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: -Autoclaves are also known as steam sterilizers, and are typically used for healthcare or industrial applications. An autoclave is a machine that uses steam under pressure to kill harmful bacteria, viruses, fungi, and spores on items that are placed inside a pressure vessel.

Detailed explanation-3: -Steam sterilization uses thermal energy from high-pressure saturated steam to denature DNA and destroy enzymes to kill microbes on the surfaces of devices. A packaged device is placed into a chamber (autoclave) and pressurized steam is introduced at 121°C for a specific amount of time.