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Earlier in 2024, The Joint Commission added a new aspect to the assessment of competency expectations.  This aspect ...

At a recent speaking engagement, we received numerous questions related to eyewash stations and thought this would be ...

Recently during our presentation at a conference there were several questions asked about the requirements for titration orders.  ...

Decades ago there was a chemical company slogan, "Better Living Through Chemistry".  It's true that chemicals do support ...

The use of disinfectants in both instrument reprocessing and sanitizing food service dishware is critical in the infection ...

The age-old conundrum of fitting a round peg into a square hole is a lot like storing medical ...

What is an informed consent and why is it important?   Informed consent is a process in which patients ...

  As the 1969 song from the music group Chicago asks, do you really know what time it ...

  Mold, a persistent and potentially hazardous growth, has been frequently observed in the diffusers of eye wash ...

  Yogi Berra was right, you can observe a lot by watching! The purpose of conducting rounds is ...

An essential part of reprocessing medical instruments and devices is the use of chemical detergents during soaks and ...

Ensuring staff are trained and competent to perform their duties is critical for safe patient care and regulatory ...