CH.14 WORKBOOK EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
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The interior chamber walls of the sterilizer are heated by steam in - correct Answers -Jacket
Designed to maintain a tight seal that prevents steam for escaping the chamber of a sterilizer - correct
Answers -Gasket
Located in the floor of the steam sterilizer - correct Answers -Chamber drain
The portion of the steam sterilizer that measures steam temp and automatically controls the flow of air
and condensate from the sterilizer - correct Answers -Thermostatic trap
Provides a written record of sterilizer cycle activities - correct Answers -Charts and printouts & CI's
Sterilizers remove air from the chamber by steam forcing the cooler air in the chamber out through the
drain - correct Answers -Gravity
The most frequent cause for sterilization failure is lack of steam - correct Answers -Contact
Inadequate _________ time at the correct elevated temp is a reason for sterilization failure - correct
Answers -Exposure
Another name for super-heated steam is - correct Answers -Dry steam
Placing warm sterilized packages on cool surfaces will cause - correct Answers -Condensate
When loading a steam sterilizer, basins should be - correct Answers -Placed on edge; so no wetpack
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ACCURATE ANSWERS | LATEST UPDATE .
The interior chamber walls of the sterilizer are heated by steam in - correct Answers -Jacket
Designed to maintain a tight seal that prevents steam for escaping the chamber of a sterilizer - correct
Answers -Gasket
Located in the floor of the steam sterilizer - correct Answers -Chamber drain
The portion of the steam sterilizer that measures steam temp and automatically controls the flow of air
and condensate from the sterilizer - correct Answers -Thermostatic trap
Provides a written record of sterilizer cycle activities - correct Answers -Charts and printouts & CI's
Sterilizers remove air from the chamber by steam forcing the cooler air in the chamber out through the
drain - correct Answers -Gravity
The most frequent cause for sterilization failure is lack of steam - correct Answers -Contact
Inadequate _________ time at the correct elevated temp is a reason for sterilization failure - correct
Answers -Exposure
Another name for super-heated steam is - correct Answers -Dry steam
Placing warm sterilized packages on cool surfaces will cause - correct Answers -Condensate
When loading a steam sterilizer, basins should be - correct Answers -Placed on edge; so no wetpack
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