Validating Chemical Concentrations
Decades ago there was a chemical company slogan, "Better Living Through Chemistry". It's true that chemicals do support ...
Read More Is Your Disinfectant at the Correct Temperature?
The use of disinfectants in both instrument reprocessing and sanitizing food service dishware is critical in the infection ...
Read More Struggles With Clean Versus Dirty Storage – Gotta keep’em separated
The age-old conundrum of fitting a round peg into a square hole is a lot like storing medical ...
Read More Consents- Let’s Complete Them Correctly
What is an informed consent and why is it important? Informed consent is a process in which patients ...
Read More Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is?
As the 1969 song from the music group Chicago asks, do you really know what time it ...
Read More Mold on Eyewash Stations
Mold, a persistent and potentially hazardous growth, has been frequently observed in the diffusers of eye wash ...
Read More Infection Control Rounding
Yogi Berra was right, you can observe a lot by watching! The purpose of conducting rounds is ...
Read More Solution Dilution – Are your Detergent Soaks Watered Down?
An essential part of reprocessing medical instruments and devices is the use of chemical detergents during soaks and ...
Read More How Are You Maintaining Your Competencies?
Ensuring staff are trained and competent to perform their duties is critical for safe patient care and regulatory ...
Read More Maintaining Spill Kits
Protecting staff and patients from the hazards of accidental chemical exposure is essential to safe patient care. This ...
Read More Ensuring Equipment Safety
Ensuring your medical equipment is functioning properly prior to patient use is critical. Often this step is not ...
Read More Unknown Chemicals = Unknown Hazards
A critical element in the safe handling, storage and use of chemicals is first identifying those that are ...
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