The Only Autoclave in the Office Has a Failed Biological

question 4

Multiple Choice

The only autoclave in the office has a failed biological monitoring test.The company that is responsible for processing the test called to report the failure.You should

• A) Cold sterilize your instruments until the unit is repaired
• B) Retest the autoclave and continue to use it until the second test results are available
• C) Call the repair company,inform them that you need the autoclave repaired,and ask them for another autoclave on loan
• D) Continue to place chemical indicators in each package and use the autoclave until it is repaired

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