Preparation Quiz for Sterile Processing Technicians

What PPE should CS personnel working in the sterile storage area wear?

  • A

    General purpose utility gloves

  • B

    Fluid-resistance shoe covers

  • C

    Facility prescribed scrub suit

  • D

    Street clothes

Which of the following is a semi-critical device?

  • A

    Stethoscope

  • B

    GI endoscope

  • C

    Implant

  • D

    Needles

Papers containing cellulose should not be used as wraps in hydrogen peroxide sterilizers because

  • A

    The paper will dissolve in the hydrogen peroxide and make it cloudy and less efficient

  • B

    Cellulose absorbs the sterilant and reduces penetration

  • C

    Cellulose will convert hydrogen peroxide to sulfuric acid

  • D

    Cellulose will prevent the hydrogen peroxide from breaking down into water and oxygen

The surgical instrument used to extract blood and other fluids from a surgical site is

  • A

    Osteotomes

  • B

    Hemostatic forceps

  • C

    Suction device

  • D

    Ronguers

Which of the following devices can be cleaned in Ultrasonic cleaners?

  • A

    Chrome-plated instruments

  • B

    Ebonized instruments

  • C

    Laparoscopic instruments

  • D

    Fiber-optic instruments

According to Spaulding classification which of the following is classified as non-critical

  • A

    Crutches

  • B

    Pacemaker

  • C

    Endoscope

  • D

    Implant screws

A mode of bacterial transmission where an infectious agent is transmitted through an item such as food or fluid

  • A

    Common Vehicle

  • B

    Airborne

  • C

    Contact

  • D

    Vector-borne

A method of stock rotation system in which the oldest product in storage is used first

  • A

    FIFO

  • B

    LIFO

  • C

    LILO

  • D

    FILO

A current asset is an asset that is expected to be used within what time period?

  • A

    24 hours

  • B

    One week

  • C

    One month

  • D

    One year