CBSPD Tech Certification Exam Study Guide
A broken glass suction bottle is returned to Decontamination. Which of the following should the technician do? - answer Place it in an appropriate rigid container
Safety Data Sheets (SDS) provide health and safety hazard and risk information on which of the following? - answer Chemical
Which of the following generally describes the correct sequence for traffic workflow in areas in which medical devices are processed? - answer Decontamination, Assembly, Packaging, Sterilization, Sterile Storage
The MAJOR reason why acrylic nails are not permitted to be worn in the sterile processing department is because they can - answer Allow fungus to grow beneath them
Which of the following agencies would approve the disinfectants used on floors and walls in the Sterile Processing Department? - answer Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Every healthcare facility has an organizational structure, or chart, that outlines - answer Departmental authority relationships
"Clean to dirty" is a sterile processing department term used to describe - answer Work flow
What are the major physical areas of a typical Sterile Processing Department? - answer
Decontamination, Assembly, Preparation and Packaging, Sterilization, and Sterile Storage
Loose fitting clothing and jewelry should NOT be worn in sterile processing because it - answer Can get caught in moving equipment
Hair coverings are REQUIRED - answer In all areas of the department
Decontamination procedures - answer Reduce contamination to permit reprocessed medical devices to be sterilized
A patient contracts an infection from an improperly sterilized surgical instrument. This is an example of - answer A healthcare acquired infection Coronary artery bypass surgery may be performed on patients with - answer Arteriosclerosis
All of the following are classified as critical medical devices EXCEPT - answer Thermometers
The function of the gastrointestinal system is to - answer Provide the body with nutrients
A liver biopsy would be performed to check for which disease? - answer Hepatitis C Virus
The growth of pathogenic bacteria in living tissue is called - answer Sepsis
Nosocomial infections can be prevented by all the following EXCEPT - answer Increasing the patient length of stay
Healthcare workers are most likely to be infected by which of the following agents? - answer Hepatitis B
A staff member brings several contaminated trays to the Sterile Processing Department in 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
When manual cleaning devices, all of the following personal protective equipment should be worn EXCEPT - answer A plastic apron over the scrub suit
Which of the following BEST describes the manual cleaning process of surgical instruments? - answer Cleaning/brushing the instrument beneath the water level
A technician working in Decontamination notices that the maintenance person working on the washer/sterilizer did not remove the barrier attire when the person left the area to
get additional tools. The technician should - answer Report the problem to your supervisor
while delivering sterile supplies to multiple nursing units, the tech is asked to take an opened/used tray to decon, best procedure? - answer Return for the used tray after completing all deliveries, using the appropriate collection cart
When preparing a set of instruments for processing in a washer/decontaminator, the instruments should be positioned with the - answer Retractors on the bottom of the basket and the hand-held instruments on the top
The pH of detergent solution that has been demonstrated to be the safest for cleaning surgical instruments is - answer Neutral
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