tion. The scope manu-
facturers' instructions
for use, to ensure
familiarity with tech-
nical specifications.
("They are very
detailed and if so
much as 1 step is
overlooked, all the
cleaning is for
naught," says Mark
Duro, CRCST, FCS,
director of sterile pro-
cessing operations at
New England Baptist
Hospital in Boston,
Mass.) And, if possi-
ble, certification in
the field.
While only New
York, New Jersey and
Connecticut currently
require SPD employ-
ees to be certified, the
designation can help
to ensure compliance
with standards. "It's
important that we
ensure that the staff
doing the job have
