HT Histotechnician

Category - Laboratory Operations

Xerxes understands correctly if he categorizes the instruments used inside the clinical laboratory that would require either sterilization or disinfection into which of the following classification?
  1. Non critical items
  2. Semi-critical items
  3. Critical items
  4. Extremely critical items
Explanation
Answer: B - Semi critical items
Items or instruments used inside the clinical laboratory that would require either sterilization or disinfection are usually those instruments that come in contact with a patient’s cavity or mucous membranes. Therefore, sterilization is not mandatory but can be still be performed. These types of items belong to the semi-critical items on Spaulding’s classification.
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