SPD RESOURCE GUIDE Enhancing SPD department practices


and facility bottom lines are other areas of focus, shares Ferrer. s responsible financial stewards, we


will continue to be diligent in our staffing and budgeting endeavors,” she stated. e will continue to solicit feedback from our team regarding areas for process improvements. here can we be more efficient? here are we able to contain costs? ook at opportunities to evaluate reusable product substitutions in the event of national and worldwide shortages. Other areas of concentration are safe SPD


work settings and equipment and infec- tion transmission control among workers, notes Flynn.  postID SD can succeed with


the proper amount of floor space to func- tion and by limiting the handling of sterile supplies,” she said. “For the past year, weve heard that the best way to mitigate the coronavirus is through social distanc- ing, keeping six feet apart and avoiding touching common surfaces. Yet, in some SDs, its impossible to accomplish those things because of cramped quarters and violating the three touch rule. aquet points to SD workplace improvements as a priority area. “Since 2013, depreciation has outpaced capital investments in the U.S healthcare market, he noted. Hospitals need to turn their attention to their SPD projects to ensure they are delivering the necessary standard of care for their patients.” SPD recognition, pride and connection are other areas of attention. or instance, ure rocessing , a developer and provider of reprocessing sinks, assembly tables, technologies, and accessories for healthcare reprocess- ing departments, recently launched the uvDecon online community https www.facebook.comgroupsluvdecon to raise awareness of the importance of decontamination processes in central sterile processing departments and cel- ebrate reprocessing professionals who make patient safety a priority...y being a source of support, the uvDecon com- munity can combat perceptions, increase respect for the profession, and bring awareness to one of the hospitals most foundational steps to patient care proper manual cleaning.”1 oo predicts continued growth with SDs status and service in patient care. “Sterile processing technicians have always been a vital piece in the fight for better patient outcomes and will con- tinue to be even more in the future,” he expressed. The postpandemic sterile processing technician will be known as


adaptable and a collaborator and will solidify their reputation in patient safety.” ertification, technology and education


will lead the way to SD success, antici- pates erg. I envision professional, welleducated


sterile processing techs who are certified in their profession, proud of what they do and competent in the craft of providing clean, sterile and functioning instruments equipment and services, not only to our patients but to the other professionals who depend on what we do day in and day out,” he stated. “I see the future using the


latest in technology to aid them, such as on-demand or virtual education combined with the latest standards to adapt for our challenging environment. I know that our technicians have the passion, skill and ability not only to meet the tomorrow but help define it, so we are better off for many years to come.” HPN


References:


1. PURE PROCESSING LAUNCHES LUVDECON ONLINE COMMUNITY, https://pure-processing.com/wp-content/up- loads/2021/03/LuvDecon-PressRelease-vf-1.pdf


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