Which are the three levels of Spaulding's classification of patient care items?
a. Low items, intermediate level items, high-level items
b. Intact items, noncritical items, critical items
c. Critical items, semi-critical items, noncritical items
d. Dirty, sterile, contaminated
ANS: C
The critical items must be sterile; semi-critical items can be sterilized and/or require high-level disinfection; noncritical items come into contact with intact skin and not sterile tissue.
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