End User Responsibility
A pre-treatment enzymatic spray use by clinicians to keep residual blood & debris moist prior to & during transport to SPS decontamination area
What is ProEZ enzymatic spray?
Loaner (borrowed) instrument trays must be received in the SPS decontamination area in a minimum _______ prior to use to have an adequate reprocessing time
What is 48 hrs.?
A person who is a liaison of SPS and end-users that have technical expertise of handling RME in the clinical setting
What is RME Champions?
Hinged instruments must be left in the _____ position to ensure sterilant can get to all crevices and nooks of the instrument
What is Open position?
The most important step in reprocessing reusable medical equipment
What is CLEANING?
An end-user responsibility to wiped off & flush lumens during the end of the procedure using sterile water to remove all gross debris
What is PRE-CLEANING
Vendor must provide manufacturer's _____ and inventory count sheets for loaner instrument trays.
What is Instructions for Use (IFU)?
Serve as a ______ point of contact for facility staff when addressing RME particular to that service line
What is Go To person?
A term use when soiled instruments were held in the exam or procedural room and not transported to the soiled utility room or designated holding area between EACH patient use
What is Batching?
It is antimicrobial reduction of microorganisms and at its highest level should be the removal of all or most of pathogenic microorganisms.
What is Disinfection?
Instruments that have blood, pus, & other secretions contain chloride ions can lead to _______ most often appearing as dark spots
What is Corrosion?
If loaner instrument trays arrive late in the medical facility, the use of ______ is not allowed
What is Immediate Use Steam Sterilization (IUSS)?
Is to assist SPS when developing and/or maintaining _______ of RME
What is Inventory List?
It is the pick up time for critical and semi-critical RME in the facility and CBOC area
What is 4 hours & 12 hours?
Instruments that are not cleaned thoroughly cannot be ______ or ______. This is because the soil shields bacteria & viruses from the sterilizing medium
What is sterilize or disinfected?
How to don & doff PPE
What is Bottom up?
AAMI recommends that Loaner Instruments must undergo _______
What is Product Testing of sets?
An initial or ongoing assessment of knowledge, skills and ability of staff who handles and/or reprocess RME
What is COMPETENCY?
It is a Bloodborne Pathogens Standard (BBP) to wear when handling soiled RME
What is Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)?
If RME sterile storage door is propped, this will interfere the controlled environment ____air pressure
What is Positive air pressure?
It is in VHA Directive 1116 & DUSHOM memo regarding end-user responsibility of _________
What is pre-cleaning, pre-treatment & adherence to IFU?
Provide one (1) challenges that SPS will face when loaner instruments not delivered within 48hours
What is
> Insufficient time to process
> Creates frustration to SPS staff
> High vulnerability to create error
> Staff needs to be educated on processing of unfamiliar instruments
> Loaner instruments can be very complicated or sophisticated devices that are new to SPS
A team of multidisciplinary stakeholders who are responsible for establishing the proper reprocessing of all RME within the medical facility.
What is RME Committee?
It is the process which all forms of microbial life (bacteria, viruses, pores & fungi) are completely destroyed.
What is Sterilization?
A program in place to ensure appropriate and safe reprocessing is being performed by SPS staff
What is QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAM (QA)?