CBSPD Exam 2022 / CBSPD Sterile Processing Technician Certification
Exam (CSPDT) all correctly answered.
Superheating can occur - answerIf the steam pressure is too low for the set temperature
Wet packs - answerWet steam can cause
68-73 degrees - answerAAMI recommends that the temperature in the sterilization area be:
30%-60% - answerAAMI recommends that the humidity is the sterilization area be
10 - answerThe recommended ventilation in the sterilization are is—— air exchanges per hour under
positive pressure
75-85/10/negative - answerAAMI 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 - answerThe only 3 areas in SPD that should have negative
pressure are:
sterility - answer— is the absence of all forms of microbial life, including bacterial spores
One in a million; 10(-6) - answerAn 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 - answerSAL=
,Steam - answer— kills microorganisms by denature great the protein
steam sterilization - answer— is the most common form of sterilization for items that are heat- and
moisture-tolerant
saturated steam under pressure, time, and temperature - answerThree parameters of steam
sterilization cycles are
Dynamic-air-removal cycles - answer— are used in prevacuum sterilized and in steam-flush
pressure-pulse (SFPP)
Prevacuum sterilizers - answer— remove air by drawing series of vacuums with an injection of steam
between each vacuum pull.
Bowie-Dick test - answerPerformed daily to detect air leaks or inadequate air removal from
prevacuum sterilzers
Gravity-displacement cycles - answerIncoming steam displaces residual air through the drain at the
bottom of the sterilizer chamber:
Gravity-displacement - answerBecause there is no mechanical air removal in a —, a Bowie-Dick test is
not required for — or sterilizers
Boiler - answerIn most healthcare facilities, steam is generated inside of a:
60-80psig - answerThe required pressure of steam as it enters the jacket is usually:
28-30 lbs of pressure - answerFor a sterilizer operating at 270 degrees, the sterilizer gauge will show:
An insulating jacket - answerProvides heat inside the chamber to prevent condensation from forming
, on the chamber walls:
Heat-sensing thermometer - answerThe sterilizers - - - is locates in the drain line
The drain line - answerThe coldest part of sterilizer is
Bottom rack, drain line - answerAll PCDs should be placed on the —, directly over the —
On the bottom rack above the drain line - answerThe Bowie-Dick test pack is placed
Conditioning, sterilization/exposure/"holding, Exhaust, Drying - answerThe phases of steam
sterilization cycles are:
Conditioning phase - answerDuring this phase, air is removed from the sterilization chamber and
steam is injected
Sterilization/exposure/holding - answerIn this phase, the exposure temperature is maintained for the
prescribed amount of time.
Exhausted, Exhaust phase - answerAfter the exposure phase, steam is — from the sterilizer through the
chamber drain line is this phase:
Drying phase - answerAfter 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 - answerThe cycle for wrapped items using Dynamic-air-removal
steam is:
Exam (CSPDT) all correctly answered.
Superheating can occur - answerIf the steam pressure is too low for the set temperature
Wet packs - answerWet steam can cause
68-73 degrees - answerAAMI recommends that the temperature in the sterilization area be:
30%-60% - answerAAMI recommends that the humidity is the sterilization area be
10 - answerThe recommended ventilation in the sterilization are is—— air exchanges per hour under
positive pressure
75-85/10/negative - answerAAMI 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 - answerThe only 3 areas in SPD that should have negative
pressure are:
sterility - answer— is the absence of all forms of microbial life, including bacterial spores
One in a million; 10(-6) - answerAn 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 - answerSAL=
,Steam - answer— kills microorganisms by denature great the protein
steam sterilization - answer— is the most common form of sterilization for items that are heat- and
moisture-tolerant
saturated steam under pressure, time, and temperature - answerThree parameters of steam
sterilization cycles are
Dynamic-air-removal cycles - answer— are used in prevacuum sterilized and in steam-flush
pressure-pulse (SFPP)
Prevacuum sterilizers - answer— remove air by drawing series of vacuums with an injection of steam
between each vacuum pull.
Bowie-Dick test - answerPerformed daily to detect air leaks or inadequate air removal from
prevacuum sterilzers
Gravity-displacement cycles - answerIncoming steam displaces residual air through the drain at the
bottom of the sterilizer chamber:
Gravity-displacement - answerBecause there is no mechanical air removal in a —, a Bowie-Dick test is
not required for — or sterilizers
Boiler - answerIn most healthcare facilities, steam is generated inside of a:
60-80psig - answerThe required pressure of steam as it enters the jacket is usually:
28-30 lbs of pressure - answerFor a sterilizer operating at 270 degrees, the sterilizer gauge will show:
An insulating jacket - answerProvides heat inside the chamber to prevent condensation from forming
, on the chamber walls:
Heat-sensing thermometer - answerThe sterilizers - - - is locates in the drain line
The drain line - answerThe coldest part of sterilizer is
Bottom rack, drain line - answerAll PCDs should be placed on the —, directly over the —
On the bottom rack above the drain line - answerThe Bowie-Dick test pack is placed
Conditioning, sterilization/exposure/"holding, Exhaust, Drying - answerThe phases of steam
sterilization cycles are:
Conditioning phase - answerDuring this phase, air is removed from the sterilization chamber and
steam is injected
Sterilization/exposure/holding - answerIn this phase, the exposure temperature is maintained for the
prescribed amount of time.
Exhausted, Exhaust phase - answerAfter the exposure phase, steam is — from the sterilizer through the
chamber drain line is this phase:
Drying phase - answerAfter 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 - answerThe cycle for wrapped items using Dynamic-air-removal
steam is:
