The nurse, who is serving as a preceptor to a graduate nurse, is orienting the graduate nurse to the operating room
The nurse asks the graduate nurse which disinfectant would be used to cleanse the respiratory and anesthetic equipment and why. Which of the following would be the correct answer from the graduate nurse?
a. Ethanol; because it is an effective virucide and kills pathogenic bacteria
b. Glutaraldehyde; because it is lethal to all microorganisms
c. Hexachlorophene; because it is bacteriostatic
d. Chlorine compound; because it can be mixed with water for sanitization
ANS: B
Glutaraldehyde is lethal to all microorganisms and is used to disinfect and sterilize surgical instruments and other medical supplies, including respiratory and anesthetic equipment, catheters, and thermometers.
Ethanol is an effective virucide and kills most common pathogenic bacteria, but it does not kill all microorganisms (a requirement for a sterile environment).
Hexachlorophene is bacteriostatic, not bactericidal, and should not be used in the clinical setting.
Chlorine compound is used to sanitize water supplies and swimming pools; it is not indicated in a clinical setting.
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