Title: Document quality test results on equipment.
Course: Sterile Processing Technician (14021) > Section: Documenting Processes and Procedures

Documentation should include results for the following:

- Ultrasonic systems
- Water quality and temperature
- Bowie-Dick tests (e.g., run as first load of the day, empty load)
- Sterilizer leak tests (e.g., when test should be performed)
- Biological and chemical tests (e.g., lot numbers, running control tests, correct placement of tests, incubation procedure, interpreting results, recall process in case of undesirable outcomes)
- Directions for interpreting the results of the test
- Corrective actions to take if the test fails
- 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 Processor?
- When are biological results recorded?
- When is documentation for the cart washer complete?