SURG 130 - Sterile Processing Clinical 3

This Competency is in the Affective Learning Domain.

Learning Objectives:

a. Respect affiliated departments and their departmental needs.

b. Identify qualities of professional behavior.

c. Discuss communication components and delivery etiquette.  

d. Use decision-making skills (e.g. prioritizing, critical thinking).

e. Evaluate communication types (e.g. formal, informal, service recovery skills).

f. Demonstrate strong customer relation skills.

2. Create positive customer relations.

This Competency is in the Psychomotor Learning Domain.

Learning Objectives:

a. Demonstrate professionalism as it relates to the Sterile Processing Department.

b. Explore communication etiquette in various formats (e.g. phone, email, text, active listening). 

c. Utilize decision-making skills to prioritize associated tasks. 

d. Evaluate the types of communication: formal and informal.

e. Demonstrate positive customer relationships with both interdepartmental and outside businesses.

3. Assess the value of teamwork and work groups in the medical setting.

This Competency is in the Psychomotor Learning Domain.

Learning Objectives:

a. Evaluate the types of work groups: committee, department, division.

b. Demonstrate decision making and accountability with roles and responsibilities. 

c. Review common workplace communication challenges.

d. Promote diversity and cultural relationships to achieve work goals.

e. Emulate behaviors that can impact success on the job.

4. Inspect patient care equipment for cleanliness and functionality.

This Competency is in the Psychomotor Learning Domain.

Learning Objectives:

a. Check for cleanliness of patient care equipment.

b. Verify compliance with safety standards (e.g. frayed cords, preventative maintenance label, damage). 

c. Determine a corrective action plan for equipment out of compliance (e.g. missing/expired preventative maintenance label, who to notify). 

d. Assess equipment requiring charging or battery replacement. 

e. Assemble equipment for distribution (e.g. disposable components, Manufacturer’s IFU).

f. Demonstrate proper equipment testing (e.g. per Manufacturer’s IFU).

g. Utilize proper care and handling of equipment.

h. Verify proper location and storage of equipment (e.g. dry, clean).

5. Demonstrate procedures for distributing and tracking patient care equipment.

This Competency is in the Psychomotor Learning Domain.

Learning Objectives:

a. Verify different types of patient care equipment.

b. Determine supplies needed in distribution areas (e.g. sleeves, pads, equipment covers, clean labels/stickers). 

c. Adhere to environmental and physical work area requirements (e.g. cleaning requirements, charging stations, plugs).

d. Execute the process for recording and tracking equipment (e.g. rental, loaned). 

e. Determine the facility flow of patient care equipment (e.g. one-way flow, clean to dirty).

f. Explore healthcare facility distribution systems (e.g. manual, computer, RFID, hybrid). 

g. Utilize the facility process to record and track the distribution of patient care equipment.

h. Demonstrate the transport of equipment using facility guidelines to end user departments (e.g. OR, ED, Labor and Delivery).

6. Apply sterile storage and inventory management.

This Competency is in the Psychomotor Learning Domain.

Learning Objectives:

a. Apply specific safety awareness related to sterile storage and inventory management.

b. Define the role of the Sterile Processing Technician as it relates to inventory management.

c. Explain the cycle of consumable items.

d. Discuss the partnership between Sterile Processing and Material Management.

7. Justify temperature and humidity requirements of the sterile storage area.

This Competency is in the Psychomotor Learning Domain.

Learning Objectives:

a. Apply standards for temperature of the sterile storage area.

b. Apply standards for humidity of the sterile storage area.

c. Define requirements for recording and documenting temperature and humidity (e.g. frequency).

d. Determine corrective action to be taken if not within the parameters (e.g. who to notify).

8. Model the process for ordering and inventory replenishment of supplies.

This Competency is in the Psychomotor Learning Domain.

Learning Objectives:

a. Evaluate inventory replenishment and distribution systems (e.g. periodic automated replenishment, exchange cart system, requisition systems).

b. Define the ordering process (e.g. computerized vs. manual).

c. Identify a needed product (e.g. catalog numbers, item number, descriptions).

d. Define the unit of measure (e.g. each, box, package, case).

e. Handle inventory deficiencies (e.g. outages, substitutes, communication).

9. Demonstrate receiving and inspecting inventory in the Sterile Processing Department.

This Competency is in the Psychomotor Learning Domain.

Learning Objectives:

a. Develop a proper breakout area (e.g. corrugated cardboard, external shipping containers). 

b. Inspect for integrity (e.g. what and when to check).

c. Audit expiration and manufacturing dates (e.g. symbols, what and when to check).

10. Model stocking and rotating inventory in Sterile Processing.

This Competency is in the Psychomotor Learning Domain.

Learning Objectives:

a. Area specific safety awareness (e.g. traffic flow, hand-hygiene, Safety Data Sheets (SDS).

b. Ergonomics (e.g. workflow, proper body mechanics).

c. Define appropriate dress for the sterile storage area.

d. Determine supplies needed (e.g. carts (closed, open), rack system (closed, semi-closed, open)).

e. Work area requirements (e.g. cleaning requirements) 

f. Determine the location of supplies (e.g. shelf/cart location, sterile supplies).

g. Apply the shelf life policy (e.g. expiration, event-related).

h. Develop the process for rotating inventory (e.g. First in First Out (FIFO)).

i. Apply proper storage requirements (e.g. height, weight, distance from wall/floor, shelving).

11. Distribute sterile and non-sterile items.

This Competency is in the Psychomotor Learning Domain.

Learning Objectives:

a. Apply distribution methods (e.g. just in time, exchange cart, case cart).

b. Apply proper handling of items (e.g. maintain sterility).

c. Adhere to transport guidelines (e.g. closed cart, bins, dust covers, off-site transport).

12. Track medical supplies and equipment.

This Competency is in the Psychomotor Learning Domain.

Learning Objectives:

a. Observe and check high dollar items (e.g. ABC analysis).

b. Observe and check specialty carts (e.g. code carts, emergency carts, C-section).

c. Monitor critical items (e.g. special order, non-stock items, doctor specials, patient specific items).

d. Track vendor-owned items (e.g. loaner, consignment).

e. Organize and track equipment process (e.g. manual, RFID, computerized).

f. Distribution process to user departments (e.g. ER, OR, clinics, ICU) .

13. Manage loss of and damage to products used in Sterile Processing.

This Competency is in the Psychomotor Learning Domain.

Learning Objectives:

a. Handle manufacturer product recalls.

b. Determine common causes of waste and loss (e.g. damaged, expired and obsolete items). 

c. Discuss the role of the Sterile Processing Department in the efforts to reduce waste.