CHAPTER 10 BASIC OF STERILE PROCESSING QUESTIONS AND
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Where are sterilizer located? - CORRECT ANSWER -the preparation and packaging area adjacent to
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the sterile storage area
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STERILIZATION AREA ( parameters ) Temperature - CORRECT ANSWER -68 F to 73 F (20 C to 23 C
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STERILIZATION AREA ( parameters ) humidity - CORRECT ANSWER -30% to 60 %, ideally 50%( 35% to
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STERILIZATION AREA ( parameters ) Air Exchanges - CORRECT ANSWER -10 per hour under positive
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pressure
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Sterilizer access area IS located? - CORRECT ANSWER -behind the sterilizers to allow service access
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STERILIZER ACCESS AREA (parameters) Temperature - CORRECT ANSWER -75F to 85F (24C TO 29C)
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STERILIZER ACCESS AREA (parameters) Air Exchange - CORRECT ANSWER -10 per hour under
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negative pressure
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define sterility - CORRECT ANSWER -the absence of ALL microbial life
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Microorganisms are inactivated by? - CORRECT ANSWER -sterilization process
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, Sterility Assurance Level (SAL) - CORRECT ANSWER -10 to the -6th
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What is steam sterilization? - CORRECT ANSWER -steam kills by denaturing coagulating protein
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What are the three parameters for steam sterilization? - CORRECT ANSWER -1.)
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What are the 2 basic steam cycles? - CORRECT ANSWER -Dynamic-air removal
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Dynamic Air removal have 2 types which are? - CORRECT ANSWER -a.) Prevaccum
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b) steam-flush pressure pulse (SFPP)
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Bowie dick test must be performed daily with dynamic air removal, pre-vacuum, steam-flush
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pressure pulse - CORRECT ANSWER -true
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What is pre-vacuum sterilizers - CORRECT ANSWER -Remove air by drawing series of vacuums with
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an injection of steam between each vacuum pull
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Dynamic-air-removal cycle depends on a ? - CORRECT ANSWER -REPEATED SEQUENCE consisting of a b b b b b b b b b b b b b
steam flush and a pressure pulse to remove air from the sterilizing chamber and processed material
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Steam-Flush pressure-Pulse removes air from? - CORRECT ANSWER -the sterilizing chamber and
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wrapped items
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Steam-Flush Pressure-Pulse - CORRECT ANSWER -Air removal is achieved with the sterilizing chamber
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pressure at ABOVE-ATMOPSHERIC PRESSURE
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CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
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Where are sterilizer located? - CORRECT ANSWER -the preparation and packaging area adjacent to
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the sterile storage area
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STERILIZATION AREA ( parameters ) Temperature - CORRECT ANSWER -68 F to 73 F (20 C to 23 C
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STERILIZATION AREA ( parameters ) humidity - CORRECT ANSWER -30% to 60 %, ideally 50%( 35% to
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60 ideally 50% if sterilization is done within the preparation and packaging area )
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STERILIZATION AREA ( parameters ) Air Exchanges - CORRECT ANSWER -10 per hour under positive
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pressure
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Sterilizer access area IS located? - CORRECT ANSWER -behind the sterilizers to allow service access
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STERILIZER ACCESS AREA (parameters) Temperature - CORRECT ANSWER -75F to 85F (24C TO 29C)
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STERILIZER ACCESS AREA (parameters) Air Exchange - CORRECT ANSWER -10 per hour under
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negative pressure
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define sterility - CORRECT ANSWER -the absence of ALL microbial life
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Microorganisms are inactivated by? - CORRECT ANSWER -sterilization process
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, Sterility Assurance Level (SAL) - CORRECT ANSWER -10 to the -6th
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What is steam sterilization? - CORRECT ANSWER -steam kills by denaturing coagulating protein
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What are the three parameters for steam sterilization? - CORRECT ANSWER -1.)
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What are the 2 basic steam cycles? - CORRECT ANSWER -Dynamic-air removal
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Dynamic Air removal have 2 types which are? - CORRECT ANSWER -a.) Prevaccum
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b) steam-flush pressure pulse (SFPP)
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Bowie dick test must be performed daily with dynamic air removal, pre-vacuum, steam-flush
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pressure pulse - CORRECT ANSWER -true
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What is pre-vacuum sterilizers - CORRECT ANSWER -Remove air by drawing series of vacuums with
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an injection of steam between each vacuum pull
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Dynamic-air-removal cycle depends on a ? - CORRECT ANSWER -REPEATED SEQUENCE consisting of a b b b b b b b b b b b b b
steam flush and a pressure pulse to remove air from the sterilizing chamber and processed material
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Steam-Flush pressure-Pulse removes air from? - CORRECT ANSWER -the sterilizing chamber and
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wrapped items
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Steam-Flush Pressure-Pulse - CORRECT ANSWER -Air removal is achieved with the sterilizing chamber
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pressure at ABOVE-ATMOPSHERIC PRESSURE
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