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Anteroom
an ISO Class 8 room or area immediately before the buffer room in which hand washing, hygiene and garbing are done and supplies and ingredients are gathered between the pharmacy department and the cleanroom or buffer area
new air replacements
Air Exchanges
Clean room
in ISO-classified room (or two-room configuration of a cleanroom area) in which the concentration of airborne particles is controlled to meet a specified air-borne particulate cleanliness class to prevent particle and microbial contamination of CSPs; also called the IV room or buffer room
a medication prepared with aseptic technique in a sterile, cleanroom facility
Compounded Sterile Preparation
funneling of a liquid or gas through filters, or mesh screens with minute holes too small for biological and chemical contaminants to pass through
Filtration
Aseptic hand washing
a more aggressive soap and water hand washing procedure, followed by use of an antiseptic agent before donning sterile attire
the absence of pathogenic microorganisms
Asepsis
Disinfectant
a chemical agent such as sterile 70% IPA used on inanimate surfaces and objects to destroy fungi, viruses, and bacteria, but not necessarily their spore
the part of the syringe and/or needle that is at risk for contamination by touch or airflow interruption
Critical Site
HEPA
a device used to filter over 99% of particulate matter from the air to establish an aseptic environment in which to prepare CSPs
Aseptic technique
the manipulation of sterile products and devices to avoid contamination by disease-causing organisms; includes cleanroom protocols and hand-washing and gowning procedures
slide clamp used to completely stop the IV solution from flowing
Auxiliary Clamp
Distillation
process of boiling a liquid and capturing the condensed gases or vapor back into a purified liquid form
a regional widespread contagious disease
Epidemic
Horizontal Laminar Air Flow Workbench
also known as a laminar hood, a PEC (with an ISO Class 5 air quality in its DCA) used to prepare IV drug admixtures, nutrition solutions, and other parenteral products aseptically
Autoclave
a device that generates heat and pressure to sterilize objects instruments, and measures vessels
an ISO Class 7 or cleaner area where the PECs are physically located; also called the IV or cleanroom
Buffer room
Drip chamber
the small, open space just below the spike adaptor where the drops of fluid from the IV bag into the tubing are counted by the nurse to determine the flow rate of the IV solution
a device used in the Iv line to remove contaminants such as glass, fibers, bits of rubber, and bacteria from IV fluids
In-Line Filter
Injection Port
a connector on the IV tubing which allows the injection of IV fluid or medication other than that in the current IV bag to be infused into the patient’s veins
Bacterium
a small, single-celled microorganism that can exist in three main forms, depending on type: spherical (i.e., cocci), rod-shaped (i.e., bacilli), and spiral (i.e., spirochetes)
a medication prepared with aseptic technique in a sterile, cleanroom facility
Compounded Sterile Preparation
Drop factor
the number of drops that an IV tubing delivers to provide 1 mL; this number may be used by nurses to calculate the IV flow rate when using certain types of primary IV tubing, also called drop set or drip set
an inflammation of the vein form the administration of drugs
Phlebitis
ISO
an air quality classification form the International Organization for Standardization measures the amount of particulate matter in room air the lower the ISO number, the less particulate matter is present in the air