Introduction to Central Sterile Supply Department (CSSD) Quiz

Process instruments and equipment following AMMI standards = Ensuring proper reprocessing of medical devices Inspect surgical instruments for safety and functionality = Maintaining sterility of supplies Keeping detailed records of sterilized items = Preparing items for biocidal process Ensuring sterile supplies maintain sterility = Recording event related sterility

Process instruments and equipment following AMMI standards = Preventing hospital acquired infections (HAI) Inspect surgical instruments for safety and functionality = Decreasing select surgical site infections (SSI) Keeping detailed records of sterilized items = Tracking sterilized items for future use Ensuring sterile supplies maintain sterility = Recording event related sterility

Patients who become infected by microbes while in the hospital = Nosocomial infection (HAI) Staff working in the healthcare environment at risk from infection = Healthy individuals at risk from infection Staff trained to use Standard Precautions = Staff vaccinated against a number of diseases Staff wearing PPE to prevent infection = Preventing staff from being a reservoir of infection

<p>Central sterile supply officers = Significant role in preventing surgical site infection and healthcare-associated infection Infection prevention = Prevents and controls the spread of microorganisms in healthcare and community settings CDC Top HAI Causing Pathogens = Pathogens causing healthcare-associated infections History and advancement of the Central Sterile Supply Department = Evolution of the concept of CSSD</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>World War II = Evolution of the concept of CSSD 1928 American College of Surgeons establishment = Establishment of a Central Sterile Supply Department within hospitals Nuffield Provincial Hospital Trust in the United Kingdom = Well-defined establishment of CSSD American College of Surgeons = Established a Central Sterile Supply Department within hospitals</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Infection prevention = Evidence-based practice to prevent healthcare workers and patients from catching avoidable infection Central sterile supply officers = Serve a significant role in preventing surgical site infection and healthcare-associated infection CDC Top HAI Causing Pathogens = Pathogens causing healthcare-associated infections History and advancement of the Central Sterile Supply Department = Evolution and establishment of CSSD</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>World War II = Evolution of CSSD concept 1928 = Establishment of Central Sterile Supply Department by American College of Surgeons Nuffield Provincial Hospital Trust = Well-defined establishment of CSSD American College of Surgeons = Establishment of Central Sterile Supply Department</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Central Sterile Supply Officers = Significant role in preventing surgical site infection and healthcare-associated infection Infection prevention = Aim to prevent healthcare workers and patients from catching avoidable infection CSSD = Significance impacting surgery success rate, hospital stay length, and readmission due to infection Nosocomial infection = Spread of microorganisms in healthcare and community settings</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Infection prevention = Practice preventing and controlling spread of microorganisms in healthcare and community settings Central Sterile Supply Officers = Serve a significant role in preventing surgical site infection and healthcare-associated infection CSSD = Central Sterile Supply Department serving a significant role in preventing infection Nosocomial infection = Infection occurring in a healthcare setting</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Central Sterile Supply Officers = Role in preventing surgical site infection and healthcare-associated infection CDC Top HAI Causing Pathogens = Associated with healthcare-acquired infections Infection prevention = Aim to prevent healthcare workers and patients from catching avoidable infection Nosocomial infection = Type of infection occurring in a healthcare setting</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Process instruments and equipment following the AMMI standards = Ensuring that sterile supplies maintain sterility and record event-related sterility Inspect surgical instruments to ensure safety usage and functionality = Keeping detailed records of number of sterilized items, including Autoclave cycle numbers, lot/batch numbers, expiration dates for future tracking of items that has been sterilized, and stored</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Nosocomial infection = Staff working in the healthcare environment are also at risk from infection, however, they are healthy, they may be vaccinated against a number of diseases, they wear PPE and they are trained to use Standard Precautions</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The development of the Central Sterile Supply based on the needs of the hospitals for aseptic technique and properly reprocessed medical devices during medical procedures = Ensuring that sterile supplies maintain sterility and record event-related sterility The Role of central sterile supply officers in preventing Infection = Inspect surgical instruments to ensure safety usage and functionality</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Surgical Site Infection (SSI) = An infection that occurs postoperatively on the surgical wound where the operation was done Hospital Acquired Infection (HAI) = A healthcare-acquired infection (HAI) where patients become infected by microbes while in hospital</p> Signup and view all the answers