The perioperative educator is teaching the OR assistant to change the smoke evacuation filters when they have met their usage life.Which priority teaching element(s)must be taught?
A) Change the filters on all generators on a regular monthly schedule.
B) Treat the used filter as contaminated waste.
C) Place used filter back in its original container before disposal.
D) Dispose of the used filter as regulated biohazard waste.

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Standard precautions should be used when changing a contaminated filter because of the possibility of bacterial and/or viral contamination.Many manufacturers recommend that the contaminated filter be treated as infectious and disposed of as regulated medical waste (biohazardous).

The Perioperative Educator Is Teaching the OR Assistant to Change