Sterile Processing CBSPD Test
questions and answers
Decontamination .Area .- .(correct .answer) .-
Where .soiled .items .are .received .and .cleaned. .*All .levels .for .the .same .tray .should .be .labeled .w/
a .tag .to .identify .the .level .number .and .set .to .which .it .belongs.
Preparation .and .Packaging .Area .- .(correct .answer) .-
where .cleaned .items .are .inspected, .assembled, .and .packaged.
Sterilization .Area .- .(correct .answer) .-where .terminal .sterilization .is .performed.
Sterile .Storage .Area .- .(correct .answer) .-where .sterile .items .are .stored .until .needed.
Sterile .Stores .- .(correct .answer) .-
where .items .for .patient .care .from .outside .manufacturers .are .stored. .Sometimes .referred .to .as .Medi
cal .Supply .Distribution, .Central .Supply, .or .similar .designation.
Case .Cart .Area .- .(correct .answer) .-where .sterile .supplies .
(trays .and/or .sterile .items .from .outside .manufacturers) .are .kept .and .picked .for .surgical .cases.
Dispatch .- .(correct .answer) .-where .sterile .and .clean .items .are .dispensed.
Loaner .Area .- .(correct .answer) .-
for .the .receipt .and .return .of .instruments .borrowed .for .specialty .procedures.
Patient .Care .Equipment .Clean-Up .Area .- .(correct .answer) .-
where .patient .care .equipment .is .cleaned .and .disinfected.
SPD .Responsibilities .- .(correct .answer) .-
providing .dependable, .reliable .services .to .enhance .the .quality .of .patient .care. .Instruments .sets, .pati
ent .care .equipment, .and .other .medical .devices .must .be .processed .and .distributed .in .an .accurate .an
d .timely .manner .so .that .patient .care .is .not .adversely .affected.
Work .Flow .- .(correct .answer) .-how .the .work .progresses .through .the .department .or .processing .area.
.*Dirty .to .Clean
,People .Flow .- .(correct .answer) .-
how .people .move .through .the .department .or .processing .area. .*Clean .to .Dirty
Traffic .Control .- .(correct .answer) .-controlling .access .to .SPD
Ethics .- .(correct .answer) .-
the .discipline .dealing .with .what .is .good .and .bad .and .with .moral .duty .and .obligation.
Ethical .Actions .- .(correct .answer) .-
actions .that .conform .to .accepted .and .professional .standards .of .conduct.
Morals .- .(correct .answer) .-deal .with .or .relate .to .principles .of .right .and .wrong .behavior.
Unethical .Professional .Conduct .- .(correct .answer) .-failure .to .conform .to .moral .standards .or .policies.
Professional .Ethics .- .(correct .answer) .-principles .of .conduct .governing .an .individual .or .group.
American .Medical .Association .(AMA) .- .(correct .answer) .-
the .most .important .organization .related .to .healthcare .ethics.
Regulation .- .(correct .answer) .-a .principle, .rule, .or .law .designed .to .control .or .govern .behavior.
Agencies .that .issue .regulations .- .(correct .answer) .-EPA, .FDA, .OSHA .and .State .health .departments
Standard .- .(correct .answer) .-
an .established .norm .determined .by .opinion, .authority, .research .and/or .theory.
Recommended .Practices .- .(correct .answer) .-
statements .of .sound .principles .of .practice .based .on .scientific .data .and .opinions .of .experts.
Agencies .that .set .standards .- .(correct .answer) .-AAMI, .CDC
Examples .of .recommended .practices .- .(correct .answer) .-
documents .developed .by .IAHCSMM, .SGNA, .AORN
Environmental .Protection .Agency .(EPA) .- .(correct .answer) .-
Registers .and .regulates .environmental .disinfectants, .controls .emissions .into .the .air .and .water, .regul
ates .the .manufacture .and .sale .of .EO .gas
Food .and .Drug .Administration .(FDA) .- .(correct .answer) .-regulates .all .medical .devices. .MedWatch .
(recalls); .approves .reprocessing .of .single .use .devices; .require .IFU .(instructions .for .use)
Function .of .CS/SPD .- .(correct .answer) .-
receives, .cleans, .decontaminates, .assembles, .inspects, .disinfects, .sterilizes .reusable .medical .and .surgi
cal .devices
Sterile .processing .is .A.K.A .- .(correct .answer) .-
Central .Material .Service, .Sterile .Processing .Service, .Central .Service, .Sterile .Processing .Department
,Two .groups .that .certify .- .(correct .answer) .-CBSPD .
(Cerification .board .for .sterile .processing .and .distribution, .IAHCSMM .
(International .association .of .healthcare .central .service .material .management)
Chain .of .command .- .(correct .answer) .-
chief .operating .officer, .VP .nursing, .sterile .processing .manager, .SPD .lead .tech, .SPD .processing .tech, .S
PD .inventory .tech, .SPD .case .cart .tech
Compliance .w/a .regulation .is .- .(correct .answer) .-mandatory/required .by .law
Confidentiality .- .(correct .answer) .-HIPAA .(Health .insurance .portability .and .accountability .act)
the .manufacturer .performs .________ .for .a .product, .the .facility .end .user .performs ._______. .- .
(correct .answer) .-validation; .verification
Occupational .Safety .Health .Administration .(OSHA) .- .(correct .answer) .-
protects .workers; .OSHA .standards .are .required .by .law; .sets .occupational .exposure .limits .for .all .che
micals .in .the .workplace .under .mSDS .
(material .safety .data .sheet); ."right .to .know"; .Emergency .eyewash .stations
Responsible .for .regulating .EO .gas .- .(correct .answer) .-OSHA, .EPA
Ergonomics .- .(correct .answer) .-
OSHA; .fitting .the .job .to .the .worker, .prevent .injuries .before .they .occur
Emergency .eyewash .stations .- .(correct .answer) .-
available .within .10 .seconds/30 .meters .of .chemicals; .hands-
free; .test .regularly .and .document, .0 .4 .gallons .of .water.
Government .Agencies .- .(correct .answer) .-EPA, .FDA, .OSHA
NFPA .- .(correct .answer) .-National .Fire .Protection .Association
Center .for .Disease .Control .and .prevention .(CDC) .- .(correct .answer) .-
voluntary; .promotes .health .by .preventing .and .controlling .disease; .publishes .recommendations .and .g
uidelines; .hand .hygiene .(15 .second .minimum); .NO .artificial .nails; .classifies .medical .devices .according
.to .Spaulding
Spaulding .Classification .- .(correct .answer) .-Critical .
(exposed .to .sterile .areas .of .the .body; .must .be .sterile); .Semi-Critical .
(touches .mucous .membranes; .recommended .sterile .or .high .level .disinfected); .Non .Critical .
(touch .the .skin; .can .be .cleaned .or .disinfected; .less .than .high .level .disinfection)
NFPA .Blue .Diamond .- .(correct .answer) .-health .hazard
NFPA .Red .Diamond .- .(correct .answer) .-flammability
, NFPA .Yellow .Diamond .- .(correct .answer) .-instability
NFPA .White .Diamond .- .(correct .answer) .-special .hazard .information
The .Joint .Commission .(TJC) .formally .(Joint .Commission .on .Accreditation .of .Healthcare .Organizations .
(JCAHO)) .- .(correct .answer) .-
voluntary; .establishes .accrediting .standards .and .conducts .onsite .inspections; .annual .competency .tes
ting
Association .for .the .Advancement .of .Medical .Instrumentation .(AAMI) .- .(correct .answer) .-
voluntary; .sets .standards .for .CS/SPD
Association .of .peri-Operative .Registered .Nurses .(AORN) .- .(correct .answer) .-
voluntary; .develops .nationally .recognized .standards, .recommended .practices .and .guidelines .for .peri-
operative .setting
Association .for .Professionals .in .Infection .Control .(APIC) .- .(correct .answer) .-
voluntary; .international .organization .dedicated .to .prvention .and .control .of .infections
Society .of .Gastroenterology .Nurses .and .Associates .(SGNA) .- .(correct .answer) .-
voluntary; .established .standards .for .effective .processing .of .flexible .endoscopes
Department .Of .Transportation .(DOT) .- .(correct .answer) .-
enforces .laws .relating .to .transportation .of .medical .wastes
American .National .Standards .Institute .(ANSI) .- .(correct .answer) .-
voluntary; .proposes .standards .to .include .enhancing .the .global .competitiveness .and .quality .of .life
World .Health .Order .(WHO) .- .(correct .answer) .-
voluntary; .furthers .international .cooperation .in .improving .health .conditions
National .Institute .for .Occupational .Safety .and .Health .(NIOSH) .- .(correct .answer) .-
division .of .CDC; .oversees .airborne .control/respiration .masks
Fire .Safety .- .(correct .answer) .-ALL .equipment .
(including .personal) .should .be .safety .checked .by .Biomedical .Engineering .Dept. .and .approval .label .a
ttached .before .use
Class .A .Fire .Extinguisher .- .(correct .answer) .-ordinary .combustibles
Class .B .Fire .Extinguisher .- .(correct .answer) .-flammable .and .combustible .liquids
Class .C .Fire .Extinguisher .- .(correct .answer) .-electrical .equipment
Class .D .Fire .Extinguisher .- .(correct .answer) .-combustible .metals
Class .K .Fire .Extinguisher .- .(correct .answer) .-oils/fats .in .cooking .appliances