MedCerts – IUSS Exam with Complete Solutions
A device is heat sensitive - ANSWER-When is a low temperature process used for
sterilization at the point of use?
buying new or additional surgical instruments - ANSWER-Many facilities perform flash
sterilization in a misguided effort to sterilize items quickly to avoid
Completion of a task up to the standards required - ANSWER-Statement best describes
competency?
dynamic air removal
gravity displacement
express - ANSWER-There are three types of immediate-use steam sterilization:
flash sterilization - ANSWER-IUSS is previously called:
instrument manufacturer's instructions - ANSWER-Cycle parameters vary according to
(the)
IUSS must be minimized or decreased - ANSWER-Which of the following are
recommendations of both the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN)
and The Joint Commission (TJC)?
only in emergency
one-of-a-kind instrument gets contaminated - ANSWER-Immediate-use steam was
originally intended for use _______, such as when ______
represents the shortest time for an item in the OR to be transferred to the sterilizer -
ANSWER-The following is a false statement about immediate-use steam sterilization:
Reviews and monitors the IUSS process to ensure high standards are met - ANSWER-
Best describes a surveying agency?
There is a system in place to track the device to the patient - ANSWER-When can
implantable devices be processed using IUSS?
Use a rigid container designed for IUSS - ANSWER-the best way to transport items
processed using immediate-use-steam sterilization
A device is heat sensitive - ANSWER-When is a low temperature process used for
sterilization at the point of use?
buying new or additional surgical instruments - ANSWER-Many facilities perform flash
sterilization in a misguided effort to sterilize items quickly to avoid
Completion of a task up to the standards required - ANSWER-Statement best describes
competency?
dynamic air removal
gravity displacement
express - ANSWER-There are three types of immediate-use steam sterilization:
flash sterilization - ANSWER-IUSS is previously called:
instrument manufacturer's instructions - ANSWER-Cycle parameters vary according to
(the)
IUSS must be minimized or decreased - ANSWER-Which of the following are
recommendations of both the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN)
and The Joint Commission (TJC)?
only in emergency
one-of-a-kind instrument gets contaminated - ANSWER-Immediate-use steam was
originally intended for use _______, such as when ______
represents the shortest time for an item in the OR to be transferred to the sterilizer -
ANSWER-The following is a false statement about immediate-use steam sterilization:
Reviews and monitors the IUSS process to ensure high standards are met - ANSWER-
Best describes a surveying agency?
There is a system in place to track the device to the patient - ANSWER-When can
implantable devices be processed using IUSS?
Use a rigid container designed for IUSS - ANSWER-the best way to transport items
processed using immediate-use-steam sterilization
