Letter A key terms
Asepsis
The absence of pathogenic microorganisms
Disinfectant
A chemical agent such as a sterile 70% IPA used on inanimate surfaces nd objects to destroy fungi, viruses, and bacteria, but not necessarily their spores.
Sterilization
the process of using chemicals, hear, cold, pressure, or other forces to kill microorganisms on exposed surfaces
Primary Tubing
IV tubing that is attached to the primary IV bag of solution
LVP
IV solutions of more than 250 ml that may contain medications, nutrients, or electrolytes
Aseptic Hand washing
a more aggressive soap and water handwashing procedure for lowered use of an antiseptic agent before donning sterile attire.
Compounded sterile preparation
medication prepared with aseptic technique in a sterile, cleanroom facility.
Super bugs
bacteria that are resistant to antibiotic therapies
Phlebitis
an inflammation of the vein from the administration of drugs
Buffer room
an ISO class 7 or cleaner area where the PEC are physically located; also classed the IV or cleanroom.
Autoclave
a device that generates heat and pressure to sterilize object instruments, and measured vessels.
Critical site
the part of the syringe and/or needle that is at risk of contamination by touch or airflow interruption
SVP
IV solutions of generally 25 to 250 ml, cypically administered as an IV piggyback (infusing into the LVP)
Protozoan
a single-celled organism that inhabits water and soil
HEPA
a device used to filter over 99% of particulate matter from the air to establish an asepric environment in which to prepare CSPs
Auxiliary clamp
Slide clamp used to completely stop the IV solution from flowing.
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 cubing; also called drop set or drip set
Sepsis
when an infection is so threatening to the body that the immune system begins to attack the body's own blood vessels and organs causing inflammation, leaky vessels, organ failure, and septic shock
Positive pressure
air is being blown into a room and therefore it has higher pressure than the adjacent spaces so the net airflow is out of the area
Bacterium
a small single-celled microorganism that can exists in three main forms, depending, on type: Spherical, rod-shaped, and spiral.
Anteroom
an ISO Class 8 room or area immediately before the buffer room in which handwashing, hygiene, and garbing are done and supplies and ingredients are gathered between the pharmacy department and the cleanroom or buffer area.
Clean Room
an ISO-classifiied room in which the concentration of airborne particles is controlled to meet a specified airborne-particulate cleanliness class to prevent particle and microbial contamination of CPS.
Secondary tubing
IV tubing for another medication that is attached to the primary tubing at a Y-site injection port
Macrodrip IV tubing
IV wubing sets that have a sufficient diameter to deliver 10, 15, 20 per milliliter (10 guts/ml, 15 gus/mL, 20 gtts/ml.), used for adult patients
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