During and at the end of each cycle

Sterilizer recording charts and/or printouts should be checked:

The sterilization log

In the event of a load recall, information about specific load contents can be obtained from:

A negative test

If a sterilizer has successfully killed all the bacterial spores in a biological test:

250 and 270F

The two most common temperatures used in steam sterilization are

Biological Tests

Tests which use live bacterial spores to challenge the efficacy of the sterilization process and provide a direct measure of lethality are called:

Increase the steam pressure

In order to elevate the temperature in a steam sterilizer, you must:

Dynamic air removal steam sterilizer

Bowie Dick Tests should be run in:

Prove that an item is sterile

Chemical indicators:

2 Hours

What would be the recommended exposure time for a Dry Heat sterilization load that was run at an exposure temperature of 320F (160C)?

Mechanical Recording Charts

Which of the following sterilization quality assurance measurements is designed to provide a written record of sterilizer cycle activity?

Geobacillus Stearo

The spore used in the testing of steam sterilization is

Dry Steam

The term "superheated steam" means:

A D Value

The amount of time that it to kill 90% of the microorganisms present on an object is called:

Dry Heat Sterilization

Impregnated gauze strips may be sterilized using

Mechanical Convection Sterilizer

The most efficient type of dry heat sterilizer is

Daily

How frequently should a sterilizer's strainer be removed and cleaned?

Placed on edge

When loading a steam sterilizer, items with solid bottoms should be:

Should not be placed inside of wrapped sets or containers

Paper/plastic sterilization pouches

The more difficult it will be to sterilize

The higher the bioburden on an object

A decontamination process

Instrument washer sterilizers provide

Verification

Procedure used by healthcare facilities to confirm that sterilization recommendations from the manufacturer can be successfully undertaken in the hospital setting is called ____

Bowie Dick

Test used to evaluate the efficacy of a steam sterilizer's air removal system is called a _ _ test

Julian Date

A dating system that records the date as the number of days that have elapsed since January 1st is called the ___

Thermostatic Trap

____ ____ is the portion of steam sterilizer that measures steam temperature and automatically controls the flow of air and condensate from the sterilizer chamber

Rubber bands

Central Service Technicians should never use _____ to hold instruments together for sterilization

Convection

Steam sterilization heats items within the load using a heat transfer process called ___

Gravity

steam sterilization can be used to sterilize liquids

7 Pounds

The weight of wrapped basin sets should not exceed ___

Bacillus Atrophaeus

The bacterial spore used for testing dry heat sterilization is ___

Conduction

Dry heat sterilization heats items within the load using a heat transfer process called __