Disinfection & SafetyQuestion 3 of 100
Your disinfectant label states a 10-minute contact time. You clean your metal nippers and then rest them in the tray with only the tips touching the solution for about three minutes. What is wrong?
a.Nothing, because the nippers were cleaned first
b.Three minutes is fine as long as you wipe them dry afterward
c.Metal nippers should never be placed in a liquid disinfectant
d.The implement must be completely immersed for the full contact time stated on the label
Explanation
The label contact time is the minimum soaking time, and the whole implement must be under the solution. Any part above the liquid is never disinfected, and cutting the time short leaves live pathogens on the blades. Cleaning first is required but does not shorten the soak, and metal nippers are exactly the kind of non-porous tool meant to be immersed.
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