<p>3M™ Attest™ Auto-reader 490H Competency Assessment for use of the 3M™ Attest™ Auto-reader 490H (Software version 4.0.0 or greater) with the 3M™ Attest™ Rapid Readout Biological Indicator 1295 (1295 BI) Employee Name: ______Date: ______Facility: ______Dept: ______Assessor’s Name: ______Employee Competent? Yes No</p><p>Observation Checklist Demonstrat Task es Competency</p><p>Safety glasses and gloves are donned. </p><p>After processing, biological indicator (BI) is inspected to verify media ampoule is intact and process indicator stripes have turned towards pink. BI is identified (i.e., load #, sterilizer #, and date are written on BI label). </p><p>Within 1 hour of completion of the sterilization cycle, BI activator is used to close BI cap and crush media ampoule.</p><p>BI is flicked to distribute growth media. </p><p>Presence of media in BI growth chamber is visually verified. </p><p>BI is properly seated in an Attest Auto-reader 490H incubation well and user verifies remaining minutes (24) of incubation are displayed. Control BI lot code and result are documented or user verifies a control BI result has already been documented for the day. </p><p>Test BI lot code and result are documented according to facility policy.</p><p>(Please turn over for Written Assessment component of competency) Written Assessment</p><p>1. A control biological indicator, having the same lot code as the test biological indicator(s), should be placed in each 3M™ Attest™ Auto-reader 490H at what frequency? a. Daily and whenever a pouch of biological indicators having a new lot code is opened b. With each test biological indicator c. Weekly d. Once/pouch of biological indicators</p><p>2. To consider test biological indicator results valid, the control biological indicator should give a (circle one) positive or negative result as indicated by a (circle one) ‘+’ or ‘-’ symbol on the Attest Auto-reader 490H LCD display.</p><p>3. The full incubation period is required before a negative result is provided on the Attest Auto-reader LCD display. The 3M™ Attest™ Rapid Readout Biological Indicator 1295 (pink cap) requires ___ of incubation time before a negative result (‘-’ symbol on the LCD display) will be shown: a. 24 minutes b. 1 hour (60 minutes) c. 4 hours (240 minutes) d. 24 hours </p><p>4. A negative result (‘-’ symbol on the LCD display) for a processed (test) biological indicator indicates: a. A failed sterilization cycle b. A successful sterilization cycle </p><p>5. When a positive result (‘+’ symbol on the LCD display) occurs for a processed BI: a. No action is necessary b. That load should be recalled c. All items processed in that sterilizer since the last cycle having a negative biological indicator result should be recalled and your supervisor should be notified. </p><p>3M and Attest are trademarks of 3M Company. © 2017, 3M. All rights reserved.</p>