Please read the clinical scenario, and then answer the question that follow to become familiar with the traditional NCLEX question format.
As an RN in a long-term care facility, you observe precautions to control and prevent the spread of infection.
-As an RN,you utilize an alcohol-based hand cleaner with friction rub when your hands are not visibly dirty.Which of the following terms appropriately describes the type of antimicrobial control provided by alcohol-based hand cleaners?

Question

Please read the clinical scenario, and then answer the question that follow to become familiar with the traditional NCLEX question format.
  As an RN in a long-term care facility, you observe precautions to control and prevent the spread of infection.
-As an RN,you utilize an alcohol-based hand cleaner with friction rub when your hands are not visibly dirty.Which of the following terms appropriately describes the type of antimicrobial control provided by alcohol-based hand cleaners?

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Antisepsis is the term used for the process of reducing the number of microorganisms on skin or tissue. Alcohol-based hand cleaners provide this type of antimicrobial control by reducing the number of microorganisms on the hands. Sterilization refers to the complete elimination of all microorganisms, disinfection refers to the process of reducing the number of microorganisms on inanimate objects, and decontamination refers to the process of removing or neutralizing harmful substances.

Please Read the Clinical Scenario, and Then Answer the Question