A method of stock rotation that ensures that older items are used first.
What is FIFO
100
The condition that arises when steam is at a temperature which exceeds that of saturated steam at the same pressure
What is superheating.
100
The "newest" low temperature sterilization process
What is Ozone
100
Peracetic acid kills by_______
What is oxidation
100
The test used to evaluate the efficacy of a steam sterilizer's air removal system is call a _____ test.
What is Bowie Dick or DART
200
Agency which Requires that sterilants be rigorously tested before being marketed.
What is The FDA
200
The ______ is the portion of the steam sterilizer that measures steam temperature and automatically controls the flow of air and condensate from the sterilizer chamber
What is Thermostatic Trap
200
Bacterial spore used to text hydrogen peroxide gas plasma sterilization cycles
What is Geobacillus stearothermophilus
200
A chemical integrator measuring all parameters for steam sterilization
What is class 5
200
The amount of time required to kill 90% of microbes present
What is D-Value
300
Items are considered sterile unless the package has been or is suspected to be compromised. this is called.....
What is event-related sterility
300
The procedure used by healthcare facilities to confirm that sterilization recommendations from the manufacturer can be successfully undertaken in the hospital setting is called_____.
What is Verification
300
The process by which EtO destroys micro-organisms
What is Alkylation
300
Instruments introduced into a normally sterile area of the body
What is a critical device
300
A dating system that records the date as the number of days that have elapsed since January 1st is called the _______.
What is Julian Date
400
These acronym organizations will tell you not to flash implants
What is AORN and AAMI
400
The process of sterilizing a packaged item
What is terminal sterilization
400
The sterilant used in a gas plasma sterilizer
What is Hydrogen Peroxide
400
Organism used for testing ethylene oxide cycles
What is Bacillus Atropheaus
400
the cause of a deadly transmissible spongiform encephalophy
What is a prion
500
Contact, Time, Temperature and Moisture
What are Conditions necessary for steam sterilization
500
Maximum density recommended per cubic foot of a linen pack
What is 7.2 pounds
500
cycle times for Hydrogen peroxide
what is 28 to 50 minutes depending on equipment and load?
500
replaced by IUSS
What is flash
500
Level of microbial kill sufficient for a colonscope