolic
Which of the following is a wire-guided dilator? ✔✔Savary
The purpose of a dilator is to? ✔✔Open stricture
Which if the following organisms is responsible for antibiotic-associated gastrointestinal
disease? ✔✔C. difficile
Recommended practices are? ✔✔Statements of sound principals of practice that are based on
scientific data and the opinions of experts.
Reprocessing of single-use devices is regulated by the? ✔✔FDA (Food & Drug Administration)
Environmental disinfectants are registered with and regulated by the? ✔✔EPA (Environmental
Protection Agency)
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