Sterile Processing Technician Certifications
Study Guide Certification ExamQuestions and
Answers (2024/2025)
1. What is the Area Temp & Humidity for Decontamination>>> 60 deg to 65
deg F, 30% to 60% Humidity
2. What is the air exchange rate & pressure type for Decontamination>>>
10 air exchanges per hour under Negative Pressure
3. What is the Area Temp & Humidity for the Sterile Storage Area>>> 68
deg to 75 deg F, 35% to 70% Humidity
4. What is the Area Temp & Humidity for the Prep & Packaging Area>>> 68
deg to 73 deg F, Ideal Humidity 50% - not lower than 35%
5. The main role of sterile processing is to>>> Provide dependable reliable
ser- vices to enhance the quality of patient care.
6. Ethics is the practice of>>> Doing the right thing.
,7. Which of the following establishes sterilization practice standards
based on opinion, research, and/or theory>>> AAMI
8. EPA, FDA, OSHA and state departments of health (DOH) primarily issue:-
: Regulations.
9. Standards for CS/SPD practice are written by>>> AAMI
10. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act provides
for which ethical issue>>> Confidentiality
11. If healthcare facilities reprocess single-use devices, the devices must
be cleared by>>> FDA
12. OSHA has a great effect on CS/SPD by its regulation of occupational
exposure to airborne contaminants, exposure from bloodborne
pathogens, and which of the following>>> Communication of workplace
hazards
13. The Medical Device Reporting regulation requires>>> Healthcare
facilities to report deaths or serious injuries from medical devices.
,14. Collection of data and identification of issues are part of what kind of
program>>> Quality Assurance
15. To ensure that all employees are learning the same information,
training should be>>> Standardized
16. Which branch of science refers to the form and organization of
body parts>>> Anatomy
17. Which branch of science refers to the function of specific body
parts>>> -
Physiology
, 18. The smallest and most numerous structural units possessing the
basic characteristics of life are called>>> Cells
19. Which of the following is NOT an environmental factor required for the
life of a cell>>> Cold
20. DNA is found in which part of the cell>>> Nucleus
21. Complex structures with specialized functions within the body are
known as>>> Organs
22. Red blood cells develop in which part of the body>>> Bone Marrow
23. The smallest bones of the body are found in the>>> Middle Ear
24. Which of the following supports the tongue and the functions in
swallow- ing>>> Hyoid Bone
25. The skull, hyoid, vertebral column, and thoracic cage are part of
the>>> Axial Skeleton
26. Muscles make up what part of the body's bulk>>> ½
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