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Technician in Surgery TS-C Practice Test

Category - Disinfection

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Which of the following are important considerations when packaging instrument trays for sterilization?
  1. Put instrument sets together in closed, covered trays.
  2. Instrument sets should be strung in a closed loop for sterilization, since it keeps all items together.
  3. Nesting instruments or basin sets keeps them too close together and prevents adequate sterilization of all surfaces.
  4. All trays should have a worksheet that outlines the number of instruments being sterilized.
Explanation
Answer: D-When packaging instrument trays for sterilization, all trays should have a worksheet that outlines the number of instruments being sterilized. These worksheets should also detail who packaged the tray and the date the contents were packaged. This ensures that the instruments are tracked and counted and verifies that the instruments were packaged appropriately.
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