A CST Is working with a Nuro surgeon on a left frontal craniotomy to remove a meningioma. He has just made the scalp incision when a unit charge nurse quickly enters the OR saying, "CSP just called and there was a malfunction of the stream sterilizer last night. The sterilizer chart doesn't confirm that these Instruments went through a complete cycle even though the biological indicator have a negative reading". 1)what steps should be 0R team take at this point? 2)what is the concern if the biological indicator have a negative reading? 3)discuss the chain of errors that took place that allowed the instruments to be transported to the OR, opened, and used
A CST Is working with a Nuro surgeon on a left frontal craniotomy to remove a meningioma. He has just made the scalp incision when a unit charge nurse quickly enters the OR saying, "CSP just called and there was a malfunction of the stream sterilizer last night. The sterilizer chart doesn't confirm that these Instruments went through a complete cycle even though the biological indicator have a negative reading". 1)what steps should be 0R team take at this point? 2)what is the concern if the biological indicator have a negative reading? 3)discuss the chain of errors that took place that allowed the instruments to be transported to the OR, opened, and used
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A CST Is working with a Nuro surgeon on a left frontal craniotomy to remove a meningioma. He has just made the scalp incision when a unit charge nurse quickly enters the OR saying, "CSP just called and there was a malfunction of the stream sterilizer last night. The sterilizer chart doesn't confirm that these Instruments went through a complete cycle even though the biological indicator have a negative reading".
1)what steps should be 0R team take at this point?
2)what is the concern if the biological indicator have a negative reading?
3)discuss the chain of errors that took place that allowed the instruments to be transported to the OR, opened, and used
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