Hygiene and disinfection

Question 1

What are the 2 zones in local decontamination unit?

Answer 1

clean and dirty zones

Question 2

What are the 4 stations in the dirty zone?

Answer 2

1. washing sink
2. ultrasonic bath cleaner
3. rinsing sink
4. single ended washer disinfector

Question 3

What happens in the clean zone?

Answer 3

autoclave

Question 4

What way should the air flow go in the decontamination unit?

Answer 4

clean zone to dirty zone

Question 5

What should happen before autoclave?

Answer 5

inspect and pack instruments

Question 6

What should you do before packing instruments after autoclave?

Answer 6

let them cool

Question 7

What are the 3 main categories of PPE?

Answer 7

contact PPE
droplet PPE
airborne PPE

Question 8

Name 3 different forms of hand hygiene?

Answer 8

alcohol gels

water and soap

HIBI scrub (before operation)

Question 9

What microorganisms do we want to remove?

Answer 9

Transient microorganims

Question 10

What is an example of a transient microorganism?

Answer 10

e.coli

S. aureus

Question 11

Do alcohol hand rubs remove spore forming bacteria?

Answer 11

no

Question 12

What is an example of a spore forming bacteria?

Answer 12

clostridium difficile

Question 13

What are 2 examples of antiseptic solutions?

Answer 13

1. chlorohexidine gluconate (HIBIscrub) - less irritating to skin
2. Idophors (betadine) - irritating to skin