Sterilization/Disenfectants
Symbiosis
Classification of patient care items
Surgical Tech Stuff
Bacteria and More
100

How long should the steam biological indicator be incubated before the reading is recorded?

24 hours

100

A bumblebee and a flower

Mutualism

100

Crutches

Non-Critical

100

 is a commitment by all surgical team members to uphold sterile technique consistently. Involves personal integrity and honesty to maintain a safe, uncontaminated environment for the patient.

Surgical Conscience 

100

UTIS, Sepsis, Neonatal meningitis

E. Coli

200

What is the relationship of steam pressure to temperature in a steam sterilizer?

Increased pressure increases temperature

200

Normal flora on the skin of humans obtain nutrients, but do not affect the skin or human body.

Commensalism 

200


Non-Critical

200

How Should surgical team members pass one another?

Back to back or front to front

200

chain of bacteria

Streptococci

300

Cidex is another term for

Glutaraldehyde

300

One organism benefits but second organism neither benefits nor is harmed

Commensalism

300

Bronchoscope

Semi-Critical

300

Non-sterile team members should maintain a distance of?

12 inches

300

Requires a living host

Virus

400

What is the advantage of using ethylene oxide gas sterilization?

It is safe for heat- and moisture-sensitive items.

400

Escherichia coli, which colonizes within the human intestine, obtains nutrients from the food that humans eat

Mutualism

400

laryngoscope

Semi-Critical

400

When in Doubt...

"throw it out!"

400

Study of Fungi

Mycology

500

The physical or chemical process by which all living microorganisms, including spores, are killed is

Sterilization

500

Normal flora on the skin of humans obtain nutrients, but do not affect the skin or human body.

Parasitism

500


Critical

500

Who is responsible for helping open sterile items onto the field?

The circulator

500

MRSA

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus