When our patients come to the hospital, their hope is for a return to health. Each year millions of patients check into US hospitals, and unfortunately some of them will get a hospital-acquired infection. ...
The purpose of this program is to examine some of the pros and cons of receiving hospice care in the patient's home or in a long term care facility. The material is organized around the following categories: ...
The purpose of this program is to provide an understanding of the different types of hospices nurses there are, what roles they are assigned, and their impact on terminally ill patient care. The material ...
Steam sterilization is the most common form of sterilization used today in both hospitals and Ambulatory Surgery Centers. This course is offered through our partnership with course creator Nancy Chobin ...
Basically, there are three conditions than can compromise sterility; moisture, soil and physical damage. All of these events are affected by the storage and handling of the packages after sterilization. ...
This course covers specialty testing of steam sterilizers and best practices for decontamination. There are four types of specialty testing of sterilizers: 1. Routine BI Testing 2. Qualification Testing ...
The effective SPD technician must clearly and thoroughly understand his or her roles and responsibilities. To achieve the necessary level of competence, the technician should study the various functions ...
AAMI ST-79 recommends routine biological monitoring of steam sterilizers weekly, preferably daily. Biological monitoring with a process challenge device (also known as PCD) containing live bacterial spores ...
Surgical instruments must be thoroughly cleaned, properly assembled, carefully inspected and tested, correctly packaged and effectively sterilized to ensure patient safety and positive patient outcomes. ...
The enemies are the various microbes we face on a daily basis. The danger is that we cannot see them so we tend to ignore or forget about them. We are at war with the enemies! Warfare requires a systematic ...
The Food and Drug Administration requires that medical device manufacturers provide end-users in healthcare facilities with specific instructions for use (otherwise known as IFU) on how to clean and sterilize ...
Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) is caused by a proteinaceous infectious agent, or prion. The term “prion” arose from the words “protein” and “infectious. It causes microscopic vacuoles in the neurons of ...
Over the past 15 years, the time to perform a cataract procedure has decreased from 2.5 hours to 15-20 minutes. The cost for a set of cataract instruments can range from $6,000 to $8,000 or more. Due to ...
This course will discuss the best practices for loaner surgical instruments. Loaner surgical instruments are instruments that the facility did not purchase. They are often used for specialty type surgery. This ...
This course will discuss preparedness for a departmental policies and where the recall protocols start. This course is offered through our partnership with course creator Nancy Chobin RN, AAS, ACSP, CFER, ...
This course will discuss the best practices for decontamination. This course is offered through our partnership with course creator Nancy Chobin RN, AAS, ACSP, CFER, CSPM, who created this module for ...
This course will discuss surgical instrument processing from the OR to the SPD and back to the OR. This course is offered through our partnership with course creator Nancy Chobin RN, AAS, ACSP, CFER, ...
This course will describe the best practices for high level disinfection. This course is offered through our partnership with course creator Nancy Chobin RN, AAS, ACSP, CFER, CSPM, who created this module ...
In this webinar, Rosemary Lee presents a clinical overview of Intra-Abdominal Hypertension, recommendations for intervention from the Abdominal Compartment Society with supporting evidence, and a thorough ...
This program describes the psychophysiological and other factors involved in the pain process, and describes the techniques of a thorough pain assessment. It also describes the major types of pain medication, ...