The Quest for Competent Sterile Processors
It's a dirty job, but it's got to be done right. Here's how you can help.
T
he best surgeons, anesthesia providers and nurses in the world
can't provide safe, high-quality patient care if sterile processing
doesn't do its job. But shockingly, despite the crucial nature of
their assignment, and despite the negative publicity generated by out-
breaks and mistakes in recent years, we're still falling short when it
comes to reprocessing reusable medical instruments.
In the first 6 months of 2015, The Joint Commission cited more than
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Infection Prevention
Rose Seavey, MBA, BS, RN, CNOR, CRCST, CSPDT
• WATCHFUL EYE Every facility should have a reprocessing subject matter expert who's responsible for keeping up to date with standards and guidelines.
