You can find me printed on the side of the container that holds the disinfecting wipes.
What is the contact time?
Checking name and DOB prior to a procedure
What is correct patient identification?
Lead cleaning occurs this frequently
What is done weekly or when visibly soiled?
Clean unused pillows/wedges are stored properly in this
What is a plastic bag?
Where dirty instruments are taken
What is the soiled utility room?
This disinfecting wipe has a contact time of 4 minutes
What is a bleach wipe?
What is preventing infections?
This disinfecting wipe has a contact time of 3 minutes and is used to clean our lead
What are red top wipes?
what is the dark green oxygen tubing?
This is used to transport dirty instruments to the soiled utility room.
What is a solid bottom container?
This wipe has a contact time of 1 minute and is used to clean electronics.
What are white top wipes?
Labeling medications with the strength, dosage, date, and time
What is using medicines safely?
If my patient is on Cdiff precautions I will use this type of wipe to clean my lead.
What are bleach (orange) top wipes?
All staff members with facial hair must wear this
What is a beard cover?
This is sprayed on dirty instruments to begin the disinfecting process
What is Precleanse?
This cleaning wipe has a contact time of 2 minutes and is regularly used to clean our procedural rooms
What are purple top wipes?
What is preventing mistakes in surgery?
This must be worn by every staff member in the room during a procedure.
What is a dosimeter badge?
What is heat, fuel, and oxygen?
These two things must be done before taking the dirty instruments to sterile processing
This wipe has a contact time of 3 minutes, is alcohol free, and is sometimes used to clean our ultrasounds.
What are gray top wipes?
Changing the parameters on the monitor so it does not falsely alarm
What is using alarms safely?
This is where to store lead when not in use to help maintain its integrity
What is Rescue, Alarm, Contain, and Extinguish?
These are the three point people for sterile processing in IR
Who are Ashley Salgado, Jeni Dinicola, and Leslie O'Connell?