QUESTIONS
FOR SELF EVALUATION (Sterilization)
1. What
does sterilization mean as it applies to equipment used in Surgery?
2. What
is the difference between a gravity steam sterilizer and a high vacuum
sterilizer?
3. Why
is it important that all air be evacuated from the steam sterilizer?
4. Name
the four phases of a steam sterilization cycle.
5. Discuss
the proper method of preparing stainless steel instruments for sterilization?
6. Why
must linen be freshly laundered before it is used to wrap goods for steam
sterilization?
7. What
bacterium is used to monitor a steam-sterilized load?
INTERNET
website
1. Association for Practitioners in Infection
Control (APIC). http/www. apic.org .
2. Association
for Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI). http/www.aami.org .
3. Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention. http/www. cdc.gov .
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