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AORN Revised “Guideline for Manual High-Level Disinfection”
The Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) updated its Guideline for Manual High-level Disinfection. The revised version still recommends that devices should be sterilized if both high-level disinfection (HLD) and sterilization options are included in the instructions for use (IFU). The rationale is that terminal sterilization offers the highest margin of safety.
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SPDs: Stay Ready for Accreditation Surveys
Last-minute plans and pressures from leaders to “get ready” when a facility enters the window of an accreditation survey instills fear and reduces confidence in many health care workers.
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Surgical Champions Key to Effective SPD-OR Engagement
Health care leaders who fail to proactively communicate or share decision-making as it relates to sterile processing (SP) operations can lead to culture of divisiveness, lack of trust and a loss of confidence in SP processes.
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Preserving Package Integrity and Device Sterility: Essential Components of Patient Safety
Inappropriate device transport can lead to environmental contamination and instrument damage.
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How AORN’s Updated Design & Maintenance Guideline Affects SPDs
The Association of periOperative Registered Nurses’ (AORN’s) Guideline for Design and Maintenance of the Surgical Suite was updated and released in June 2023.
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