Details Title: 000 Kettering I General Patient Care Description: I General Patient Care Total Flash Cards: 18 Created: 09/21/2009 14:43:10		New Users: To study from this flashcard set, or to create your own your own study flash cards, REGISTER HERE. Existing Users: CLICK HERE. Additional Health Care Flashcards
Cards in this set: Term disinfection Definition destroying vegetative pathogenic organisms (not sterilized) Term sterile Definition lack of any growing organism (disinfected as well) Term vegetative organisms Definition growing microorganisms Term pathogenic organisms Definition disease producing Term static Definition growth is inhibited Term contaminated Definition introduction of disease causing organism Term cidal Definition micoorganisms are killed' Term spore Definition resistent from certain species of bacteria Term disinfect delicate piece of equipment Definition gas sterilize because will not damage Term what is the gas to use for most pieces of equipment Definition "gas sterilization, ethylene oxide (EO)" Term glutaraldehyde Definition "10-20 minutes disinfects, also known as Cidex, smaller less expensive way" Term Cidex Definition "if you leave something in Cidex for 10 hours, it will be sterilized" Term alcohol Definition "disinfecting for wipe down i.e. flowmeter, etc" Term most common bacteria Definition "gram negative, p. aeruginosa (green sputum most common), H influenza, e. coli, etc" Term gram positive Definition "pneumonia, RTI, staph, strep, pneumococcus (cocci)" Term acid fast Definition TB - mycobacterium tuberculosis Term nosocomial Definition hand washing Term test taking skills Definition "first time through, answer easy one. Second time through, answer ones you may remember now. Third time, tough questions, if you have NO IDEA then pick one letter and always pick same letter and mark it on each one you have NO IDEA"