| A | B |
|---|
| Environmental Cleaning | Walls, floors, bathrooms, use PPE |
| Pre-cleaning | Remove visible, resuable devices, decontaminates |
| Disinfection | NOT on skin, instruments that do NOT penetrate body, clean first, used on devices that come in contact with mucus membranes (thermometers) |
| Ultrasonic cleaners | removes debris, stainless steel, cavitation (bubbles to break up particles) |
| Sterilization | Kills ALL microorganisms, autoclave, indicator ensures clean, expiration date |
| Surgical asepsis (sterile field) | 2-inch border contaminated, never reach, turn back, keep dry |
| Sterile packages | Check expiration date, touch only outside |
| Opening sterile package | Top flap away from you, pull out sides, pull back wrap nearest you |
| Drop technique | Open package and drop directly onto field |
| Mitten technique | Using sterile mittens (common) |
| Forcep transfer | Using instrument to transfer |
| Resource management | Maintain finances, acquire/distribute resources, maintain equipment |
| Agency Finances | Purchasing, Evaluate cost benefits, ID ways to lower costs, review purchase orders, etc |
| Acquire/distribute resources | Analyze order placement (can I get cheaper), disgribute, maintain adequate amount |
| Maintain/manage equipment | Procedure for selecting, purchase, distribute equipment, instructions for operation, maintenance |
| Staff develoment | Infection control, hazardous materials |
| productivity | How much/mamy _____ can you do in _____ time |
