NURSING ANM AND GNM

Detailed explanation-1: -Steam under pressure, dry heat, EtO gas, hydrogen peroxide gas plasma, and liquid chemicals are the principal sterilizing agents used in health-care facilities.

Detailed explanation-2: -Acidified bleach and regular bleach (5, 000 ppm chlorine) can inactivate 106 Clostridium difficile spores in ≤10 minutes 262. One study reported that 25 different viruses were inactivated in 10 minutes with 200 ppm available chlorine 72.

Detailed explanation-3: -Sterilization describes a process that destroys or eliminates all forms of microbial life, including spores. Disinfection methods can involve the use of physical (e.g., heat or ultraviolet light) or chemical (e.g., disinfectants) processes to reduce, inactivate, or destroy pathogenic microorganisms.