The Lab Must Stay Clean And Sterile

The free-standing building was all the way on the opposite side of campus. I rode the bus and was dropped off in front; everyone scurried out. As I walked the hallway, most of the labs appeared like classroom labs: a large front station for the instructor surrounded by smaller lab stations for the students. Finally, the hallway led to a smaller corridor of private labs. I found my way to a larger lab that opened up into an atypical lab set up. Every inch of space in the lab was utilized by a machine, or boxes of spare lab gear. It was not as simplistic as the teaching labs. After peering around a few lab stations, I was greeted by Sean, who was in charge of the lab. He asked me a few mundane questions about how I felt about science and what my goals were, and then he proceeded to introduce me to the researchers. I showed up the following day with closed toed shoes and spent the next four years, in between classes and my studies, in that lab. I could not have known the experiences I

Has anyone ever considered how medical devices are prepared before a surgical procedure? Central Sterile Processing Department (CSPD) consists of services within the Hospital, in which reusable medical devices will be cleaned, prepared, and processed. The role for CSPD is to prevent infection transmitted by usage of medical devices. The procedure for hospital medical devices before surgery has a four part workflow process in: Decontamination, to Instrumentation, to Sterilization and Sterile Storage (Case Carts). An example is given for reprocessing an Intestinal Set and the supplies needed for the preparation of this medical device set.

Lab procedures must be communicated in a lab to ensure that the lab is a safe place to perform experiments. Using good judgment, observe safety rules and follow directions can prevent accidents form happening. Experiments should include comments to alert people

The reason Sterile Processing interests me is because it is a career that I stumbled upon in my early twenties and come to know and love. The lack of knowledge the public has when it comes to this department is troubling. It is a key department of every hospital and clinic as they are responsible for infection prevention; yet most people could not tell you who they are and what they do. There are many challenges these professionals see on a day to day basis and require a very intricate skill set. I am a Sterile Processing Manager, responsible for a 30 person team on implementing safe practices for reprocessing medical devices and instruments. I often at the interview process, come across applicants

a) Tap and drag over the area of the graph where the resting heart rate is displayed to select the data.

The National Institutes of Health has roots that started this establishment since 1891. It has held many names, however in 1930 the Ransdell Act changed the name of the Hygienic Laboratory to National Institute of Health (NIH). There are 27 different centers and institutes that together make up the NIH. The role of NIH is to be the federal agency to oversee, conduct, and support biomedical and behavioral research. Having over 27 different centers allows the NIH to have a great impact within the healthcare system. Activities range everywhere from clinical and focusing on particular diseases to collecting health information. Looking from a Presidential standpoint, the support for activities has been a rollercoaster ride. Before the Bush Administration

Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments also known as CLIA are a specific agency that regulates the lab testing and requires that the laboratory professional to be certified by their state and also by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) prior to accepting human samples to diagnosing purposes.Congress passed the CLIA in 1988. There are 3 agencies that are accountable for maintaining CLIA. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Center for Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Center for Disease Control (CDC). Each agency has an exclusive role in assuring quality laboratory testing. In total CLIA covers about 254,000 laboratories entitles (Ryan, Jorge).

Hi Laurie. I can’t imagine suing over a “wrongful life” either and I don’t have children yet! According to Pergament and Ilijic (2014), the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA) was developed to help regulate laboratory testing. However, whether a laboratory has to comply with these regulations depends on the “complexity of the tests being preformed” (Pergament and Ilijic, 2014). The genetic laboratories were deemed “not a specialty area” (2014). The Centers for Disease Control ultimately decided against adding genetic testing to the CLIA because of the lack of data to support its validity.

Working in groups and investigating the effects of different stimulants on living organisms allowed us to work hands-on in the lab and experience planning our own experiment, using advanced techniques and equipment to study our results. At school, my AS Level Biology and Chemistry courses allowed us to attempt a multitude of experiments of different natures, using outlines but also making decisions on how to perform our experiments and how to collect results. I believe that at Carnegie, I will further enhance my investigation and analysis skills and use even more advanced experimental techniques and also make use of state-of-the-art equipment. From this course, I am hoping to learn how to properly set up experiments and gather biological information, while handling the resulting data in a cautious way, and attempting to examine and revise the experimental methods

Drawing blood is more than sticking a patient with a needle. The procedure of drawing blood should be taking seriously as doctors rely on the results to treat patients. When proper phlebotomy technique is not used we put our patient at risk for infection, incorrect diagnosis, and many other health risk, and not to mention it can be costly to the facility. As mentioned throughout the article well trained health care professionals can cut the "[expense] and unfortunate consequences of poor phlebotomy techniques."

Now, the teacher will ask the students to sit back down in their seats and begin explaining in depth the lab safety rules. The clothing game covered one aspect of lab safety, but now the teacher can go on explaining the other rules such as never working in the lab without the presence of an adult and staying away from chemicals and broken lab equipment. After giving a detailed explanation of each rule, Have the students raise their hands in order to ask questions that may have arisen during the lecture in regards to lab safety. Additionally, ask the class questions reiterating what they have learned such as “What should you do, should an accident occur?” or “Why should you wear safety goggles?”.

This lab and its procedures are all about finding out the unknown identification of a given bacteria. The lab consists of specific techniques, tests, chemicals, and vocabulary that are necessary for the finding of the bacterial identity. A bacterium is randomly assigned and it is a group effort to find the bacteria name through many of its specialties and characteristics. An example of classifying it would be to determine whether the bacteria is catalase negative or positive, or if the species is gram negative or positive. This lab is of huge significance because of its medical microbiology connections. Scientists Gurtler and Stanisich explained the connections more eloquently. They stated, in their medical article, that, “Medical microbiology

I would simple tell the patient “this stool test is to detect parasites and eggs in their intestines. This test is ordered because you, the patient, have had some excessive diarrhea, bloody stools, severe abdominal pain and nausea. “ As a medical assistant, I would check in the medication the patient is one and makes sure the patient knows to avoid laxatives, anti-diarrheal medication and any antibiotics. I would start giving the patient instructions on how to collect the sample. “What the doctor needs you to do is collect a perfect sterile stool sample. By doing these, you would use latex gloves, collect the small sample from the toilet and place it in a sealed, clean container. But make sure there is no urinate on the sample! After doing

Microbial contamination has been on the list for top 10 reasons for FDA product recalls

Purpose: Being able to learn how to correctly use a microscope and the oil immersion lens to be able to see the prepared slides. Also to learn how to prepare my own yogurt and blood slides.