infection control Flashcards
A liquid used to sterilize instruments
glutaraldehyde
What is the technique called used to clean treatment rooms
spray-wipe-spray
Means to “kill all life forms”
sterilize
Name a chemical used to clean a treatment room
Cavicide
What type of virus must the chemical kill to be labeled a disinfectant
tuberculosis
What temperature does the steam heat have to get to
250ºF
How much time does it have to run for at that temperature to be clean
20 minutes
What pressure does the unit have to reacb to kill spores
15 PSI
Organism that is disease causing
pathogen
When a disease can be spread to others it is considered an ___ disease
infectious
What organism can be killed with an antibiotic
bacteria
What organism can NOT be killed by antibiotic
virus
An organism that needs oxygen to survive
Aerobe
An organism that doesn’t need oxygen to survive
anaerobe
An organism that can live in either oxygen or not
faculative
Transmission of disease through the skin
parenteral
Transmission of disease through the air
airborne
“Treat everyone/everything as if they/it are infectious”
universal precautions
You get vaccinated to protect you from what virus
Hepatitis B
When you get vaccinated it helps build up an ___ to the virus
immunity
What can someone get if they get a bacteria in their heart problem
bacterial endocarditis
The type of gloves used to scrub instrument
utility gloves
The type of gloves used when treating patients
exam gloves
The type of gloves used to cover gloves to open drawers/cabinets
over gloves
