HSPA CHAPTER 14 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
2025
When loading a steam sterilizer, basin should be? - CORRECT ANSWER -Placed on
edge
The higher, the level of bioburden on an object, the: - CORRECT ANSWER -More
difficult it will be to sterilize
When combining loads the proper way to load it, sterilizer is to place: - CORRECT
ANSWER -Rigid containers on the bottom shelf
Which of the following does not affect sterilization - CORRECT ANSWER -How the user
department tells the Sterile Processing (SP) staff to sterilize it
Sterile processing technician needs to understand the anatomy of a steam sterilizer to: -
CORRECT ANSWER -Understand how to sterilizer operates
The weakest part of a steam sterilizer is the: - CORRECT ANSWER -door
The three main phases of a terminal steam sterilizer cycle are - CORRECT ANSWER -
conditioning, exposure and exhaust
The most common reason for steam sterilization failure is: - CORRECT ANSWER -Lack
of steam contact with the continent of the load
The coolest area in a steam sterilizer is the: - CORRECT ANSWER -Drain
Which of the following is not part of the sterilizer physical monitor printout? - CORRECT
ANSWER -Statement of guarantee of sterility
2025
When loading a steam sterilizer, basin should be? - CORRECT ANSWER -Placed on
edge
The higher, the level of bioburden on an object, the: - CORRECT ANSWER -More
difficult it will be to sterilize
When combining loads the proper way to load it, sterilizer is to place: - CORRECT
ANSWER -Rigid containers on the bottom shelf
Which of the following does not affect sterilization - CORRECT ANSWER -How the user
department tells the Sterile Processing (SP) staff to sterilize it
Sterile processing technician needs to understand the anatomy of a steam sterilizer to: -
CORRECT ANSWER -Understand how to sterilizer operates
The weakest part of a steam sterilizer is the: - CORRECT ANSWER -door
The three main phases of a terminal steam sterilizer cycle are - CORRECT ANSWER -
conditioning, exposure and exhaust
The most common reason for steam sterilization failure is: - CORRECT ANSWER -Lack
of steam contact with the continent of the load
The coolest area in a steam sterilizer is the: - CORRECT ANSWER -Drain
Which of the following is not part of the sterilizer physical monitor printout? - CORRECT
ANSWER -Statement of guarantee of sterility
