A group of infection prevention practices that apply to all patients regardless of suspected or confirmed
infection status, in any setting in which healthcare is delivered. These include; hand hygiene, use of
gloves, g
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A group of infection prevention practices that apply to all patients regardless of suspected or confirmed
infection status, in any setting in which healthcare is delivered. These include; hand hygiene, use of
gloves, gown, mask eye protection, or face shield depending on the anticipated exposure and the safe
handling of sharps. - ✔✔Standard Precautions
Confer a high risk for infection if they are contaminated with any microorganism. These include all
instruments, devices and other items used to penetrate soft tissue or bone. - ✔✔Critical items
Instruments, devices and other items that are not used to penetrate soft tissue or bone, but contact oral
mucas membranes, non- intact skin or other potentially infectious materials (OPIM) - ✔✔Semi-critical
items
Instruments, devices, equipment and surfaces that come in contact with soil, debris, saliva, blood, OPIM
and intact skin, but not oral mucas membranes - ✔✔NON-critical items
Is the least effective disinfection process. It kills some bacteria, some viruses and fungi, but does not kill
bacterial spores or mycobacterium tuberculosis var bovis, a laboratory test organism used to classify the
strength of disinfectant materials. - ✔✔Low-level disinfectant
kills mycobacterium tuberculosis var bovis indicating that many human pathogens are also killed. This
process does not necessarily kill spores. - ✔✔Intermediate-level disinfectant
kills some, but not necessarily all bacterial spores. This process kills mycobaterium tuberculosis var
bovis, bacteria, fungi, and viruses. - ✔✔High-level disinfectant
is a chemical agent that can be used to disinfect items and surfaces based on the level of contamination.
- ✔✔Germicide
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