2. Explain what a nosocomial infection is and who is at risk to acquire them.
3. Explain Decimal Reduction Time and how it is measured.
4. Discuss what the effectiveness of antimicrobial treatments depends on.
5. Explain the differences between Critical, Semi-critical and Non-critical items.
6. Compare and contrast the four methods discussed in lecture that use heat to control
microorganisms (boiling, pasteurization, pressurized steam, and dry heat).
7. Identify physical methods used to control microorganisms and their method of action for
control (filtration, radiation, refrigeration, desiccation, pressure).
8. Explain how alcohol works as a disinfectant.
9. Which heavy metals are anti-microbial? How do they work to inhibit microbes?