Load record

Sterile processing definition

A sterilizer load record documents each cycle: the sterilizer and cycle number, date, operator, contents of the load and the results of physical, chemical and biological monitoring. Load records make it possible to recall items if a problem is found later and are kept as part of quality assurance.

On the CRCST exam

Know why load records matter: they make recalls possible after a positive BI or a cycle failure.

Exam domain: Sterilization Process (about 21% of the exam)

Sterilization Process practice questions

The conditions steam sterilization needs
Prevacuum steam cycle time and temperature
Wet packs after steam sterilization
How to load basins in a steam sterilizer

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