Sterile Processing

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Tech loading scopes into automatic reprocessor (left), Tech manually cleaning scope (right)
Aug. 25, 2023
Manual Versus Automated Device/Instrument Cleaning
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Sterile Processing

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Q: “I am a new sterile processing educator at a facility that has never had an educator before. Where should I start?”A: I have been in your exact situation, and I...
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Jan. 28, 2025
Insights, standards, and expert advice on ANSI/AAMI ST108:2023 compliance.
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Many healthcare facilities struggle to retain effective leaders, including those in the sterile processing setting. High turnover in this setting can disrupt daily operations,...
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Jan. 28, 2025
Q: “The window that separates our decontamination area and our assembly and sterile storage areas was left open over the weekend (roughly 60 hours). We discovered it upon...
Photo courtesy: NorthShore University HealthSystem, HPN’s 2022 SPD of the year
Photo courtesy: NorthShore University HealthSystem, HPN’s 2022 SPD of the year
Dec. 24, 2024
HPN highlights sterile processing department (SPD) practices that are foundational to effectiveness and safety.