Spaulding's
Name the appropriate classification and level of disinfection for: Blood Pressure Cuff
What is Non-critical, low/intermediate level disinfection.
The terms MRC and MEC pertaining to manual high-level disinfection.
What is the minimum required or minimum effective concentration for the disinfectant to be effective?
A transvaginal ultrasound probe that was used with a probe cover should be _____ disinfected.
What is high-level?
To touch any endoscope, dirty or clean, one should always don ______.
What are 'gloves'?
_____ Spaulding invented a classification system for determining what level of disinfection was required for instruments based on how/where in the body they are used.
Who is Earle Spaulding?
Name the appropriate classification and level of disinfection for: Surgical retractors
What is temperature?
When carrying a contaminated TEE probe to the reprocessing area a _______ label should be visible on the container.
What is a 'biohazard' label?
________ should be completed immediately after the procedure is completed, prior to transporting the scope to the decontamination area.
What is 'Point of Use Treatment'?
Duodenoscopes, Endobronchial ultrasound scopes and endoscopic ultrasound scopes are all examples of scopes that contain _________.
What is an 'elevator mechanism' or an 'elevator wire channel'?
Name the appropriate classification and level of disinfection for: Ultrasound probe used on the outside of the body
What is non-critical, low/intermediate level disinfection?
Prior to performing manual HLD, the device should be _________.
What is 'cleaned' or 'manually cleaned' and/or 'treated at the point of use'?
TD-100 and ASTRA are examples of automated reprocessing equipment used to high level disinfected ______ probes.
What are 'TEE' probes?
_____ should be conducted upon arrival in the decontamination area, prior to manual cleaning.
What is 'leak testing'?
Used medical devices that are being transported for reprocessing must have ________ performed prior to transport.
What is 'Point of use treatment/cleaning'?
Name the appropriate classification and level of disinfection for: Transvaginal ultrasound probe
What is a semi-critical instrument, high-level disinfection.
Revitalox is considered a _________.
Trophon is an example of a piece of automated reprocessing equipment used to high level disinfect __________ probes.
What are 'ultrasound' probes?
______ _______tests are designed to ensure all organic soils have been removed from the device so that it can be high-level disinfected.
What are 'cleaning verification tests' (ie channel check, resi-test, ATP)?
Enzymatic and detergent agents are designed to prevent the formation of ________ on instruments as they dry.
What is 'biofilm'?
Name the appropriate classification and level of disinfection for: Duodenoscope
What is a semi-critical device, high-level disinfection.
Prior to HLD, devices are first cleaned with a(n) ________ agent.
Prolystica is an example of an _________ agent.
What is an 'enzymatic' agent or 'neutral cleaning' agent?
_______ ________ scopes should be either double reprocessed, high-level disinfected then sterilized or included in a culture surveillance program to ensure adequate disinfection.
What are 'high risk' scopes?
What is ST-91?