Monitoring & QAPregunta 66 de 100
Which of the following are physical monitors of a sterilization cycle?
a.Autoclave tape and pouch indicators
b.Spore strips and self-contained vials
c.Integrating indicators placed inside packs
d.Time, temperature, and pressure readings on gauges, digital displays, and cycle printouts
Explicación
Physical monitors are the sterilizer's own instrumentation and recording output, and the operator must review and initial the printout or record for each cycle before the load is released. Tape and pouch indicators are chemical Class 1, and integrating indicators are chemical Class 5. Spore strips and vials are biological indicators.
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