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what is the best way to decrease nosocomial infection?
wash hands!
airborne little buggers can travel on what kind of particles?
dust or water
another name for medical asepsis is what?
another name for surgical asepsis is what?
clean technique
sterile technique
what does virulence mean?
the ability of an organism to produce disease
where is the best place to set up a sterile field in a client's room?
on the over-bed table
what does bacteriostatic mean?
having the capability to stop the growth of bacteria
what does bacteriocidal mean?
having the capability to kill bacteria
when pouring liquid into a sterile field you should pour how many inches above the field?
6-8
organisms grow best in what kind of environment?
warm, dark, moist
it is common practice to regard the outer edges of any sterile field contaminated (T/F)
true
once you open a bottle of sterile water, can you immediately pour it into the sterile basin?
no you have to pour out 3 ccs first, this is called "lipping" the bottle