California Registered Dental Assistant (RDA) Written Practice Exam

Mechanical monitoring of the sterilization process should occur with?

1. Every load

2. Every other load

3. Once daily

4. Once a week

The correct answer is: Every load

Mechanical monitoring of the sterilization process should occur with every load to ensure that each individual cycle is being properly sterilized. Choosing to monitor every other load, once daily, or once a week would leave significant gaps in the monitoring process and may result in missed issues with the sterilization cycle. While it may be more time-consuming, monitoring every load helps to ensure that the sterilization process is consistently effective and safe. Therefore, the other options are incorrect because they do not provide the same level of assurance in the sterilization process.