Download CBSPD Certification Examination Study Guide 2024/2025 and more Exams Nursing in PDF only on Docsity! CBSPD Certification Examination Study Guide| 93 questions| with complete solutions A broken glass suction bottle is returned to Decontamination. Which of the following should the technician do? correct 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? correct answer: Chemical Which of the following generally describes the correct sequence for traffic workflow in areas in which medical devices are processed? correct 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 correct 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? correct answer: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Every healthcare facility has an organizational structure, or chart, that outlines correct answer: Departmental authority relationships "Clean to dirty" is a sterile processing department term used to describe correct answer: Work flow What are the major physical areas of a typical Sterile Processing Department? correct answer: Decontamination, Assembly, Preparation and Packaging, Sterilization, and Sterile Storage Loose fitting clothing and jewelry should NOT be worn in sterile processing because it correct answer: Can get caught in moving equipment Hair coverings are REQUIRED correct answer: In all areas of the department Decontamination procedures correct 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 correct answer: A healthcare acquired infection Coronary artery bypass surgery may be performed on patients with correct answer: Arteriosclerosis All of the following are classified as critical medical devices EXCEPT correct answer: Thermometers The function of the gastrointestinal system is to correct answer: Provide the body with nutrients A liver biopsy would be performed to check for which disease? correct answer: Hepatitis C Virus The growth of pathogenic bacteria in living tissue is called correct answer: Sepsis Nosocomial infections can be prevented by all the following EXCEPT correct answer: Increasing the patient length of stay Healthcare workers are most likely to be infected by which of the following agents? correct 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 correct 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 correct answer: A plastic apron over the scrub suit Which of the following BEST describes the manual cleaning process of surgical instruments? correct 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 correct 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? correct 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 correct 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 correct answer: Neutral Which of the following solutions is generally considered MOST appropriate for high level disinfection of semi-critical devices correct answer: 2% activated glutaraldehyde The effectiveness of any chemical disinfection process depends on all the following EXCEPT correct answer: Cost of the chemical After manually cleaning contaminated surgical instruments, the NEXT step in the decontamination process is correct answer: Rinsing There are two pressure gauges on a steam sterilizer. These guages measure the pressure in the correct answer: Jacket and the chamber A bowie dick test should be performed in which of the following types of sterilizers? correct answer: Pre-vacuum steam Lot control numbers are used to correct answer: Enable recall of the following sterilization failure All of the following agencies are involved with regulation and control of ethylene oxide when it is used as a sterilant EXCEPT correct answer: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) In which distribution system are requisitions filled and delivered as they are received? correct answer: Demand Sterility maintenance covers should be placed on sterile items correct answer: When the sterilized items are cool to room temperature Which of the following statements is the primary reason that items should be allowed to cool on a sterilizer cart before being placed in storage? correct answer: Condensation and contamination may result if items are moved to cooler areas when they are still warm Which of the following BEST describes the general environmental conditions of the sterile storage area? correct answer: Controlled temperature and humidity, limited traffic Outside shipping cartons should not be brought into sterile processing area because they are often correct answer: Biologically contaminated Which of the following is the MOST important factor in preventing bacteria from contaminating sterile packages? correct answer: The handling of packages When transporting sterile packaged items by hand correct answer: Place in a plastic bag or tote bin The best way to reprocess patient care equipment is to correct answer: Follow the equipment manufacturer's instructions Patient care equipment correct answer: Is considered non-critical A coworker is observed taking dressing supplies for use at home. Which of the following would be FIRST action to take? correct answer: To tell him/her that this is not the right thing to do You are taking a used IV pump from a nursing unit to be reprocessed. The nurse tells you not to take it because there is an emergency admission and the patient will need it. Which of the following would be ethically correct? correct answer: Call your department to have a clean pump brought to the unit right away You are in a hurry to leave for a doctor's appointment and you forget to punch your time card. Which of the following actions should be taken? correct answer: Report this to your supervisor the next day You receive a cell phone text message from your friend while you're assembling instrument sets. Which action is BEST to take? correct answer: Ignore the text until you are on break Which of the following would be an action to take if you note that a coworker has hair hanging out of his/her surgical cap while assembling sets? correct answer: Let him/her know the hair is visible Which branch of science refers to the form and organization of body parts? correct answer: anatomy Which branch of science refers to the function of specific body parts correct answer: Physiology The smallest and most numerous structural units processing the basic characteristics of life are called correct answer: cells Which is not an environmental factor requires for life? a) cold b) food c) water d) pressure correct answer: Cold In which part of the cell are genes and DNA located? correct answer: Nucleus In which part of the cell are food molecules received, processed, and used? correct answer: cytoplasm complex structure with specialized functions within the body correct answer: organs A broken glass suction bottle is returned to decontamination. Which of the following should the technician do? A) Place it in an appropriate rigid container B) Place it in a cardboard box for disposal C) Discard it in an infectious waste bag D) Discard it in the general trash correct answer: A) Place it in an appropriate rigid container Safety Data Sheets (SDS) provides health and safety hazard and risk information on which of the following? A) Chemical B) Electrical C) Mechanical D) Psychological correct answer: A) Chemical Which of the following generally describe the correct sequence for traffic workflow in areas in which medical devices are processed? A) Decontamination, sterile storage, sterilization, assembly B) Distribution, assembly, packaging, sterile storage C) Decontamination, assembly, packaging, sterilization, sterile storage D) Disinfection, assembly, packaging, sterilization, sterile storage correct answer: C) Disinfection, 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. A) Catch on packaging material B) Fall off C) Allow fungus to grow beneath them D) Tear Gloves correct answer: C) 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? A) Joint Commission for the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JC) B) Centers for Disease Control (CDC) C) Occupational Health & Safety Administration (OSHA) D) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) correct answer: D) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Every healthcare facility has an organizational structure or chart that outlines... A) Departmental authority relationships. B) Workflow patterns C) Quality monitoring program guidelines D) Productivity standards correct answer: A) Departmental authority relationships "Clean to Dirty" is a sterile processing department term used to describe. A) Workflow B) Inventory Control methods C) Distribution procedures D) sterilization, sterile storage correct answer: A) Workflow What are the major physical areas of a typical sterile processing department? A) Decontamination, Soiled Receiving, , Sterilization, and Distribution B) Preparartion and Packaging Stre correct answer: Decontamination