Title: Document quality test results on equipment.
Course: Sterile Processing Technician I > Section: Documenting Processes and Procedures

Documentation should include

- ultrasonic systems
- water quality and temperature
- Bowie-Dick tests for pre-vacuum autoclaves
- sterilizer leak tests
- biological and chemical tests
- interpretation of test results
- corrective actions if necessary
- washer decontamination process (e.g., frequency, type)
- cart washer.

Process/Skill Questions:

- Why is it important to document the lot number from sterilant containers?
- What is the significance of documenting a failed Bowie-Dick test?
- Why is it important in documentation to know the parameters for steam, STERRAD, and the Automated Endoscope Reprocessor?
- When are biological results recorded?
- When is documentation for the cart washer complete?