Infection Prevention Flashcards
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Under the Spaulding classification, acupuncture needles are considered which type of item?
Answer: Critical
Needles penetrate skin into sterile tissue, so they are critical items that must be sterile.
Which level of processing does the Spaulding system require for noncritical items that touch only intact skin, such as a treatment table?
Answer: Low-level disinfection
Items contacting only intact skin need cleaning and low-level disinfection.
Which concentration of isopropyl alcohol is generally most effective for skin antisepsis before needling?
Answer: 70%
About 70% alcohol contains enough water to denature proteins and kill microbes effectively.
After swabbing a point with alcohol, what should the practitioner do before inserting the needle?
Answer: Allow the alcohol to air-dry
Letting alcohol air-dry gives it contact time to work and reduces stinging.
A patient touches a point after it has been swabbed but before needling. What is the correct action?
Answer: Re-swab the point and let it dry
A recontaminated site must be cleaned again before insertion.
Which body fluid is NOT considered potentially infectious under standard precautions?
Answer: Sweat
Standard precautions apply to all body fluids except sweat.
Which method is the most appropriate way to sterilize reusable metal instruments contaminated with blood in an acupuncture clinic?
Answer: Steam autoclaving after cleaning
Cleaning followed by steam autoclaving reliably sterilizes heat-tolerant instruments.