Surgical Site Infection (SSI) Prevention: Point-of-Use Cleaning (POUC) in the OR (Microlearning)

14 days ago

Course Description

Point-of-use treatment facilitates infection prevention. It ensures that instrumentation remains in optimal condition, supporting better patient care.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of the course, the learner will be able to:

  • Explain the importance of point-of-use cleaning (POUC) in the OR.
  • Discuss current POUC standards and guidelines.
  • Outline the steps involved in POUC.
  • Assess strategies to improve staff education and compliance.
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 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 earned her doctorate in nursing practice and is a certified nurse educator. Brenda has over 20 years of clinical experience in nursing practice.