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Front 1

When arranging plastic-paper pouches in the sterilizer, the pouches should arranged

Back 1

Paper-to-plastic

Front 2

Which type of scope is used to visualize the lower part of the large intestine?

Back 2

Sigmoidoscope

Front 3

Aeration is required for items sterilized in ozone sterilization processes.

Back 3

False

Front 4

The higher the bioburden on an object,

Back 4

The more difficult it would be to sterilize

Front 5

Gauze squares should be used as wicking material when basins are sterilized one inside another.

Back 5

False

Front 6

How frequently should a sterilizer's drain strainer be removed and thoroughly cleaned?

Back 6

Daily

Front 7

Sterilization documentation is not required for items that are flash sterilized.

Back 7

False

Front 8

The relative humidity of the sterile storage area should be:

Back 8

Less than 75%

Front 9

Upon opening, paper-plastic pouch seals must destruct and be incapable of resealing.

Back 9

True

Front 10

The term "superheated steam" means:

Back 10

Dry steam

Front 11

The amount of time that it takes to kill 90% of the microorganisms present in an object is called:

Back 11

A D-value

Front 12

Which of the following sterilization quality assurance measurements is designed to provide a written record of sterilizer cycle activity?

Back 12

Mechanical recording charts/printouts

Front 13

Cellulosic materials (paper, cotton and linen) cannot be processed in gas plasma sterilization system.

Back 13

True

Front 14

Some plastic including formulations of spun-bonded polyolefin are intended for use in______ temperature sterilization processes.

Back 14

Low

Front 15

Paper-plastic pouches should NOT be labeled on the _____ side of the pouch.

Back 15

Paper

Front 16

Tests which use live bacterial spores to challenge the efficacy of the sterilization process and provide a direct measure of lethality are called:

Back 16

Biological tests

Front 17

When arranging instruments in an instrument tray, you should

Back 17

Position instruments in a manner that will facilitate sterilization

Front 18

The process by which unwrapped instruments are steam sterilized for immediate use when an emergency situation arises, is called:

Back 18

Flash sterilization

Front 19

Implantable devices:

Back 19

Should not be flash sterilized

Front 20

Ethylene oxide has better penetration capabilities than ozone and hydrogen peroxide gas plasma.

Back 20

True

Front 21

In the event of a load recall, information about specific load contents can be obtained from:

Back 21

The sterilization log

Front 22

The most efficient type of dry heat sterilizer is

Back 22

The mechanical convection sterilizer

Front 23

Because shelf-life is event-related, stock rotation is no longer necessary.

Back 23

False

Front 24

Temperature in a sterile storage area should be 64' to 75'F.

Back 24

True

Front 25

Sterile packages should be stored no lower than 4-6 inches from the floor.

Back 25

False