Question

if the sterility status of an item is unknown, it should be considered ______.

○ surgically clean
○ unsterile
○ disposable
○ sterile

Explanation:

In medical and sterile - processing contexts, when the sterility status of an item is unknown, the safety - first principle dictates that we should assume it is unsterile. This is to prevent the potential transmission of infectious agents. “Surgically clean” is not the same as sterile, “disposable” refers to the single - use nature of an item (not related to sterility status evaluation), and assuming it is sterile when the status is unknown would be a risk.

Answer:

B. unsterile