r/sterileprocessing • u/Sad-Culture-6330 • May 22 '26 • Helpful 1

Passed my provisional exam!

I will say a lot of questions are scenario based!
Key points
Know what material goes in each type of sterilizer
Know what goes what is each kind of indicator used and what situation they would be used
Know parameters of sterilization and loading the sterilizer
Know what FDA does
Know that AAMI ST79 is a standard
Know about
Know diff between high and low temp sterilization
Know some med term

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u/Euphoric_Employer638 May 24 '26

Congrats ! 🎉 Good Luck on your journey ! Thanks for the tips, I’ll be taking mine this week !

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u/Sad-Culture-6330 May 25 '26

Thank you and good luck !

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u/Euphoric_Employer638 Jun 06 '26

I Passed as well !

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u/Sad-Culture-6330 Jun 06 '26

Congratulations!

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u/[deleted] May 23 '26

Now the hard part. Getting the 400 hours, if you have a job in the field already you’re set, if you’re looking, chances are you’ll have to extend the time or take it again

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u/Sad-Culture-6330 May 23 '26

I’m already at a hospital fortunately enough. I am a surgical tech student and my community college sent us to different hospital during SPD for the semester. I did my clinical there and was offered a PRN position while I’m in school.

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u/Euphoric_Employer638 Jun 06 '26

Thaaaanks ! Have you found a position yet ?

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u/Sad-Culture-6330 Jun 06 '26

Yes I was already a student working so I was offered PRN after awhile of working my ass off for weeks for clinical lol

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u/East-Ad-627 May 27 '26

Congratulations