CBSPD Questions with Verified Correct
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Superheating can occur
If the steam pressure is too low for the set temperature
Wet packs
Wet steam can cause
68-73 degrees
AAMI recommends that the temperature in the sterilization area be:
30%-60%
AAMI recommends that the humidity is the sterilization area be
10
The recommended ventilation in the sterilization are is—— air exchanges per hour under
positive pressure
75-85/10/negative
AAMI recommends that the temperature in the sterilizer access area be —- with — air
exchanges per hour and under — pressure
Decon, the sterilizer access area, EVS closet
The only 3 areas in SPD that should have negative pressure are:
sterility
— is the absence of all forms of microbial life, including bacterial spores
,One in a million; 10(-6)
An item is considered sterile if there is less than —— chance that a viable microorganism has
survived the sterilization process. This is reflected numerically as —-
Sterility Assurance Level
SAL=
Steam
— kills microorganisms by denature great the protein
steam sterilization
— is the most common form of sterilization for items that are heat- and moisture-tolerant
saturated steam under pressure, time, and temperature
Three parameters of steam sterilization cycles are
Dynamic-air-removal cycles
— are used in prevacuum sterilized and in steam-flush pressure-pulse (SFPP)
Prevacuum sterilizers
— remove air by drawing series of vacuums with an injection of steam between each vacuum
pull.
Bowie-Dick test
Performed daily to detect air leaks or inadequate air removal from prevacuum sterilzers
Gravity-displacement cycles
,Incoming steam displaces residual air through the drain at the bottom of the sterilizer
chamber:
Gravity-displacement
Because there is no mechanical air removal in a —, a Bowie-Dick test is not required for —
or sterilizers
Boiler
In most healthcare facilities, steam is generated inside of a:
60-80psig
The required pressure of steam as it enters the jacket is usually:
28-30 lbs of pressure
For a sterilizer operating at 270 degrees, the sterilizer gauge will show:
An insulating jacket
Provides heat inside the chamber to prevent condensation from forming on the chamber
walls:
Heat-sensing thermometer
The sterilizers - - - is locates in the drain line
The drain line
The coldest part of sterilizer is
Bottom rack, drain line
All PCDs should be placed on the —, directly over the —
, On the bottom rack above the drain line
The Bowie-Dick test pack is placed
Conditioning, sterilization/exposure/"holding, Exhaust, Drying
The phases of steam sterilization cycles are:
Conditioning phase
During this phase, air is removed from the sterilization chamber and steam is injected
Sterilization/exposure/holding
In this phase, the exposure temperature is maintained for the prescribed amount of time.
Exhausted, Exhaust phase
After the exposure phase, steam is — from the sterilizer through the chamber drain line is this
phase:
Drying phase
After the steam has been exhausted, the sterilizer goes into the - of the cycle which typically
lasts about 30 minutes
• 4 minutes @ 270 and 28-30 psi
• 3 minutes @ 275 and 38-30 psi
The cycle for wrapped items using Dynamic-air-removal steam is:
• 30 minutes @ 350 and 15 psi
• 15-20 minutes @ 270 and 27 psi
• 10 minutes @ 275 and 30 psi
The cycle for wrapped items using Gravity-displacement steam:
Answers
Superheating can occur
If the steam pressure is too low for the set temperature
Wet packs
Wet steam can cause
68-73 degrees
AAMI recommends that the temperature in the sterilization area be:
30%-60%
AAMI recommends that the humidity is the sterilization area be
10
The recommended ventilation in the sterilization are is—— air exchanges per hour under
positive pressure
75-85/10/negative
AAMI recommends that the temperature in the sterilizer access area be —- with — air
exchanges per hour and under — pressure
Decon, the sterilizer access area, EVS closet
The only 3 areas in SPD that should have negative pressure are:
sterility
— is the absence of all forms of microbial life, including bacterial spores
,One in a million; 10(-6)
An item is considered sterile if there is less than —— chance that a viable microorganism has
survived the sterilization process. This is reflected numerically as —-
Sterility Assurance Level
SAL=
Steam
— kills microorganisms by denature great the protein
steam sterilization
— is the most common form of sterilization for items that are heat- and moisture-tolerant
saturated steam under pressure, time, and temperature
Three parameters of steam sterilization cycles are
Dynamic-air-removal cycles
— are used in prevacuum sterilized and in steam-flush pressure-pulse (SFPP)
Prevacuum sterilizers
— remove air by drawing series of vacuums with an injection of steam between each vacuum
pull.
Bowie-Dick test
Performed daily to detect air leaks or inadequate air removal from prevacuum sterilzers
Gravity-displacement cycles
,Incoming steam displaces residual air through the drain at the bottom of the sterilizer
chamber:
Gravity-displacement
Because there is no mechanical air removal in a —, a Bowie-Dick test is not required for —
or sterilizers
Boiler
In most healthcare facilities, steam is generated inside of a:
60-80psig
The required pressure of steam as it enters the jacket is usually:
28-30 lbs of pressure
For a sterilizer operating at 270 degrees, the sterilizer gauge will show:
An insulating jacket
Provides heat inside the chamber to prevent condensation from forming on the chamber
walls:
Heat-sensing thermometer
The sterilizers - - - is locates in the drain line
The drain line
The coldest part of sterilizer is
Bottom rack, drain line
All PCDs should be placed on the —, directly over the —
, On the bottom rack above the drain line
The Bowie-Dick test pack is placed
Conditioning, sterilization/exposure/"holding, Exhaust, Drying
The phases of steam sterilization cycles are:
Conditioning phase
During this phase, air is removed from the sterilization chamber and steam is injected
Sterilization/exposure/holding
In this phase, the exposure temperature is maintained for the prescribed amount of time.
Exhausted, Exhaust phase
After the exposure phase, steam is — from the sterilizer through the chamber drain line is this
phase:
Drying phase
After the steam has been exhausted, the sterilizer goes into the - of the cycle which typically
lasts about 30 minutes
• 4 minutes @ 270 and 28-30 psi
• 3 minutes @ 275 and 38-30 psi
The cycle for wrapped items using Dynamic-air-removal steam is:
• 30 minutes @ 350 and 15 psi
• 15-20 minutes @ 270 and 27 psi
• 10 minutes @ 275 and 30 psi
The cycle for wrapped items using Gravity-displacement steam:
