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CBSPD EXAM/ CBSPD EXAM PRACTICE MOST
RECENT AND COMPLETE VERSION ALL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS/ BEST
GRADED A+
If the steam pressure is too low for the set temperature - ANSWER: Superheating
can occur
Wet steam can cause - ANSWER: Wet packs
AAMI recommends that the temperature in the sterilization area be: - ANSWER:
68-73 degrees
AAMI recommends that the humidity is the sterilization area be - ANSWER:
30%-60%
The recommended ventilation in the sterilization are is—— air exchanges per hour
under positive pressure - ANSWER: 10
AAMI recommends that the temperature in the sterilizer access area be —- with —
air exchanges per hour and under — pressure - ANSWER: 75-85/10/negative
The only 3 areas in SPD that should have negative pressure are: - ANSWER:
Decon, the sterilizer access area, EVS closet
— is the absence of all forms of microbial life, including bacterial spores -
ANSWER: sterility
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An item is considered sterile if there is less than —— chance that a viable
microorganism has survived the sterilization process. This is reflected numerically
as —- - ANSWER: One in a million; 10(-6)
SAL= - ANSWER: Sterility Assurance Level
— kills microorganisms by denature great the protein - ANSWER: Steam
— is the most common form of sterilization for items that are heat- and moisture-
tolerant - ANSWER: steam sterilization
Three parameters of steam sterilization cycles are - ANSWER: saturated steam
under pressure, time, and temperature
— are used in prevacuum sterilized and in steam-flush pressure-pulse (SFPP) -
ANSWER: Dynamic-air-removal cycles
— remove air by drawing series of vacuums with an injection of steam between
each vacuum pull. - ANSWER: Prevacuum sterilizers
Performed daily to detect air leaks or inadequate air removal from prevacuum
sterilzers - ANSWER: Bowie-Dick test
Incoming steam displaces residual air through the drain at the bottom of the
sterilizer chamber: - ANSWER: Gravity-displacement cycles
Because there is no mechanical air removal in a —, a Bowie-Dick test is not
required for — or sterilizers - ANSWER: Gravity-displacement
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In most healthcare facilities, steam is generated inside of a: - ANSWER: Boiler
The required pressure of steam as it enters the jacket is usually: - ANSWER: 60-
80psig
For a sterilizer operating at 270 degrees, the sterilizer gauge will show: -
ANSWER: 28-30 lbs of pressure
Provides heat inside the chamber to prevent condensation from forming on the
chamber walls: - ANSWER: An insulating jacket
The sterilizers - - - is locates in the drain line - ANSWER: Heat-sensing
thermometer
The coldest part of sterilizer is - ANSWER: The drain line
All PCDs should be placed on the —, directly over the — - ANSWER: Bottom
rack, drain line
The Bowie-Dick test pack is placed - ANSWER: On the bottom rack above the
drain line
The phases of steam sterilization cycles are: - ANSWER: Conditioning,
sterilization/exposure/"holding, Exhaust, Drying
During this phase, air is removed from the sterilization chamber and steam is
injected - ANSWER: Conditioning phase
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In this phase, the exposure temperature is maintained for the prescribed amount of
time. - ANSWER: Sterilization/exposure/holding
After the exposure phase, steam is — from the sterilizer through the chamber drain
line is this phase: - ANSWER: Exhausted, Exhaust phase
After the steam has been exhausted, the sterilizer goes into the - of the cycle which
typically lasts about 30 minutes - ANSWER: Drying phase
The cycle for wrapped items using Dynamic-air-removal steam is: - ANSWER: •
4 minutes @ 270 and 28-30 psi
• 3 minutes @ 275 and 38-30 psi
The cycle for wrapped items using Gravity-displacement steam: - ANSWER: • 30
minutes @ 350 and 15 psi
• 15-20 minutes @ 270 and 27 psi
• 10 minutes @ 275 and 30 psi
To verify that the cycle met the requirements for sterilization, a — should be
included in the load (whether or not the load contains implantable devices) -
ANSWER: BI PCD
—- is usually performed when an unplanned event occurs - ANSWER:
Immediate-Use steam sterilization (IUSS)
AORN recommends that IUSS be performed in a IUSS — thAt has been validated
and FDA cleared for IUSS cycles - ANSWER: Rigid sterilization container
CBSPD EXAM/ CBSPD EXAM PRACTICE MOST
RECENT AND COMPLETE VERSION ALL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS/ BEST
GRADED A+
If the steam pressure is too low for the set temperature - ANSWER: Superheating
can occur
Wet steam can cause - ANSWER: Wet packs
AAMI recommends that the temperature in the sterilization area be: - ANSWER:
68-73 degrees
AAMI recommends that the humidity is the sterilization area be - ANSWER:
30%-60%
The recommended ventilation in the sterilization are is—— air exchanges per hour
under positive pressure - ANSWER: 10
AAMI recommends that the temperature in the sterilizer access area be —- with —
air exchanges per hour and under — pressure - ANSWER: 75-85/10/negative
The only 3 areas in SPD that should have negative pressure are: - ANSWER:
Decon, the sterilizer access area, EVS closet
— is the absence of all forms of microbial life, including bacterial spores -
ANSWER: sterility
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An item is considered sterile if there is less than —— chance that a viable
microorganism has survived the sterilization process. This is reflected numerically
as —- - ANSWER: One in a million; 10(-6)
SAL= - ANSWER: Sterility Assurance Level
— kills microorganisms by denature great the protein - ANSWER: Steam
— is the most common form of sterilization for items that are heat- and moisture-
tolerant - ANSWER: steam sterilization
Three parameters of steam sterilization cycles are - ANSWER: saturated steam
under pressure, time, and temperature
— are used in prevacuum sterilized and in steam-flush pressure-pulse (SFPP) -
ANSWER: Dynamic-air-removal cycles
— remove air by drawing series of vacuums with an injection of steam between
each vacuum pull. - ANSWER: Prevacuum sterilizers
Performed daily to detect air leaks or inadequate air removal from prevacuum
sterilzers - ANSWER: Bowie-Dick test
Incoming steam displaces residual air through the drain at the bottom of the
sterilizer chamber: - ANSWER: Gravity-displacement cycles
Because there is no mechanical air removal in a —, a Bowie-Dick test is not
required for — or sterilizers - ANSWER: Gravity-displacement
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In most healthcare facilities, steam is generated inside of a: - ANSWER: Boiler
The required pressure of steam as it enters the jacket is usually: - ANSWER: 60-
80psig
For a sterilizer operating at 270 degrees, the sterilizer gauge will show: -
ANSWER: 28-30 lbs of pressure
Provides heat inside the chamber to prevent condensation from forming on the
chamber walls: - ANSWER: An insulating jacket
The sterilizers - - - is locates in the drain line - ANSWER: Heat-sensing
thermometer
The coldest part of sterilizer is - ANSWER: The drain line
All PCDs should be placed on the —, directly over the — - ANSWER: Bottom
rack, drain line
The Bowie-Dick test pack is placed - ANSWER: On the bottom rack above the
drain line
The phases of steam sterilization cycles are: - ANSWER: Conditioning,
sterilization/exposure/"holding, Exhaust, Drying
During this phase, air is removed from the sterilization chamber and steam is
injected - ANSWER: Conditioning phase
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In this phase, the exposure temperature is maintained for the prescribed amount of
time. - ANSWER: Sterilization/exposure/holding
After the exposure phase, steam is — from the sterilizer through the chamber drain
line is this phase: - ANSWER: Exhausted, Exhaust phase
After the steam has been exhausted, the sterilizer goes into the - of the cycle which
typically lasts about 30 minutes - ANSWER: Drying phase
The cycle for wrapped items using Dynamic-air-removal steam is: - ANSWER: •
4 minutes @ 270 and 28-30 psi
• 3 minutes @ 275 and 38-30 psi
The cycle for wrapped items using Gravity-displacement steam: - ANSWER: • 30
minutes @ 350 and 15 psi
• 15-20 minutes @ 270 and 27 psi
• 10 minutes @ 275 and 30 psi
To verify that the cycle met the requirements for sterilization, a — should be
included in the load (whether or not the load contains implantable devices) -
ANSWER: BI PCD
—- is usually performed when an unplanned event occurs - ANSWER:
Immediate-Use steam sterilization (IUSS)
AORN recommends that IUSS be performed in a IUSS — thAt has been validated
and FDA cleared for IUSS cycles - ANSWER: Rigid sterilization container
