Medical Asepsis, Disinfectant, and Sterilization

Question 1

Sanitization

Answer 1

A process that removes organic material and reduces the number of microorganisms to a safe level.
Ex. blood, body fluid, and tissue

Question 2

Decontamination

Answer 2

The use of physical and chemical means to remove or destroy pathogens on an item so that is no longer capable or transmitting disease

Question 3

Disinfectant

Answer 3

An agent used to destroy pathogenic micros

- Does not kill bacterial spores

Question 4

Spore

Answer 4

Hard, thick walled capsule that some bacterial form by losing moisture and condensing their contents to contain only the essential parts of the protoplasm of the cell

Question 5

Sterilization

Answer 5

The process of destroying all forms of microbial life, including spores

Question 6

Hazard Communication Standard (HCS)

Answer 6

Purpose: To ensure that employees are informed of the hazards associated with chemicals in their workplace and the precautions to take to protect themselves when working with hazardous chemicals

• Components
  1. Development of hazard
  2. Inventory of hazard chemicals
  3. SDS retirements
  4. Employee info and training

Question 7

Health Hazard

Answer 7

The potential of the chemical to cause acute toxicity, skin corrosion or irritation, serious damage or irritation

Question 8

Physical hazard

Answer 8

Defined as the potential of the chemical to catch fire, explode, or react with other chemical or materials

Question 9

Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS)

Answer 9

International standard for classifying and labeling of chemicals

Question 10

HCS Labeling

Answer 10

Product identifier, supplier ID, GHS precausionary statement, GHS pictograms, GHS single word, GHS hazard statement, Supplementry info

Question 11

Safety data Sheet (SDS)

Answer 11

More detailed info on chemicals, hazards and measures to prevent injury and illness

Question 12

High-level disinfect

Answer 12

A process that destroys all microorganisms with the exception of bacterial spores

Question 13

Semicritical item

Answer 13

An item that comes in contract with non intact skin or intact mucus membranes

Question 14

Intermediate-Level Disinfection

Answer 14

Process that inactivation tubercle bacilli( Causes TB), all vegetative bacteria, most viruses, and most fungi, but it does not kill bacterial spores

Question 15

Noncritiacal items

Answer 15

Items that come it contact with intact skin

Ex. Blood pressure cuffs, stethoscope

Question 16

Low-level Disinfection

Answer 16

Process that kills most bacterial, come viruses, and some fungi, but can not kill resistant micros, and bacterial spores
Ex. tables, chairs, walls etc

Question 17

Autoclave

Answer 17

Dependable, efficient, economical and can be used to sterilize items that are not harmed by moisture or high temp.

• Operates with ~15lb psi at a temp of 250
• Bacterial spores die at 240F

Question 18

Autoclave tape

Answer 18

• Changes color when steamed

- Allows it to adhere to the hot, moist packs in the autoclave during sterilization process