Items that can be cleaned, disinfected, and used on more than one person, even if exposed to blood or body fluid.

Items that can be cleaned, disinfected, and used on more than one person, even if exposed to blood or body fluid.

• A. Multi-use items
• B. Porous items
• C. Single-use disposable items
• D. Non-porous items

Answer: (A)

The main idea is whether an item can be cleaned and disinfected for use on more than one client. Multi-use items are designed to be reused after proper cleaning and disinfection, even if they’ve been exposed to blood or body fluids, as long as you follow the correct infection-control steps. This distinguishes them from porous items, which absorb fluids and can’t be reliably disinfected; single-use disposable items, which are meant for one person only; and non-porous items, which describe a surface type that allows disinfection but doesn’t by itself define reuse across clients. In practice, non-porous surfaces that are properly cleaned and disinfected between clients fall into the multi-use category.

The main idea is whether an item can be cleaned and disinfected for use on more than one client. Multi-use items are designed to be reused after proper cleaning and disinfection, even if they’ve been exposed to blood or body fluids, as long as you follow the correct infection-control steps. This distinguishes them from porous items, which absorb fluids and can’t be reliably disinfected; single-use disposable items, which are meant for one person only; and non-porous items, which describe a surface type that allows disinfection but doesn’t by itself define reuse across clients. In practice, non-porous surfaces that are properly cleaned and disinfected between clients fall into the multi-use category.