Necessary Evils.. We must inspect cannulated instruments on the clean side of sterile processing to verify that the cleaning and decontamination process was effective. Tools we use: 💡Flush inspection 💡Channel check verification 💡Borescopes 💡Other inspection implements We have grown to accept that we may discover the cleaning and decontamination process was ineffective. This leads to contamination of our workstations and potentially ourselves when we are in an environment where we are least protected by PPE. Healthcare is progressive, so it is important that we are always evolving and innovating as we move forward. The Barrier Buddy System is designed by a sterile processing technician, for sterile processing technicians. We don’t have to accept this risk anymore. We don’t need to reinvent the wheel, but we do need to find ways to improve our processes! #sterileprocessing #employeesafety #infectionprevention #crosscontamination #innovation #patientsafety #processimprovement #quality
Yup, had a debate with a joint auditor and others, we’re not cleaning, we’re inspecting, it’s a next operator validation step, if defect is detected it recoded and goes back to decontam with a “stop the line” huddle.
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5moThe standards no flushing on the clean side since last year