Abbreviations
What does OR stand for?
Operating Room
What is PPE
Personal Protective Equipment
What is not allowed on finger nails?
Personnel shall not wear artificial nails, enhancers, or extenders or nail polish.
What does BI mean?
Biological Indicator
Classification of device that penetrates skin or invades normally sterile parts of the body (i.e. Medical Devices with blood contact, and/or invasive into sterile body cavities).
Critical Medical Device
What does MDR stand for?
Medical Device Reprocessing
Another name for uniform worn in MDR/OR
Scrubs
What is not allowed on eyelashes?
Personnel shall not wear false eyelashes, enhancers or extensions
What does CI mean?
Chemical Indicator
Name of designated area within Medical Device Reprocessing (MDR) or sterile procedures area (e.g. operating room) used for storage of sterile supplies.
Sterile Storage Area
What does CSA stand for?
Canadian Standards Association
Name of what to wear on head
Hairnet
What footwear is acceptable
Personnel shall wear dedicated footwear that are enclosed front and back, clean, and maintained, keep feet dry, and are sufficiently durable to prevent injury if a device drops on the foot. Footwear bottoms shall be non-skid.
What does IUSS mean?
Immediate Use Steam Sterilization
Name of a storage and transportation practice based on the principle that a properly packaged item that has successfully undergone a validated sterilization process is considered sterile until an event occurs that could breach the protection provided by the packaging (e.g., through wetting, tearing, or dropping).
Even Related Sterility
What is HLD?
High Level Disinfection
What to wear on hands
Gloves
What jewelry must be removed or covered?
Personnel shall remove all exposed jewelry and remove or cover all exposed piercings. Examples include rings, watches, bracelets, necklaces, earrings and other facial/body piercings.
What is the name of
A steam sterilizer where the air is removed through mechanical means by pressure and vacuum excursions prior to the sterilization cycle (dynamic air removal)
Pre-vacuum Sterilizer
Name of process of Cleaning, followed by inactivation of pathogenic microorganisms, to render an object safe for handling.
Decontamination
What are SOP?
Standard Operating Procedures
What to wear to protect eyes
Face shield
Where are scrubs, warm-up jackets, hats, and reusable gowns washed?
Reusable scrub attire, including warm-up jackets and hats, shall be laundered by the same laundry facilities used by the health care setting for other surgical textiles. Not at home
Preferred method of sterilization for heat-tolerant critical devices ?
The preferred method of sterilization for heat-tolerant critical devices is dynamic air removal steam sterilization
Name of written directions provided by the manufacturer or distributor of a product that contain necessary information for the safe and effective use of the product.
Manufacturer’s Instructions For Use (MIFU)