and it's a great first choice, but tap water is an
acceptable alternative if you don't have spray
available. Before sending instruments from the
OR to the decontamination area, grab an
unused hand towel, soak it under a faucet and
throw it over the set. It's that simple.
20% of the readers don't know cavitation
causes bubbles to implode
and pull debris away from surgical instruments.
Cavitation is the basis for ultrasonic cleaning.
Microscopic debris sticks to hard-to-reach areas
on finer instruments, and can't be removed with
manual scrubbing alone. Understanding that
ultrasonic cleaners remove stubborn debris is
important, but so is knowing that instructions
for use issued by manufacturers of specialty and
complex instrumentation include specific direc-
tives on how many times their devices should
pass through an ultrasonic cycle and how long
each cycle should last. In my experience, such
directives aren't always followed on the front
line.
10% don't know instruments should be
cleaned at the point of use with soft, lint-
free gauze moistened with sterile water.
Although most respondents got this right, all
too often I see nurses who don't put sterile
water on the back table. At previous jobs,
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