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Sterilization and Disinfection
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Discharge
by Amy Seale - Apr 18, 2018 6:17 pm - 2
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Re: Discharge
by Amy Seale
Apr 24, 2018 10:14 am
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Discharge
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One Tray
by Jonathan Pitner - May 23, 2016 6:33 pm - 37
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Re: One Tray
by Bradley Jacobs
Apr 22, 2018 5:56 pm
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One Tray
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Forced air for instrument drying
by Derek Nielsen - Apr 19, 2018 12:19 pm - 0
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Forced air for instrument drying
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Tracking sterilizations on a limited use item
by Lesley Stephen - Apr 16, 2018 3:42 pm - 3
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Re: Tracking sterilizations on a limited use item
by Ellicea Hensley
Apr 18, 2018 10:31 am
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Tracking sterilizations on a limited use item
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Wrap integrity
by Leslie Kelley - Apr 16, 2018 2:49 pm - 0
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Wrap integrity
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attire in SPD
by Debra Yoder - Mar 30, 2018 11:55 am - 5
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Re: attire in SPD
by Constance Edwards
Apr 16, 2018 2:02 pm
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attire in SPD
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event-related sterility
by Christine Pfaffel - Apr 20, 2016 3:08 pm - 4
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Re: event-related sterility
by Constance Edwards
Apr 14, 2018 11:34 am
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event-related sterility
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“Hang time” for endoscopes
by Joni Turner - Mar 27, 2018 3:56 pm - 17
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Re: “Hang time” for endoscopes
by Constance Edwards
Apr 14, 2018 11:25 am
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“Hang time” for endoscopes
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Sterilization log
by Amanda Woolverton - Apr 13, 2018 12:29 pm - 0
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Sterilization log
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Transportation of sterilized item from ante room.
by Heather Smith - Apr 10, 2018 11:10 am - 5
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by Heather Smith
Apr 12, 2018 10:28 am
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Transportation of sterilized item from ante room.
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AM OR Cleaning Solution
by Alexandra Bell - Mar 27, 2018 10:33 pm - 1
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Re: AM OR Cleaning Solution
by Raquel Villarreal
Mar 29, 2018 7:56 am
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AM OR Cleaning Solution
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gross contamination cleaning requirements
by Nicole Sartori - Mar 27, 2018 5:10 pm - 0
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gross contamination cleaning requirements
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Protecting sharp instrument tips
by Shelby smith - Mar 20, 2018 4:21 pm - 3
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by Dawn Berthiaume
Mar 25, 2018 11:04 pm
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Protecting sharp instrument tips
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Storing Sterile and Unsterile Items
by Elfa Humble - Mar 16, 2018 3:02 pm - 3
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by Ellen Bencken
Mar 24, 2018 7:04 am
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Storing Sterile and Unsterile Items
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Prior to Timeout:Testing Internal Defib Paddles, Valve Sizers and Saline Rinse
by Barbara Bollinger - Mar 20, 2018 4:31 am - 0
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Prior to Timeout:Testing Internal Defib Paddles, Valve Sizers and Saline Rinse
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37 RepliesThe water in the One Tray may be sterile when it exits the sterilizer, but for how long will it remain sterile. Since water evaporates out of th...
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37 RepliesThe problem with retained moisture in IUSS is that you don't know when it occurred. Was this condensation that happened when staem initial...
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37 RepliesThat WAS the thinking before ONE TRAY. They have proven the fluid in the tray is sterile and can be used. Only with ONE TRAY.
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0 RepliesI am curious what people are using in the clean areas of SPD to dry off instruments and lumen before they are wrapped or ran through a STERRAD un...
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2 RepliesIt was a problem for us- more often than you would think. We even had a post shoulder arthroscopy walk out when the nurse went to get a wheelch...
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37 RepliesAccording to the One Tray's 510K predicate approval, it was designed for IUSS. It is my belief that the One Tray performs IUSS functions as we...
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2 RepliesDo you make all patients have a caregiver with them at discharge if they received anesthesia? Our current policy says you need someone with y...
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37 RepliesWe consider any dampness, any moisture present is an indication of an unsterile TRAY.
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3 RepliesHello,
At our facility, we have found small tags that are validated for steam sterilization. We put these tags in with the item and mark a t...