Aug 2, 2023 | Author: Mary Olivera, Featured, Sterile Processing
Who remembers working in a central supply (our old name) and using paper to document all the sterilization loads, quality audits, mobile equipment management, and more? It was a labor-intensive task to handwrite on a small 5″ x 3″ index card all the items... 
May 15, 2023 | Author: Mary Olivera, Featured, Sterile Processing
Today we may view the central sterile department of the ’70s, ’80s, and ’90s as primitive sterile processing. Reminiscing on the period, we performed supply chain duties such as distributing supplies to the nursing units, replenishing glass IV bottles, managing the... 
Feb 21, 2023 | Author: Mary Olivera, Featured, Sterile Processing
Reprocessing vendor or loaner instrument trays is one of the greatest challenges a sterile processing department must deal with daily. Most times the vendor or courier shows up late in the evening with as many as 60 loaner trays that need to be ready for 7:00 a.m.... 
Oct 17, 2022 | Author: Mary Olivera, Featured, Sterile Processing
When a hospital prepares to welcome accreditation surveyors, it is nerve-racking for everyone involved. Departments across the hospital quickly shift into surveying mode. While the hospital administrators wait for the list of departments the surveyor wants to visit,... 
Aug 30, 2022 | Author: Mary Olivera, Featured, Sterile Processing
In the past few years, sterile processing (SP) has evolved into a department with the latest technology to help with laborious tasks, new certification requirements, and continuing education mandates. Those of us who have been in the sterile processing field for many...
