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Sterile Processing Department - ✔✔area in a hospital where sterile processing occurs
Decontaminate; Assemble; Distribute - ✔✔Function of SPDs: receive, clean, __________,
__________, disinfect and/or sterilize medical instruments and store/__________
reusable tools for safe and effective patient care
Receive; Disinfect; Effective - ✔✔Function of SPDs: __________, clean, decontaminate,
assemble, __________ and/or sterilize medical instruments and store/distribute
reusable tools for safe and __________ patient care
Decontamination Area - ✔✔where soiled items are received and cleaned
Preparation and Packaging Area - ✔✔where cleaned items are inspected, assembled,
and packaged (aka clean work room)
High-Level Disinfection Area - ✔✔where cleaned items are high-level disinfected; goes
to prep and pack area next
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, Sterilization Area - ✔✔where terminal sterilization is performed
Sterile Storage Area - ✔✔where sterile items are stored until needed
Sterile Stores - ✔✔where items for patient care from outside manufacturers are stored
(aka medical supply distribution or central supply)
Case Cart Area - ✔✔where sterile supplies are kept and picked for surgical cases
Dispatch - ✔✔where sterile and clean items are dispensed
Loaned Instrument Area - ✔✔where instruments borrowed for specialty procedures are
received and returned
Patient Care Equipment Clean-Up Area - ✔✔where patient care equipment is cleaned
and disinfected
Work Flow - ✔✔how the work progresses through the department or processing area
Decontamination Area; Sterilized - ✔✔Work Flow
1. __________
2. manual or mechanical cleaning
3. prep and pack; inspected for cleanliness and functionality
4. trays are assembled, labeled, and packed
5. trays and devices are __________
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