Course Code: REL-ACU-0-ECSP
Hours: 1
Type: Online Course
Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2025
Learning Objectives:
Describe the principles of healthcare ethics, professional standards, patient rights, and legal standards as they relate to the CSSD.
Identify the role of regulatory and other agency standards relative to the CSSD.
Describe the ethical dilemma and controversy associated with reprocessing single-use devices for reuse.
Outline:
Section 1: Introduction
About This Course
Learning Objectives
Section 2: Ethics, Patient Rights, and Standards
The Basis for Ethical Principles in Healthcare
Principles of Healthcare Ethics
Shift in Decontamination Area
Professional Standards
Patient’s Bill of Rights
Legal vs. Ethical Standards
Ethical Standards
Legal and Voluntary Standards
Regulatory Agencies Relevant to the CSSD
Voluntary Standards Relevant to the CSSD
Review
Summary
Section 3: Ethical Implications of Reprocessing Single-Use Devices
Background
Device Regulations
Reusable Devices
Single-Use Devices
Shift in Sterile Storage Area
Studies of Reprocessed Single-Use Devices
Ethical Issues
An Ethical Dilemma
Shift in Assembly Area
Decision-Making
Review
Summary
Section 4: Conclusion
Course Summary
Course Contributors
ReferencesSubject Matter Expert: Brandy Verton, BSN, RN, CNOR
Brandy earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree with summa cum laude distinction from Capella University. She is a certified perioperative nurse with versatile skills in circulator and scrub roles for different surgical specialties. Brandy has fulfilled several nursing leadership responsibilities as the Surgical Services Clinical Educator and Periop 101 instructor for UNC REX Healthcare in North Carolina. She has been an active member of various hospital committees and contributed to numerous process improvement initiatives. In the early stages of her career, she developed her core nursing skills while working on a postoperative and medical-surgical overflow unit. She served in various roles, including charge nurse, preceptor, Magnet Champion, and admission/discharge facilitator. Currently, Brandy works as a perioperative subject matter expert and course writer at Relias.
Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: Central Sterile Personnel; in the following settings: Acute Care Facility.
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Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.