Surgical Technology for the surg tech Chapter 7
Question 1.
asepsis
ANSWER
Absence of microorganisms; (of non-living objects) the state of being free of pathogenic organisms
Question 2.
autoclave
ANSWER
a device to accomplish steam or gas sterilization
Question 3.
bioburden
ANSWER
Amount of gross organic debris or the number of microorganisms on an object at any given time
Question 4.
biological indicator
ANSWER
a method of testing the sterilization capability of a sterilizer; contains microorganisms that are killed when exposed to a sterilization process; only method
guaranteeing the sterility of an item(s)
Question 5.
Bowie-Dick test
ANSWER
A test of the vacuum system in a pre-vacuum sterilizer.
Question 6.
cavitation
ANSWER
Mechanical process used by ultrasonic cleaners during which air pockets implode to dislodge debris and soil from the crevices and serrations of surgical
instruments and equipment.
Question 7.
chelation
ANSWER
The method of cleaning instruments in which the chosen cleaning solution uses the process of binding ions, such as iron and magnesium, in the solution to
pro vent their deposit on the surgface of surgical instruments.
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, Question 8.
chemical indicator
ANSWER
Internal or external monitor that changes color when exposed to the sterilization process;only indicates that the sterilization process has occurred, does not
guarantee the sterility of the item.
Question 9.
colonization
ANSWER
The growth and collection of microbes into a group that lives in a particular ares, such as the colonization of S. aureus in the nares of humans.
Question 10.
contaminated
ANSWER
Soiled with gross debris or by the presence of microbes.
Question 11.
endoscopes
ANSWER
A general term used to describe the various types of flexible and rigid scopes used to view the internal structures of the body.
Question 12.
event-related sterility
ANSWER
Sterility determined by how the package is handled rather than time elapsed; the package is considered sterile until opened or until the integrity of the
package material is compromised.
Question 13.
flash sterilization
ANSWER
A process of quickly sterilizing unwrapped items ( such as a surgical instrument that has been dropped on the floor and is needed right away) using
prevacuum or gravity steam sterilizers.
Question 14.
immersion
ANSWER
The act of wetting something by submerging it; such as immersing a surgical instrument in glutataldehyde.
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Question 1.
asepsis
ANSWER
Absence of microorganisms; (of non-living objects) the state of being free of pathogenic organisms
Question 2.
autoclave
ANSWER
a device to accomplish steam or gas sterilization
Question 3.
bioburden
ANSWER
Amount of gross organic debris or the number of microorganisms on an object at any given time
Question 4.
biological indicator
ANSWER
a method of testing the sterilization capability of a sterilizer; contains microorganisms that are killed when exposed to a sterilization process; only method
guaranteeing the sterility of an item(s)
Question 5.
Bowie-Dick test
ANSWER
A test of the vacuum system in a pre-vacuum sterilizer.
Question 6.
cavitation
ANSWER
Mechanical process used by ultrasonic cleaners during which air pockets implode to dislodge debris and soil from the crevices and serrations of surgical
instruments and equipment.
Question 7.
chelation
ANSWER
The method of cleaning instruments in which the chosen cleaning solution uses the process of binding ions, such as iron and magnesium, in the solution to
pro vent their deposit on the surgface of surgical instruments.
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, Question 8.
chemical indicator
ANSWER
Internal or external monitor that changes color when exposed to the sterilization process;only indicates that the sterilization process has occurred, does not
guarantee the sterility of the item.
Question 9.
colonization
ANSWER
The growth and collection of microbes into a group that lives in a particular ares, such as the colonization of S. aureus in the nares of humans.
Question 10.
contaminated
ANSWER
Soiled with gross debris or by the presence of microbes.
Question 11.
endoscopes
ANSWER
A general term used to describe the various types of flexible and rigid scopes used to view the internal structures of the body.
Question 12.
event-related sterility
ANSWER
Sterility determined by how the package is handled rather than time elapsed; the package is considered sterile until opened or until the integrity of the
package material is compromised.
Question 13.
flash sterilization
ANSWER
A process of quickly sterilizing unwrapped items ( such as a surgical instrument that has been dropped on the floor and is needed right away) using
prevacuum or gravity steam sterilizers.
Question 14.
immersion
ANSWER
The act of wetting something by submerging it; such as immersing a surgical instrument in glutataldehyde.
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