Lesson 13 · Cleaning, Decontamination and Disinfection
High-level disinfection is not sterilization, and a disinfectant works only where it stays wet for the full time.
In this lesson
Tell disinfection from sterilization and the three levels of disinfection apart, sort a device into its Spaulding category by how it is used, and disinfect by hand the way the manual describes: the right setup, contact with every surface, the full wet contact time, a rinse, a complete dry and clean storage.
- Which process does the item need?Short read · 4 min
- Check yourself5 questions
- Disinfecting by hand, step by stepShort read · 4 min
- Put it to work8 questions
About 16 min · 2 short reads · 13 questions