NURSING ANM AND GNM

Detailed explanation-1: -Glassware is sterilized using Dry Heat. Instruments usually used for dry heat sterilization include hot air oven, incineration or burning, flaming, radiation, microwave, bunsen burner, and glass bead sterilizer. High-Velocity Hot Air sterilizers 190°C (375°F) for 6 to 12 minutes.

Detailed explanation-2: -Hot air oven sterilizes objects such as glassware (test tubes, flasks, and pipettes), metal instruments (blades, scissors), powders (sulfadiazine, starch, zinc oxide), materials that have oil and glass test tubes.

Detailed explanation-3: -It is always better to sterilize all glass syringes in the hot air oven after they are wrapped with Kraft paper; or the syringe with fitted needle should be accommodated in a test tube with cotton wool plug and the whole thing should be wrapped in Kraft paper and sterilised in hot air oven at 160°C for 1 hour.