Sterilization/Disenfectants
Symbiosis
Classification of patient care items
Surgical Tech Stuff
Bacteria and More
100
How long should the steam biological indicator be incubated before the reading is recorded?
24 hours
100
A bumblebee and a flower
Mutualism
100
Crutches
Non-Critical
100
is a commitment by all surgical team members to uphold sterile technique consistently. Involves personal integrity and honesty to maintain a safe, uncontaminated environment for the patient.
Surgical Conscience
100
UTIS, Sepsis, Neonatal meningitis
E. Coli
200
What is the relationship of steam pressure to temperature in a steam sterilizer?
Increased pressure increases temperature
200
Normal flora on the skin of humans obtain nutrients, but do not affect the skin or human body.
Commensalism
200
Non-Critical
200
How Should surgical team members pass one another?
Back to back or front to front
200
chain of bacteria
Streptococci
300
Cidex is another term for
Glutaraldehyde
300
One organism benefits but second organism neither benefits nor is harmed
Commensalism
300
Bronchoscope
Semi-Critical
300
Non-sterile team members should maintain a distance of?
12 inches
300
Requires a living host
Virus
400
What is the advantage of using ethylene oxide gas sterilization?
It is safe for heat- and moisture-sensitive items.
400
Escherichia coli, which colonizes within the human intestine, obtains nutrients from the food that humans eat
Mutualism
400
laryngoscope
Semi-Critical
400
When in Doubt...
"throw it out!"
400
Study of Fungi
Mycology
500
The physical or chemical process by which all living microorganisms, including spores, are killed is
Sterilization
500
Normal flora on the skin of humans obtain nutrients, but do not affect the skin or human body.
Parasitism
500
Critical
500
Who is responsible for helping open sterile items onto the field?
The circulator
500
MRSA
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus