Course Description
Sterilizing your instruments is crucial in the perioperative setting to prevent surgical site infections (SSIs) and ensure safe patient care delivery.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of the course, the learner will be able to:
- Define key components of the sterilization process.
- Discuss the packaging process and the types of packaging to confirm sterility.
- Describe the purpose of chemical indicators and color changes.
- Assess strategies to increase competency and education to confirm sterility.
Intended Audience
This educational activity was developed for 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 was written by Arlene Andrews, MSN, RN, CNOR, and edited by Brenda Kozak, DNP, MSN, RN, CNE.
Arlene is a certified operating room nurse with 30 years of clinical experience in nursing. She earned her Master of Science in Nursing with a focus on Informatics.
Brenda