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Fighting Dirty: Don’t Let Surgical Site Infection Data Silence Your Sterile Processing Needs
How do you respond to hospital administrators or surgical leaders who brush aside your Sterile Processing requests or recommendations because your facility has “low surgical site infection (SSI) rates”? Is this a helpful measurement when department…
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Real Talk: Sterile Processing Impact on Infections
On this week’s episode, Bob discusses Sterile Processing professionals’ impact on infections. Bob hops on his favorite soapbox to discuss how important it is that Sterile Processing departments have the resources they need and gives a call to action…
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Can my detergent kill germs?
When contaminated instruments arrive in Sterile Processing, our primary goal is starting soil removal with various types of detergents. The timing and correct selection of chemicals in the “dirty” decontamination side becomes more confusing if killing germs is a consideration when items cannot go through washer thermal disinfection. Device instructions must be followed but often…
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60-Second Growth Spurt: Presenting without speaking
Did you know that you don’t have to be a “speaker” to present valuable information? Join Lindsay for today’s to learn about simple ways you can communicate process improvements and department successes without having to speak in front of an audience….
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