CHL IAHCSMM CHPS 22-25 EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
2026
Qualification - ANS Testing that assesses the performance of a steam sterilizer in the
environment in which it will be used before the equipment is approved for routine use in the
healthcare facility.
Validation - ANS Documented procedures performed by a medical device manufacturer to
establish that a process consistently yields a product complying with predetermined
specifications.
Verification - ANS Documented procedures performed in the users environment to establish
that predetermined specifications have been met.
Lot (load) control number - ANS Number and /or letters by which a specific group of products
can be traced to a particular manufacturing or sterilization operation.
Extended cycle - ANS Sterilization cycles that fall outside of the traditional cycles used in the
Central Service department because exposure times exceed standard steam sterilization times.
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
2026
Qualification - ANS Testing that assesses the performance of a steam sterilizer in the
environment in which it will be used before the equipment is approved for routine use in the
healthcare facility.
Validation - ANS Documented procedures performed by a medical device manufacturer to
establish that a process consistently yields a product complying with predetermined
specifications.
Verification - ANS Documented procedures performed in the users environment to establish
that predetermined specifications have been met.
Lot (load) control number - ANS Number and /or letters by which a specific group of products
can be traced to a particular manufacturing or sterilization operation.
Extended cycle - ANS Sterilization cycles that fall outside of the traditional cycles used in the
Central Service department because exposure times exceed standard steam sterilization times.
@COPYRIGHT 2026/2027 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
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