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- 4. A term used for a device that can only be reprocessed up to a specified number of times.
- 6. Prevents antimicrobial agents such as sterilants, disinfectants, and antibiotics from reaching microorganisms.
- 9. Having openings.
- 12. Classification of instruments and devices determining the level of reprocessing required.
- 13. The consistent delivery of products and services according to established standards.
- 14. The logical and sequential progression of how work tasks should be done and how they should relate to each other.
- 15. The abbreviation for the Latin term, "statim" which means immediately or at once.
- 16. Process used by an ultrasonic cleaner in which low-pressure bubbles in a cleaning solution burst inward to dislodge soil form instruments.
- 17. A written outline or list of steps needed to perform a specific task or function. microorganisms Forms of life that are too small to see with the naked eye.
- 18. The interior path through a needle, tube or surgical instrument.
- 19. An unexpected illness or injury that requires immediate medical care.
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- 1. equipment that uses steam under pressure to sterilize items.
- 2. Disease producing microorganisms.
- 3. Number or microorganisms on a contaminated object.
- 5. High Level disinfectant.
- 7. The term used for Flash Sterilization.
- 8. A relationship in which an experienced staff member provides advice and counsel to a less-experienced staff member.
- 10. Contains special enzymes that dissolve proteinaceous materials.
- 11. Flexible tube with an attached viewing system used to view the inside of organs and cavities. the tube is passed through a body opening or a small slit made through the skin.
- 15. Free from any viable microorganisms.
- 20. A debilitating fatal brain disease caused by Prions.
