Sterile Processing Technician Final Exam Study Guide
(Chapters 1–23)
Centralized distribution of supplies to all customers in the hospital.
1. What is
Central
Service ? -Decontamination (soiled)
-Preparation, Packaging, Sterilization (clean)
2. What is the -Sterile Storage (sterile)
Cen- tral
Service One To prevent cross contamination.
Way Work
Flow ?
3. What is the Physically or chemically render instruments or equipment that may be
pur- pose of a contami- nated with harmful micro organisms to make it safe to handle.
One Way
Work Flow ?
4. Decontamina
- tion
5. Negative air flow Air flows into a room from other surrounding areas, pressure is less tha
other
adjacent areas.
6. Positive Air 7. Standard Precau- tions
Pres- sure
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, Sterile Processing Technician Final Exam Study Guide
(Chapters 1–23)
Maintains air flow out of a room, particles and microorganisms out.
this helps with keeping all dust
Treat everyone and everything as infected /contaminated.
8. Job Description Define and communicate job duties and requirements in organization.
9. Nosocomial Hospital Acquired Infection.
In- fection
10. Textile Packaging -64-72 degrees F
Materials should -35-70%
be held at a room -2 Hours
temperature of
and a
rel- ative
humidity of
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, Sterile Processing Technician Final Exam Study Guide
(Chapters 1–23)
for a mini-
mum of
prior to
steriliza- tion.
11. Superheating When steam is at a temperature which exceeds that of saturated steam a
the
same pressure.
12. Linen instruments should not ex- ceed in
packag- ing weight.
material is
limited to a
size of
,no
t weigh more
than
, and
max- imum
density must
not exceed
.
13. What is a
wet pack?
14. What are the
2 flat
wrapping
techniques
and the 2
folds?
15. Wrapped
pans of
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, Sterile Processing Technician Final Exam Study Guide
(Chapters 1–23)
-12x12x20
-12 lbs Containers with moisture after the sterilization process is complete.
-7.2 lbs
-Sequential
-Simultaneous
-Square Fold
-Envelope Fold
16 lbs
16. 25 lbs
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(Chapters 1–23)
Centralized distribution of supplies to all customers in the hospital.
1. What is
Central
Service ? -Decontamination (soiled)
-Preparation, Packaging, Sterilization (clean)
2. What is the -Sterile Storage (sterile)
Cen- tral
Service One To prevent cross contamination.
Way Work
Flow ?
3. What is the Physically or chemically render instruments or equipment that may be
pur- pose of a contami- nated with harmful micro organisms to make it safe to handle.
One Way
Work Flow ?
4. Decontamina
- tion
5. Negative air flow Air flows into a room from other surrounding areas, pressure is less tha
other
adjacent areas.
6. Positive Air 7. Standard Precau- tions
Pres- sure
1/
41
, Sterile Processing Technician Final Exam Study Guide
(Chapters 1–23)
Maintains air flow out of a room, particles and microorganisms out.
this helps with keeping all dust
Treat everyone and everything as infected /contaminated.
8. Job Description Define and communicate job duties and requirements in organization.
9. Nosocomial Hospital Acquired Infection.
In- fection
10. Textile Packaging -64-72 degrees F
Materials should -35-70%
be held at a room -2 Hours
temperature of
and a
rel- ative
humidity of
2/
41
, Sterile Processing Technician Final Exam Study Guide
(Chapters 1–23)
for a mini-
mum of
prior to
steriliza- tion.
11. Superheating When steam is at a temperature which exceeds that of saturated steam a
the
same pressure.
12. Linen instruments should not ex- ceed in
packag- ing weight.
material is
limited to a
size of
,no
t weigh more
than
, and
max- imum
density must
not exceed
.
13. What is a
wet pack?
14. What are the
2 flat
wrapping
techniques
and the 2
folds?
15. Wrapped
pans of
3/
41
, Sterile Processing Technician Final Exam Study Guide
(Chapters 1–23)
-12x12x20
-12 lbs Containers with moisture after the sterilization process is complete.
-7.2 lbs
-Sequential
-Simultaneous
-Square Fold
-Envelope Fold
16 lbs
16. 25 lbs
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