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SELF-STUDY SERIES CONTINUING EDUCATION TEST • JANUARY 2021


Are you reprocessing your instrument containers correctly? Circle the one correct answer:


1. Which is a quality standard that provides guidance to manufacturers for rigid container systems? A. ANSI/AAMI ST79 B. ANSI/AAMI ST58 C. ANSI/AAMI ST77 D. SGNA


2. Which is a quality standard that provides guidance for users of rigid container systems? A. ANSI/AAMI ST91 B. ANSI/AAMI TIR31 C. ANSI/AAMI ST90 D. ANSI/AAMI ST79


3. Which is a method used to clean containers? A. Mechanical cleaning equipment B. Paper towels C. Metal brush D. Detergent


4. Why do all containers need to be cleaned? A. Container manufacturer requirement B. Standards and guidance requirement C. Contamination can occur at any time D. All of the above


5. What is removed from containers during the initial rinse? A. Gross soil and residual pretreatment chemistry B. Bioburden and cleaning chemistries C. Saline and disinfectants D. Bone cement and sterilants


6. Improper container loading techniques can: A. Block proper distribution of water and clean- ing chemistries


B. Enhance cleaning C. Impede thorough rinsing D. a and c


7. Cart washers cannot clean and thermally disinfect containers. A. True B. False


8. Using a cart washer to reprocess containers enables a department to: A. Eliminate the need for thermal disinfection B. Allow smaller washer disinfectors to be used specifically for surgical instruments


C. Help achieve greater efficiency and through- put for containers and instruments


D. b and c


The approval number for this lesson is STERIS-HPN 200412.


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9. Why is inspection important? A. It finds residual soils B. It identifies containers needing repair or replacement


C. It discovers mechanical disfunction that could potentially interfere with sterilization


D. All of the above


10. Rigid sterilization container systems are Class II medical devices cleared by the FDA for use, so facilities must adhere to the container manufacturers’ IFU. A. True B. False


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