W
hy do so many instrument techs and scrub techs
have rocky relationships? "It's often like they're in
a bad marriage and in need of counseling," says
Rose Seavey, RN, BSN, MBA, CNOR, CRCST,
CSPDT, president and CEO of Seavey Healthcare
Consulting in Arvado, Colo.
It doesn't help that the OR and SPD are usually located in different
parts of the facility, sterile processing almost always banished to the
basement.
Or that OR personnel aren't quite sure what goes on in SPD —
despite the vital role instrument techs play in the success of the OR.
Just as instrument techs in sterile processing don't appreciate what
it's like to stand in front of a surgeon who's wondering why his tools
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• HIGH VOLUME Staff in the OR should appreciate how many instrument sets reprocessing techs handle in a day.
How to nurture a healthy central sterile supply-OR relationship.
Daniel Cook | Executive Editor