HSPA

Sterile Processing (SP) professionals’ critical core responsibility is the processing of instrumentation and the delivery of clean, high-level disinfected or sterilized devices that are well functioning and ready for patient use in the operating room and other patient care areas.

By Susan Klacik The primary objective of sterilization packaging is to maintain the sterile integrity of the packaged contents until they are used. Many factors influence this outcome and the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses’ (AORN’s) newly updated...

By Julie E. Williamson The International Association of Healthcare Central Service Materiel Management (IAHCSMM) recognizes that today’s sterile processing (SP) professionals are seeking continuing education and knowledge-building opportunities that suit their busy...

By Susan Klacik, BS, CRCST, CIS, CHL, ACE, FCS In May 2019, The Joint Commission (TJC) issued a Quick Safety alert for tonometers and other devices that touch the eye. A tonometer is a device used to determine the intraocular pressure, the fluid pressure inside the...

Recommendations Included for Sterile Processing Professionals By Susan Klacik, ACE, CIS, CRCST, FCS On July 1, 2019, the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) released its updated Guideline for Surgical Attire. AORN updated the guideline after several...