Free CMDRT Responsibilities Basic Questions and Answers

Question 1

A broken glass suction bottle is returned to Decontamination. Which of the following should the technician do?

Accepted Answer

Place it in an appropriate rigid container.

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Discard it in a Biohazard waste bag.

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Place it in a cardboard box for disposal.

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Discard it in the general trash.

Question 2

Material Safety Data Sheets provide health and safety hazard and risk information on which of the following?

Accepted Answer

Chemical

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Electrical

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Biological

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Mechanical

Question 3

Which of the following is an ethical responsibility of an individual working in Central Processing Department?

Accepted Answer

Maintaining patient confidentiality

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Reporting work on time

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Communicating effectively

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Supporting department objectives

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

Decontamination, assembly, packaging, sterilization, sterile storage

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Decontamination, sterile storage, sterilization, assembly

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Distribution, assembly, packaging, sterile storage

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Disinfection, assembly, packaging, sterilization, sterile storage

Question 5

What would you describe this?

Accepted Answer

Spirochete

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Spherical

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Protozoa

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Spore

Question 6

Which of the following agencies would approve the disinfectant used on floors and walls in the Sterile Processing and Distribution Department?

Accepted Answer

Environmental Protection Agency

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Joint Commission for the Accreditation of Healthcare Organization

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Centers for Disease Control

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Occupational Health and Safety Administration

Question 7

"Clean to dirty" is an SPD term used to describe

Accepted Answer

Traffic patterns

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Inventory control methods

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Distribution Control

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Sterilization Control

Question 8

Loose fitting clothing and Jewelry should NOT be worn in SPD because it can

Accepted Answer

Can get caught in moving equipment

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Presents a non-professional appearance

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Can Become easily contaminated

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May encourage theft among employees

Question 9

Rod-Shaped bacteria is called?

Accepted Answer

Bacilli

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Flagella

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Cocci

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Spiral

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

Hepatitis C virus

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HIV Virus

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CJD

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None of the above