Cleaning Equipment
This washer uses mechanical, thermal, and chemical actions to clean instruments.
What is a washer-disinfector or decontaminator?
This indicator monitors sterilizer effectiveness by testing non-pathogenic spores.
What is a biological indicator (BI)?
This term means the absence of pathogenic microorganisms.
What is asepsis?
An instrument set must not weigh more than this to prevent injury and allow proper drying.
What is 25 pounds?
IUSS stands for this:
What is Immediate Use Steam Sterilization?
This cleaning device uses sound waves and tiny bubbles to remove soil.
What is an ultrasonic cleaner?
A biological indicator result should be this if sterilization conditions were met.
What is negative?
This term means the absence of virtually all microorganisms.
What is sterility?
Shelf life of sterile items is based on this type of event, not time.
What is event-related shelf life?
Items processed by IUSS should be transported directly to here.
What is the point of use?
The process that creates microscopic bubbles that implode to clean instruments.
What is cavitation?
A biological indicator must be included with every load that contains this type of item.
What is an implant?
Asepsis helps prevent infection, but this process completely destroys all microorganisms including spores.
What is sterilization?
Sets heavier than 25lb require longer what?
What is dry time?
True or False: IUSS items can be stored for future procedures.
What is false?
Water temperature during cleaning should follow this source’s instructions.
What is the detergent manufacturer’s IFU?
If a biological indicator is positive, all items processed since the last negative test must be this.
What is recalled and reprocessed?
True or False: Sterility and asepsis mean the same thing
FALSE
Loaner or device set weights and methods should always follow this source.
What is the manufacturer’s IFU?
The same cleaning and decontamination processes must be followed according to this reference.
What is the manufacturer’s IFU?
Hot water makes blood harder to remove because it does this to proteins.
What is denature or coagulate them?
The biological indicator test should be performed at least this often.
What is weekly (or per facility policy)?
This sticky buildup of bioburden on instruments prevents cleaning solutions from working properly
What is biofilm?
Handling, moisture, and airborne contaminants are examples of these types of events
What are event-related factors that affect sterility?
IUSS must use this type of FDA-approved sterilization container.
What is a rigid, enclosed container?