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79 Cards in this Set
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CBSPD |
Certification Board for Sterile Processing & Distribution |
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IAHCSMM |
International Association of Healthcare Central Service Material Management |
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EPA |
Environmental Protection Agency |
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FDA |
Food & Drug Administration |
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OSHA |
Occupational Safety & Health Administration |
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AAMI |
Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation |
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CDC |
Centers for Disease Control & Prevention |
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SGNA |
Society for Gastroenterology Nurses & Associates |
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AORN |
Association of periOperative Registered Nurses |
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NFPA |
National Fire Protection Agency |
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ANSI |
American National Standards Institute |
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JC |
Joint Commission |
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AAAHC |
Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care |
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ACHC |
Accreditation Commission for Health Care |
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AAAASF |
American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities |
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AOA/HFAP |
American Osteopathic Association/Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program |
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APIC |
Association for Professionals in Infection Control & Epidemiology |
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NIOSH |
National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health |
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ACGIH |
American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists |
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ASC QC |
Ambulatory Surgery Center Quality Collaboration |
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CMS |
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services |
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ASGE |
American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy |
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ISO |
International Organization for Standardization |
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SHEA |
Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America |
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HIPAA |
Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act |
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FIFRA |
Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, & Rodenticide Act |
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INOCS |
Initial Notice of Compliance Status |
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MDR |
medical device reporting |
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CI |
chemical indicator |
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BI |
biological indicator |
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HLD |
high-level disinfectant |
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IFU |
instructions for use |
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MSDS |
material safety data sheet |
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PPE |
personal protective equipment |
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HAI |
healthcare acquired infection |
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AIIR |
airborne infection isolation room |
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IUSS |
immediate-use steam sterilization |
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SAL |
sterility assurance level |
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PCD |
process challenge device |
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SFPP |
steam-flush pressure-pulse |
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RF |
radio frequency |
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FIFO |
first in-first out |
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JIT |
Just-In-Time Delivery System |
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ROP |
re-order point |
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EOQ |
economical order quantity |
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CQI |
continuous quality improvement |
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HEPA |
high-efficiency particulate air |
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PI |
process improvement |
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TQM |
total quality management |
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PEL |
permissible exposure limit |
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PPM |
parts per million |
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EL |
excursion limit |
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TWA |
time-weighted average |
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MEC |
minimum effective concentration |
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MRC
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minimum recommended concentration |
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STEL |
short term exposure limit |
Safety term |
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LCS |
liquid chemical sterilant |
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QUAT |
Quaternary ammonium compound |
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OPA |
Ortho-phthaldehyde |
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EO |
Ethylene Oxide |
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LTGP |
low-temperature gas plasma |
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LTHP |
low-temperature hydrogen peroxide |
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ORIF |
open reduction/internal fixation |
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PCA |
patient controlled analgesia (pump) |
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CPM |
continuous passive motion (device) |
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SCD |
sequential compression device |
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APCD |
air pollution control device |
It's a 'thing', not a 'place' |
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VRE |
vancomycin-resistant enterococci |
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TSE |
transmissible spongiform encephalopathies |
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CJD |
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease |
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vCJD |
variant Creutzfeltd-Jakob disease |
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BSE |
bovine spongiform encephalopathy |
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MRSA |
methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus |
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MDRO |
multi-drug-resistant organisms |
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TASS |
toxic anterior segment syndrome |
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MSD |
musculoskeletal disorder |
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GI |
gastrointestinal |
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MIS |
minimally invasive surgery |
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AER |
automated endoscope repossessor |
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