STERILE PROCESSING FINAL EXAM
STUDY GUIDE CHAPTERS 1-23
What cis cCentral cService c? c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Centralized cdistribution cof csupplies
cto call ccustomers cin cthe chospital.
What cis cthe cCentral cService cOne cWay cWork cFlow c? c- ccorrect canswers✔✔-
Decontamination c(soiled)
-Preparation, cPackaging, cSterilization c(clean)
-Sterile cStorage c(sterile)
What cis cthe cpurpose cof ca cOne cWay cWork cFlow c? c- ccorrect canswers✔✔To cprevent
ccross ccontamination.
Decontamination c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Physically cor cchemically crender cinstruments
cor cequipment cthat cmay cbe ccontaminated cwith charmful cmicro corganisms cto cmake cit
csafe cto chandle.
Negative cair cflow c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Air cflows cinto ca croom cfrom cother
csurrounding careas, cpressure cis cless cthan cother cadjacent careas.
Positive cAir cPressure c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Maintains cair cflow cout cof ca croom, cthis
chelps cwith ckeeping call cdust cparticles cand cmicroorganisms cout.
Standard cPrecautions c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Treat ceveryone cand ceverything cas
cinfected c/contaminated.
Job cDescription c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Define cand ccommunicate cjob cduties cand
crequirements cin corganization.
Nosocomial cInfection c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Hospital cAcquired cInfection.
Textile cPackaging cMaterials cshould cbe cheld cat ca croom ctemperature cof c______ cand
ca crelative chumidity cof c____ cfor ca cminimum cof c__ c____ cprior cto csterilization. c-
ccorrect canswers✔✔-64-72 cdegrees cF
-35-70%
-2 cHours
Superheating c- ccorrect canswers✔✔When csteam cis cat ca ctemperature cwhich
cexceeds cthat cof csaturated csteam cat cthe csame cpressure.
, Linen cpackaging cmaterial cis climited cto ca csize cof c_______,not cweigh cmore cthan
c_______, cand cmaximum cdensity cmust cnot cexceed c______. c- ccorrect canswers✔✔-
12x12x20
-12 clbs
-7.2 clbs
What cis ca cwet cpack? c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Containers cwith cmoisture cafter cthe
csterilization cprocess cis ccomplete.
What care cthe c2 cflat cwrapping ctechniques cand cthe c2 cfolds? c- ccorrect canswers✔✔-
Sequential
-Simultaneous
-Square cFold
-Envelope cFold
Wrapped cpans cof cinstruments cshould cnot cexceed c____ cin cweight. c- ccorrect
canswers✔✔16 clbs
What cis cthe cmaximum cweight cfor ccontainerized cinstrument csets crecommended cby
cAAMI/ANSI? c- ccorrect canswers✔✔25 clbs
Wrapped cbasin csets cshould cnot cexceed c_____. c- ccorrect canswers✔✔7 clbs
Sterility c(time-related) c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Package cis cconsidered csterile cuntil ca
cspecific cexpiration cdate cis creached.
Sterility c(event-related) c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Items care cconsidered csterile cunless cthe
cintegrity cof cthe cpackaging cis ccompromised cor csuspected cof cbeing ccompromised.
Name cthe c4 cthings cthat cevent-related csterility cdepends con. c- ccorrect canswers✔✔1.
cQuality cof cthe cwrapping cmaterial.
2. cHandling cprocedures.
3. cStorage cand ctransport cconditions.
4. cNumber cof ctimes cthe cpackage chas cbeen chandled c(4 ctimes).
Name c4 cconcerns cwhen cit ccomes cto cpackaging. c- ccorrect canswers✔✔1. cMoisture
ccontamination.
2. cDirt, cDust, cand cDebris.
3. cPhysical cdamage.
4. cBreakdown cof cpackaging cmaterial cdue cto cwear cof cage.
Sterile cStorage cstandards, ctemperatures cshould cbe cat c______ cand crelative chumidity
cshould cbe cless cthan c____. c- ccorrect canswers✔✔- c64-75 cdegrees cF
- c75%
STUDY GUIDE CHAPTERS 1-23
What cis cCentral cService c? c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Centralized cdistribution cof csupplies
cto call ccustomers cin cthe chospital.
What cis cthe cCentral cService cOne cWay cWork cFlow c? c- ccorrect canswers✔✔-
Decontamination c(soiled)
-Preparation, cPackaging, cSterilization c(clean)
-Sterile cStorage c(sterile)
What cis cthe cpurpose cof ca cOne cWay cWork cFlow c? c- ccorrect canswers✔✔To cprevent
ccross ccontamination.
Decontamination c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Physically cor cchemically crender cinstruments
cor cequipment cthat cmay cbe ccontaminated cwith charmful cmicro corganisms cto cmake cit
csafe cto chandle.
Negative cair cflow c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Air cflows cinto ca croom cfrom cother
csurrounding careas, cpressure cis cless cthan cother cadjacent careas.
Positive cAir cPressure c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Maintains cair cflow cout cof ca croom, cthis
chelps cwith ckeeping call cdust cparticles cand cmicroorganisms cout.
Standard cPrecautions c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Treat ceveryone cand ceverything cas
cinfected c/contaminated.
Job cDescription c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Define cand ccommunicate cjob cduties cand
crequirements cin corganization.
Nosocomial cInfection c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Hospital cAcquired cInfection.
Textile cPackaging cMaterials cshould cbe cheld cat ca croom ctemperature cof c______ cand
ca crelative chumidity cof c____ cfor ca cminimum cof c__ c____ cprior cto csterilization. c-
ccorrect canswers✔✔-64-72 cdegrees cF
-35-70%
-2 cHours
Superheating c- ccorrect canswers✔✔When csteam cis cat ca ctemperature cwhich
cexceeds cthat cof csaturated csteam cat cthe csame cpressure.
, Linen cpackaging cmaterial cis climited cto ca csize cof c_______,not cweigh cmore cthan
c_______, cand cmaximum cdensity cmust cnot cexceed c______. c- ccorrect canswers✔✔-
12x12x20
-12 clbs
-7.2 clbs
What cis ca cwet cpack? c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Containers cwith cmoisture cafter cthe
csterilization cprocess cis ccomplete.
What care cthe c2 cflat cwrapping ctechniques cand cthe c2 cfolds? c- ccorrect canswers✔✔-
Sequential
-Simultaneous
-Square cFold
-Envelope cFold
Wrapped cpans cof cinstruments cshould cnot cexceed c____ cin cweight. c- ccorrect
canswers✔✔16 clbs
What cis cthe cmaximum cweight cfor ccontainerized cinstrument csets crecommended cby
cAAMI/ANSI? c- ccorrect canswers✔✔25 clbs
Wrapped cbasin csets cshould cnot cexceed c_____. c- ccorrect canswers✔✔7 clbs
Sterility c(time-related) c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Package cis cconsidered csterile cuntil ca
cspecific cexpiration cdate cis creached.
Sterility c(event-related) c- ccorrect canswers✔✔Items care cconsidered csterile cunless cthe
cintegrity cof cthe cpackaging cis ccompromised cor csuspected cof cbeing ccompromised.
Name cthe c4 cthings cthat cevent-related csterility cdepends con. c- ccorrect canswers✔✔1.
cQuality cof cthe cwrapping cmaterial.
2. cHandling cprocedures.
3. cStorage cand ctransport cconditions.
4. cNumber cof ctimes cthe cpackage chas cbeen chandled c(4 ctimes).
Name c4 cconcerns cwhen cit ccomes cto cpackaging. c- ccorrect canswers✔✔1. cMoisture
ccontamination.
2. cDirt, cDust, cand cDebris.
3. cPhysical cdamage.
4. cBreakdown cof cpackaging cmaterial cdue cto cwear cof cage.
Sterile cStorage cstandards, ctemperatures cshould cbe cat c______ cand crelative chumidity
cshould cbe cless cthan c____. c- ccorrect canswers✔✔- c64-75 cdegrees cF
- c75%
