New Course Grid Search All Courses61 AlphabeticalNewly Created All CategoriesSterilization All InstructorsAlison SonstelieAnna Castillo-GutierrezArthur HendersonBrenda SilvaBrian KirkChasity SeymourCody McElroyCraig WallaceDelores O’ConnellHeide AmesLisa HuberMalene McLainManon LaflammeNancy KaiserNicholas PhillipsNikki KluckNita MazuratPamela CarterPaulo LarangeiraRafael Queiroz SouzaRobert WilliamsRobin PughSarah B. CruzScott TomkoSharon Greene-GoldenSusan FlynnTamara BehmTammy Gentrynphillipstarendt February 2022 1 Lesson Water for cleaning medical devices Considering water as an essential element, its use occurs in several stages of processing: displacement of dirt through spraying in thermo-disinfecting washers and cavitation in ultrasonic washers, dilution of cleaning solutions, and in rinsing of medical devices. July 2021 1 Lesson What do you mean we don’t have any water?! Managing a water crisis Water crises are often not top-of-mind for hospital leaders or sterile processing managers. Yet when water is not available or can’t be used, instrument processing must come to a halt, which dramatically impacts the hospital’s surgical schedule. Not Enrolled 1 Lesson What Sterile Processing Should Know About Multidrug-Resistant Organisms (MDRO) The more types of antibiotics that a microorganism population is exposed to, the more drug resistances can be developed, leading to multidrug-resistant microorganisms. Not Enrolled 1 Lesson What’s new in AAMI ST79:2017? A review AAMI recently published a new edition, ST79:2017,2 and this self-study article reviews some of the new information and key changes in the revised document. Not Enrolled 1 Lesson When Is Disposable the Right Choice for SPD? Understanding when to use disposable and reusable items in sterile processing applications. February 2022 1 Lesson Water for cleaning medical devices Considering water as an essential element, its use occurs in several stages of processing: displacement of dirt through spraying in thermo-disinfecting washers and cavitation in ultrasonic washers, dilution of cleaning solutions, and in rinsing of medical devices. July 2021 1 Lesson What do you mean we don’t have any water?! Managing a water crisis Water crises are often not top-of-mind for hospital leaders or sterile processing managers. Yet when water is not available or can’t be used, instrument processing must come to a halt, which dramatically impacts the hospital’s surgical schedule. Not Enrolled 1 Lesson What Sterile Processing Should Know About Multidrug-Resistant Organisms (MDRO) The more types of antibiotics that a microorganism population is exposed to, the more drug resistances can be developed, leading to multidrug-resistant microorganisms. Not Enrolled 1 Lesson What’s new in AAMI ST79:2017? A review AAMI recently published a new edition, ST79:2017,2 and this self-study article reviews some of the new information and key changes in the revised document. Not Enrolled 1 Lesson When Is Disposable the Right Choice for SPD? Understanding when to use disposable and reusable items in sterile processing applications. « Previous Page 1 … Page 6 Page 7 Page 8
