Perioperative Series: Instrument Processing and Management

Course Code: REL-ACU-0-PSIPM

Hours: 1

Type: Online Course

Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2024

Learning Objectives:
Describe the stages of instrument decontamination and processing.
Discuss techniques and guidelines for proper instrument care and handling.
Identify best practices for quality control and sterility preservation.

Outline:
Perioperative Series: Instrument Processing and Management

Section 1: Introduction

About This Course

Learning Objectives

Section 2: Decontamination and Assembly

Instrument Processing 101

First Stage of Decontamination

Precleaning Flexible Endoscopes

Decontamination Area

Assembly Area

Review

Summary

Section 3: Methods of Sterilization and Disinfection

Sterilization 101

High-Temperature Sterilization

Low-Temperature Sterilization

Disinfection 101

High-Level Disinfection

Low-Level and Intermediate-Level Disinfectants

Review

Summary

Section 4: Quality Control

Sterility Assurance

Sterile Storage

Preserving the Instrument Lifecycle

Care and Handling

Review

Summary

Section 5: Conclusion

Course Summary

Course Contributors

References

 

Instructor: Brandy Verton, BSN, RN, CNOR

Brandy earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree with summa cum laude distinction from Capella University. She is a certified perioperative nurse with versatile skills in circulator and scrub roles for different surgical specialties. Brandy has fulfilled several nursing leadership responsibilities as the Surgical Services Clinical Educator and Periop 101 instructor for UNC REX Healthcare in North Carolina. She has been an active member of various hospital committees and contributed to numerous process improvement initiatives. In the early stages of her career, she developed her core nursing skills while working on a postoperative and medical-surgical overflow unit. She served in various roles, including charge nurse, preceptor, Magnet Champion, and admission/discharge facilitator. Currently, Brandy works as a perioperative subject matter expert and course writer at Relias.

Instructor: Brian C Sheridan, CST

Brian is an accomplished certified surgical technologist with over 19 years of experience. He graduated cum laude on the Dean’s list for outstanding academic achievement with a certificate in Surgical Technology from Montgomery County Community College in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania. He is well-versed in a variety of specialties including multi-surgeon complex cancer cases. As a preceptor, he enjoys sharing his knowledge with new surgical technologists and nurses, teaching them the fundamentals of the scrub role. He currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Pennsylvania State Assembly of the Association of Surgical Technologists (AST).

Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: Nurses; Surgical Technologists; in the following settings: Acute Care Facility.

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Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.