Culture
How to Host a Sterile Processing Olympics: Leadership Field Guide
There are few words that instill a greater sense of epic-ness in the hearts and minds of most people than the word “Olympics.” Even if
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Teamwork
Community
“Well, I Didn’t See That One Coming”: 5 Secrets to Dealing With Surprise Resignations in Your SPD
Ouch! When one of your team members walks out of your office after tendering their resignation, one thought probably comes to mind . . . “Ouch, that
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Quality
Getting Over Decontam Oversights: How to Help Your CS/SPD Team Never Miss a Microbe
One unseen Fogarty insert that makes its way back to the OR can cost your facility upwards of $10K if it is discovered on the
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Culture
Happy, High Performers: A Beginner’s Guide to Culture Satisfaction Surveys in Sterile Processing
(A few years ago, my SPD department in Louisville Kentucky had the highest performance cultural assessment scores of any department in an entire health system of 17+ hospitals.
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Culture
The Great Pity of the Sterile Processing Pizza Party: Recognition Drowned in Marinara Sauce
I’ve got nothing against pizza. Believe me. I’d push a grandma out of the way if she were holding up the line for some buffalo
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Quality
Three Wonderful Ways Not to Waste Your Friday: A Sterile Processing Week’enders Handbook
Few things stressed me out more as a new Sterile Processing leader than walking out of the department on a Friday evening. Unlike your friendly neighborhood
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Quality
Winning the OR Culture Wars: Sterile Processing & Surgeons . . . How You Can Spread the Love
One bad apple can spoil the bunch. And one mad surgeon can, well, we all know what one mad surgeon can do . . .
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