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(CBSPD) Practice Final Exam questions with
correct answers
Which of the following is a major cause of AER failures? - correct answer Using
incorrect connectors
Which agency requires that eyewash stations be available for emergency use? - correct
answer OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)
The OSHA Hazard Communication Standard requires that SDS's (Safety Data Sheet) must be
available for? - correct answer All chemicals used in the department
How often should cleaning and sterilization instructions be requested from device
manufacturers? - correct answer 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? - correct answer Semicritical
On which type of fire would a Class C fire extinguisher be used? - correct answer
Electrical equipment
Incident reporting is required when? - correct answer An employee is injured on the job
Following high-level disinfection and rinsing, accessory channels should be? - correct
answer Flushed with alcohol
Automated endoscope reprocessors are used because they? - correct answer Provide
standardize cleaning of inferior and exterior surfaces of the endoscope.
Bloodborne pathogen exposure is regulated by? - correct answer OSHA (Occupational
Safety and Health Administration)
Waterless hand antiseptics are not appropriate when? - correct answer Hands are visibly
soiled
Under standard precautions, all blood and other potentially infectious materials are? - correct
answer Handled as if they were infectious
A confidential medical evaluation must be performed any time an employee is exposed? -
correct answer Blood or other body fluids
It is important for the flexible endoscope reprocessor to learn anatomy and physiology in order
to? - correct answer Recognize where endoscopes are used
Which of the following pathogens is associated with tuberculosis? - correct answer
Mycobacteria
Which of the following is the bacterium that commonly causes inflammation of the stomach? -
correct answer H.pylori
Infectious hepatitis is caused by a? - correct answer Virus
A structure composed of several kinds of tissue that together perform a special function best
describes? - correct answer An organ
Which of the following are two functions of the respiratory system? - correct answer
Oxygen distribution and gas exchange
Which of the following will be noted on an improperly cleaned instrument that has been
disinfected in ortho-phthaldehyde? - correct answer Blue stain
Which of the following chemicals would require employees to be routinely monitored for
exposure levels? - correct answer Glutaraldehyde
It is not necessary to record which of the following on the high-level disinfectant record? -
correct answer Whether the item was completely dry
Generally, the best temperature range for enzymatic cleaners is? - correct answer 109F to
140F
A proteolytic enzyme detergent breaks down? - correct answer Blood soils
A lipoltyic enzyme is used to break down? - correct answer Fats
When cleaning a monitor, it is noted that a cord is frayed. What should be done? - correct
answer Clean and disinfect and send for repair
To prevent the formation of biofilm on an endoscope, which if the following should be avoided?
- correct answer Prolonged soaking
Which of the following steps in reprocessing flexible endoscopes is correct? - correct
answer Manual precleaning, leak test, manual cleaning, high-level disinfection.
The purpose of the minimum effective concentration (MEC) test is to determine? - correct
answer 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? - correct answer Leak testing
Which of the following must be done regardless of the method of leak testing? - correct
answer Angulate the distal tip
Enzymatic cleaning solution should be discarded? - correct answer After each scope is
cleaned.
Endoscope channels should be brushed? - correct answer Until there is no visible debris
on the brush
After high-level disinfection in an AER, all channel adapters and tubing should be? - correct
answer Dried and forced air
A storage cabinet for endoscopes should be? - correct answer Well ventilated
During an endoscopic procedure, a tissue sample may be taken using a? - correct answer
Cytology brush
Water bottles and tubing must be cleaned and high-level disinfected? - correct answer
Daily
Which of the following information is not needed on a specimen label? - correct answer
Name of the endoscopy technician
Which of the following is required if a specimen will be processed at another facility? -
correct answer Transport in a Bio-hazard bag
The general term for any inanimate object involved in the spread of infection is? - correct
answer Fomite
Ethics is the practice is? - correct answer Conforming to accepted and professional stands
of conduct The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) provides for which ethical
issue? - correct answer ConfidentialitySm
The longest part of the GI (gastrointestinal) tract is the? - correct answer Small Intestine
Digestion of proteins begins in the? - correct answer Stomach
Which of the following is not a requirement for bacteria to survive? - correct answer
Bright light
A dehydrated microorganism with a thick, shell-like wall is known as a? - correct answer
Spore A method of examining the inside of the small intestine that cannot be reached by other
techniques is called? - correct answer Double-balloon enteroscopy
Inflammation of the liver is known as? - correct answer Hepatitis
Which of the following is an environmental disinfectant? - correct answer Phenolic
Which of the following is a wire-guided dilator? - correct answer Savary
The purpose of a dilator is to? - correct answer Open stricture
Which if the following organisms is responsible for antibiotic-associated gastrointestinal
disease? - correct answer C. difficile
Recommended practices are? - correct answer 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? - correct answer FDA (Food &
Drug Administration)
Environmental disinfectants are registered with and regulated by the? - correct answer
EPA (Environmental Protection Agency)
