Define
Superbugs
bacteria that are resistant to antibiotic therapies
Protozoan
a single-celled organism that inhabits water and soil
new air replacements
Air Exchanges
SVP
IV solutions of generally 25 to 250 ml., typically administered as an IV piggyback (infusing into the LVP)
Secondary Tubing
IV tubing for another medication that is attached to the primary tubing at a Y-site injection port
Critical Site
the part of the syringe and/or needle that is at risk for contamination by couch or airflow interruption
In-Line Filter
a device used in the IV line to remove contaminants such as glass, fibers, bits of rubber, and bacteria from IV fluids
the absence of pathogenic microorganisms
Asepsis
HEPA
a device used to filter over 99% of par-ciculate matter from the air to establish an aseptic environment in which to prepare CS
Bacterium
a small, single-celled microorganism that can exist in three main forms, depending on type: spherical (ie, cocci), rod-shaped (i.e., bacilli), and spiral (ie., spirochetes)
Distillation
process of boiling a liquid and capturing the condensed gases or vapor back into a purified liquid form
Buffer Room
an ISO Class 7 or cleaner area where the PEC s are physically located; also called the IV or cleanroom
a regional widespread contagious disease
epidemic
Macrodrip IV Tubing
IV tubing sets that have a sufficient diameter to deliver 10, 15, 20 per milliliter (10 gus/mL, 15 gus/mL, 20 guts/ml.), used for adult patients
positive pressure
air is being blown into a room and therefore it has higher pressure than the adjacent spaces so the net airflow is out of the area
Auxiliary Clamp
slide clamp used to completely stop the IV solution from flowing
Aseptic hand washing
a more aggressive soap and water hand washing procedure, followed by use of an antiseptic agent before donning sterile attire
an inflammation of the vein from the administration of drugs
Phlebitis
Clean Room
an ISO-classified room (or two-room configuration of a cleanroom area) in which the concentration of airborne particles is controlled to meet a specified air-borne-particulare cleanliness class to prevent particle and microbial contamination of CSPs; also called the IV room or buffer room
Sepsis
when an infection is so threatening to the body that the immune system begins to attack the body's own blood vessels and organs causing inflammation, leaky vessels, organ failure, and septic shock
Horizontal Laminar Air Flow Workbench
also known as a laminar hood, a PEC (with an ISO Class 5 air quality in its DCA)used to prepare IV drug admixtures, nutrition solutions, and other parenteral products aseptically
Aseptic technique
the manipulation of sterile products and devices to avoid contamination by disease-causing organisms; includes cleanroom protocols and hand-washing and gowning procedures
IV tubing that is attached to the primary IV bag of solution
Primary Tubing
ISO
An air quality classification from the International Organization for Standardization measures the amount of particulate matter in room air. The lower the ISO number, the less articulate matter is present in the air.
zone of turbulence
wherever the unidirectional filtered air meets resistance or blockage, particularly between the DCA and compounding technician; also the area at the edges of the compounding counter where the horizontal airflow meets the buffer room air