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Critical Thinking 5 Chapter 11

Critical Thinking 5 Chapter 11

Q 1. You are working with several hospitals to reduce hospital acquired infections including C. difficile which produces endospores. A. Give two chemicals that should be used to clean the bathrooms of patients with known C. difficile infections. (2 points) B. Would using ethylene oxide be appropriate for metal equipment that is to be reused in the room for a new patient. (2 points)C. If a person is visiting a patient with known C. difficile is hand sanitizer enough to kill any bacteria that they would have come into contact with during their visit? Explain why or why not. (2 points)2. Working for Dole, you need to determine the most cost effective way to ship bananas from South America to the United States without them spoiling. The bananas need to arrive as if they have just been picked from the tree. List two ways to prevent spoilage of the bananas while they are in transport. (2 points)3. You and your colleagues are aid workers being flown into a remote mountain area by helicopter with supplies. There is no power or clean drinking water. List two ways to treat local stream water to provide for the needs of those around you? (keep in mind you have limited supplies) (2 points)

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Sodium hypochlorite (Common bleach) and hydrogen peroxide wipes A licensed antimicrobial pesticide by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), EtO is used to disinfect medical equipment and spices. There are numerous medical equipment that can only be sterilized with EtO, and it accounts for around half of all sterile medical devices used in the United States every year.