STERILE PROCESSING CHAPTER 13,
14, 15 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100% PASS
the process by which instruments are steam sterilized for immediate use is called -
✔✔immediate use steam sterilization.
Items to be disinfected or sterilized at point of use must be - ✔✔properly cleaned per
manufactures instructions for use.
the best way to transport items that have been processed using immediate use steam
sterilization at the point of use is - ✔✔in a rigid container designed for immediate use
steam sterilization.
Before an item can be placed in a liquid chemical sterile processing system they must be
- ✔✔cleaned.
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, which of the following statements about immediate use steam sterilization is true? -
✔✔it should be used only when there is not time to process items using the wrapped
method
Both Association of perioperative Registered Nurses and The Joint Commission
recommend that - ✔✔the use of immediate use steam sterilization be minimized or
decreased.
implantable devices - ✔✔Should not be immediate use steam sterilized unless there is a
tracking system in place to trace the item to a patient
when transporting items that have been immediate use steam sterilized, it is required
that - ✔✔they be transported in such a manner that reduces the potential for
contamination
when sterilizing items at the point-of-use an abbreviatyed cleaning procedure may be
used due to the urgentneed for the instruments. - ✔✔false
immediate-use steam sterilization documentation should include - ✔✔all of the above.
When loading a steam sterilizer, basins should be - ✔✔placed on the edge.
the higher the bioburden on an object - ✔✔the more difficult it will be to sterilize
when combining loads, hard goods should be placed on the top shelves to allow for
more efficient removal of the condensate. - ✔✔false
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14, 15 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100% PASS
the process by which instruments are steam sterilized for immediate use is called -
✔✔immediate use steam sterilization.
Items to be disinfected or sterilized at point of use must be - ✔✔properly cleaned per
manufactures instructions for use.
the best way to transport items that have been processed using immediate use steam
sterilization at the point of use is - ✔✔in a rigid container designed for immediate use
steam sterilization.
Before an item can be placed in a liquid chemical sterile processing system they must be
- ✔✔cleaned.
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, which of the following statements about immediate use steam sterilization is true? -
✔✔it should be used only when there is not time to process items using the wrapped
method
Both Association of perioperative Registered Nurses and The Joint Commission
recommend that - ✔✔the use of immediate use steam sterilization be minimized or
decreased.
implantable devices - ✔✔Should not be immediate use steam sterilized unless there is a
tracking system in place to trace the item to a patient
when transporting items that have been immediate use steam sterilized, it is required
that - ✔✔they be transported in such a manner that reduces the potential for
contamination
when sterilizing items at the point-of-use an abbreviatyed cleaning procedure may be
used due to the urgentneed for the instruments. - ✔✔false
immediate-use steam sterilization documentation should include - ✔✔all of the above.
When loading a steam sterilizer, basins should be - ✔✔placed on the edge.
the higher the bioburden on an object - ✔✔the more difficult it will be to sterilize
when combining loads, hard goods should be placed on the top shelves to allow for
more efficient removal of the condensate. - ✔✔false
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