Foundations for Sterile Processing

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Help Prevent SSIs with Evidence-Based Sterile Processing Education

Sterile processing plays a crucial role in the safety of the surgical patient. Train your perioperative team members new to sterile processing concepts and the department by using  standardized education in processing of OR instruments and devices.

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  • The history of sterile processing
  • The Sterile Processing Department (SPD) team member’s role and responsibilities
  • The design of the SPD space
  • Interventions for instruments used on high-risk prion diseased tissue
  • Regulations and standards
  • Detailed steps to cleaning and disinfection
  • Spaulding classification
  • Additional details around steam sterilization, low-temperature sterilization, and instrument storage conditions
  • An Introduction to Sterile Processing
  • Infection Prevention in Sterile Processing
  • Regulations and Standards
  • Surgical Instruments
  • Cleaning and Decontamination
  • Sterilization and Storage
  • After completion of the course and course evaluation, the learner will receive 3.75 contact hours. 
  • This program is approved for up to 0 hours of AEUs and up to 3.75 hours of IPCHs by BASC Provider #0102.
  •  This program will award 3.75 CE HSPA approval # AORN 242003 
  • Describe the sterile processing team members’ roles and responsibilities. 
  • Explain the importance of infection prevention and how it relates to the sterile processing department. 
  • List the steps to perform cleaning and sterilization.  
  • Identify unique instrument characteristics and the implications for processing.
  • Recognize standards and regulations governing sterile processing.
  • After successfully completing the Foundations for Sterile Processing course, 80% of learners will be able to articulate knowledge related to processing surgical instruments safely and effectively via sterilization by passing each module’s posttest with a score of 80% or higher.

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