Practice Exam

Question 1

What color do gram positive microorganisms stain?

Answer 1

Blue or Purple

Question 2

Where should the chemical indicator be placed in a wrapped set of instruments?

Answer 2

The Center of the Set

Question 3

Medical grade paper is NOT used in which type of sterilization

Answer 3

Low Temp hydrogen peroxide gas plasma sterilization

Question 4

If a technician’s skin is exposed to liquid ethylene oxide, what should the technician do first?

Answer 4

Wash the exposed area with large amounts of soap and water

Question 5

The EPA, FDA, OSHA, and State Health Departments issue regulations

Answer 5

True

Question 6

Hair coverings are required

Answer 6

In all areas of the department

Question 7

Establishes sterile practice based on opinion, research and theory

Answer 7

AAMI (The Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation)

Question 8

Which of the following agencies would approve the disinfectants used on floors and walls in the sterile processing department?

Answer 8

EPA (The Environmental Protection Agency

Question 9

According to OSHA, what means are used to inactivate blood borne pathogens?

Answer 9

Disinfection, Decontamination

Question 10

A staff member brings several contaminated trays to the sterile processing department on a cart and requests that replacement trays be put on the same cart. The technician should?

Answer 10

Clean and dry the transport cart and send it to distribution for the trays

Question 11

Patient care equipment?

Answer 11

Is considered non critical (equipment that contacts intact skin should be cleaned and undergo low-to-intermediate-level disinfection

Question 12

Which of the following generally describes the correct sequence for the traffic workflow in areas in which medical devices are processed?

Answer 12

Decontamination, Assembly, Packaging, Sterilization, Sterile Storage

Question 13

A Type 5 indicator is called a(an)?

Answer 13

Integrating Indicator (reacts to all critical variables of the sterilization process and provides a level of assurance that the sterilization conditions have been met throughout the cycle)

Question 14

A solution with a pH of 3 is considered

Answer 14

Acidic (lower numbers indicate higher acidity; 7 is neutral; above 7 is alkaline

Question 15

Simultaneous wrapping means to wrap an instrument set with?

Answer 15

A single woven wrapper, double-ply, bonded at the edges.

Question 16

A liver biopsy would be performed to check for which disease?

Answer 16

Hepatitis C Virus

Question 17

Which of the following should be used to write on instrument count sheets and tray lists?

Answer 17

Permanent nontoxic ink markers

Question 18

Items being unloaded from the steam sterilizer should be handled with

Answer 18

Clean hands (or appropriate protective gloves)

Question 19

The effectiveness of any chemical disinfection process depends on all the following except

Answer 19

Cost of chemical

Question 20

EPA, FDA, OSHA, and DOT issue

Answer 20

Regulations

Question 21

What information does a technician need to properly clean a new medical device?

Answer 21

Manufacturer’s instructions for use

Question 22

Which of the following chemical indicators should only be used in the specific cycle for which they are labeled?

Answer 22

Emulating (Class 6 chemical indicators, aka, emulating indicators, should only be used in the specific cycle for which they are labeled.

Question 23

Single use devices that are reprocessed must be cleared by the FDA

Answer 23

TRUE

Question 24

Clean to dirty is a sterile processing department term used to describe?

Answer 24

Workflow

Question 25

For sterilization to occur, steam must?

Answer 25

Make direct contact with all surfaces

Question 26

Sterility maintenance covers should be placed on sterile items

Answer 26

When the sterilized items cool to room temperature

Question 27

Which of the following can occur if packages are moist at the end of the steam cycle?

Answer 27

Microorganisms can wick into package

Question 27

The decontamination process is used, in order to do what?

Answer 27

Reduce contamination to permit reprocessed medical devices to be sterilized

Question 27

Which of the following solutions is generally considered the most appropriate for high level disinfection of semi critical devices?

Answer 27

2% Glutaraldehyde

Question 28

Failure to wear PPE can result in disciplinary action

Answer 28

True

Question 29

The disinfection process might not be effective if any microorganisms remain on an item after cleaning

Answer 29

True

Question 30

In which distribution system are requisitions filled and delivered as they are received?

Answer 30

Demand

Question 31

Sterile packs are most vulnerable to contamination?

Answer 31

When the package is still hot

Question 32

The process by which all forms of microbial life, including spores, are destroyed is the definition of?

Answer 32

Sterilization

Question 33

A positive biological indicator test shows that the sterilization process?

Answer 33

Did not result in the death of all the test organisms

Question 34

Which of the following statements is the primary reason, items should be allowed to cool on a sterilizer cart before being placed in storage?

Answer 34

Condensation and contamination may result if items are moved to cooler areas when they are still warm

Question 35

A tray of instruments has been brought to the decontamination area in saline solution. Which of the following actions should the technician take?

Answer 35

Rinse them with water and then clean them according to the manufacturer's instructions for use

Question 36

When transporting sterile packaged items by hand?

Answer 36

Place in a plastic dust cover or tote bin

Question 37

The removal of contamination from an item to the extent necessary for further processing is the definition of?

Answer 37

Cleaning

Question 38

How much space should be left between an item packaged for sterilization and the inside edges of a paper-plastic pouch?

Answer 38

one inch of space (1 inch)

Question 39

Compliance with OSHA is?

Answer 39

Required by law

Question 40

When a steam sterilizer is loaded with linen packs, they should be?

Answer 40

Placed on their edges