Whether you are looking to begin your career in healthcare, or are preparing for the Central Sterile Processing Technician national exam, this course may be for you. A law recently passed that requires anyone living in the state of New York or New Jersey who wants to become a Central Sterile Processing Technician, must be…
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I was 17 years of age with a GED, unemployed, with no guidance or direction, and heading down the wrong path. I was given the opportunity by a friends mother to work as a Central Sterile Technician at Saint Vincent’s Catholic Medical Center in Manhattan. I didn’t have the slightest clue as to what I…
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The Central Sterile Processing Department, or CSPD plays a crucial role in the promotion of patient safety, especially in the operating rooms in healthcare facilities. Charged with the responsibility of ensuring that all equipment, medical devices, and consumables required by doctors to carry out procedures in the operating room are sterile, the department is critical…
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According to the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE, 2008), the proper reprocessing of endoscopes and accompanied accessories is vital to the patient’s safety and health in treatment. The Society for Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates Inc. (SNGA) and the ASGE have supported research that improves the design, reprocessing, and verification for cleaning endoscopes to a…
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Loaner instruments, or loaner trays, are defined as trays or instruments not purchased by the facility. Companies often supply specialized instruments for uncommon surgeries (such as spinal and total joint). There are possible challenges that arise with this arrangement. Although loaner instruments remain the property of the vendor, the facility is responsible for paying for…
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