CBSPD PRACTICE EXAM 2 BASICS OF
FLEXIBLE ENDOSCOPE REPROCESSING
EXAM REVIEW WITH SOLVED QUESTIONS
AND ACCURATE ANSWERS
◉ Superheating can occur. Answer: If the steam pressure is too low
for the set temperature
◉ Wet packs. Answer: Wet steam can cause
◉ 68-73 degrees. Answer: AAMI recommends that the temperature in
the sterilization area be:
◉ 30%-60%. Answer: AAMI recommends that the humidity is the
sterilization area be
◉ 10. Answer: The recommended ventilation in the sterilization are
is—— air exchanges per hour under positive pressure
◉ 75-85/10/negative. Answer: 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. Answer: The 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). Answer: 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. Answer: SAL=
◉ 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. Answer:
Three 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. Answer: Performed daily to detect air leaks or
inadequate air removal from prevacuum sterilzers
◉ Gravity-displacement cycles. Answer: Incoming steam displaces
residual air through the drain at the bottom of the sterilizer chamber:
◉ Gravity-displacement. Answer: Because there is no mechanical air
removal in a —, a Bowie-Dick test is not required for — or sterilizers
◉ Boiler. Answer: In most healthcare facilities, steam is generated
inside of a:
◉ 60-80psig. Answer: The required pressure of steam as it enters the
jacket is usually:
◉ 28-30 lbs of pressure. Answer: For a sterilizer operating at 270
degrees, the sterilizer gauge will show:
◉ An insulating jacket. Answer: Provides heat inside the chamber to
prevent condensation from forming on the chamber walls:
◉ Heat-sensing thermometer. Answer: The sterilizers - - - is locates in
the drain line
◉ The drain line. Answer: The coldest part of sterilizer is
, ◉ Bottom rack, drain line. Answer: All PCDs should be placed on the
—, directly over the —
◉ On the bottom rack above the drain line. Answer: The Bowie-Dick
test pack is placed
◉ Conditioning, sterilization/exposure/"holding, Exhaust, Drying.
Answer: The phases of steam sterilization cycles are:
◉ Conditioning phase. Answer: During this phase, air is removed
from the sterilization chamber and steam is injected
◉ Sterilization/exposure/holding. Answer: In this phase, the exposure
temperature is maintained for the prescribed amount of time.
◉ Exhausted, Exhaust phase. Answer: After the exposure phase,
steam is — from the sterilizer through the chamber drain line is this
phase:
◉ Drying phase. Answer: 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
FLEXIBLE ENDOSCOPE REPROCESSING
EXAM REVIEW WITH SOLVED QUESTIONS
AND ACCURATE ANSWERS
◉ Superheating can occur. Answer: If the steam pressure is too low
for the set temperature
◉ Wet packs. Answer: Wet steam can cause
◉ 68-73 degrees. Answer: AAMI recommends that the temperature in
the sterilization area be:
◉ 30%-60%. Answer: AAMI recommends that the humidity is the
sterilization area be
◉ 10. Answer: The recommended ventilation in the sterilization are
is—— air exchanges per hour under positive pressure
◉ 75-85/10/negative. Answer: 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. Answer: The 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). Answer: 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. Answer: SAL=
◉ 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. Answer:
Three 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. Answer: Performed daily to detect air leaks or
inadequate air removal from prevacuum sterilzers
◉ Gravity-displacement cycles. Answer: Incoming steam displaces
residual air through the drain at the bottom of the sterilizer chamber:
◉ Gravity-displacement. Answer: Because there is no mechanical air
removal in a —, a Bowie-Dick test is not required for — or sterilizers
◉ Boiler. Answer: In most healthcare facilities, steam is generated
inside of a:
◉ 60-80psig. Answer: The required pressure of steam as it enters the
jacket is usually:
◉ 28-30 lbs of pressure. Answer: For a sterilizer operating at 270
degrees, the sterilizer gauge will show:
◉ An insulating jacket. Answer: Provides heat inside the chamber to
prevent condensation from forming on the chamber walls:
◉ Heat-sensing thermometer. Answer: The sterilizers - - - is locates in
the drain line
◉ The drain line. Answer: The coldest part of sterilizer is
, ◉ Bottom rack, drain line. Answer: All PCDs should be placed on the
—, directly over the —
◉ On the bottom rack above the drain line. Answer: The Bowie-Dick
test pack is placed
◉ Conditioning, sterilization/exposure/"holding, Exhaust, Drying.
Answer: The phases of steam sterilization cycles are:
◉ Conditioning phase. Answer: During this phase, air is removed
from the sterilization chamber and steam is injected
◉ Sterilization/exposure/holding. Answer: In this phase, the exposure
temperature is maintained for the prescribed amount of time.
◉ Exhausted, Exhaust phase. Answer: After the exposure phase,
steam is — from the sterilizer through the chamber drain line is this
phase:
◉ Drying phase. Answer: 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
