Course Description
Point-of-use (POU) cleaning in the Sterile Processing Department (SPD) is crucial for infection prevention. By following best practices for POU cleaning, sterile processing professionals maintain the optimal condition of medical instruments. To uphold these standards and enhance patient care, effective communication and collaboration with operating room (OR) staff are paramount.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of the course, the learner will be able to:
- Define POU cleaning and its importance in the SPD.
- Explain POU cleaning best practices within the SPD.
- Discuss effective collaboration between SPD and OR staff.
Intended Audience
This educational activity was developed for sterile proccessing and healthcare professionals.
Course Information
This is a microlearning course. Microlearning is an approach to learning new information in small segments of 3-15 minutes in length. This course is mobile-friendly!
There is no CE associated with this course. A certificate of completion is awarded, but no contact hours are awarded.
Course Authors
This course was written by Torres Teakell, RN, BSN, CNOR, CRCST and edited by Brenda Kozak, DNP, MSN, RN, CNE.
Torres, a certified operating room nurse with 11 years of clinical experience, is currently pursuing her master’s degree with a focus on healthcare information management.
Brenda earned her doctorate in nursing practice and is a certified nurse educator. Brenda has over 25 years of clinical experience in nursing practice.