What You Need to Know About Aseptic Techniques Courses For Laboratory Employees
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Proper aseptic techniques are an absolute requirement in a number of clinical settings and the majority of health care workers should have some idea on how to implement efficient asepsis measures. A field of the health care system in which aseptic techniques are especially important is represented by laboratory medicine. All employees working in this setting should undergo a proper aseptic techniques course. Read below to find out what you need to know about these courses for laboratory employees.
The Basics
Medical laboratories are in charge of a number of procedures, such as analyzing blood, urine, and stool samples, or performing cell cultures. The outcome of these procedures is heavily influenced by the lack of contamination within the work area, as well as the sterility of the maneuvers used in handling samples or cultures.
Because of this, it is highly important that any employee working in a medical laboratory attends an aseptic techniques course.
Risk Areas
There are several risk areas that can contaminate samples and comprise the final results. In a medical laboratory, these risk areas are represented by non-sterile supplies and equipment, unclean work surfaces, or lack of adequate hand hygiene.
The number of microorganisms that can potentially contaminate samples and cultures is virtually endless: viruses, fungi, and bacteria of all types and species.
Aseptic Techniques for the Work Area
Following are the steps any laboratory employee has to follow to ensure that the work area is as aseptic as possible:
� Cultures and samples meant for analysis have to be stored in areas which are away from drafts (created by doors and windows), humidity, and high traffic.
� All work surfaces have to be properly cleaned with solutions with a high concentration of ethanol (a disinfectant agent) both before and after use.
� The air and the work surfaces can also be sterilized by using ultraviolet light.
� Only supplies and equipment used during a specific procedure should be placed on the work surfaces. In all other times, they should remain clean and not used outside their storage units where applicable.
Aseptic Techniques for Employees
Apart from ensuring that the work area is as sterile as possible, employees will learn during an aseptic techniques course that they are required to engage in certain practices and procedures. They are presented below:
� Employees are required to engage in proper hand hygiene every time they handle supplies or samples.
� They are also required to wear their personal protective equipment at all times, which may include gowns, goggles, masks, and gloves.
� Employees should also refrain from talking, sneezing, or singing while performing any sterile procedures, so as to reduce the spread of air-borne microorganisms.
� Procedures should be performed as rapidly as possible, so as to avoid contamination caused by long exposure to the environment.
These are the most important things anyone should know about an aseptic techniques course for laboratory employees. Anyone in the medical field should undergo proper aseptic training, but this is especially important for employees working within medical laboratories.
About The Author: For more information, please visit our Aseptic Techniques Course website http://www.hipaaexams.com/aseptic-techniques-training.asp
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Article Title: What You Need to Know About Aseptic Techniques Courses For Laboratory Employees
Author: Greg Garner
Word Count: 535
Article URL: http://www.isnare.com/?aid=1839744&ca=Medical+Business
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Proper aseptic techniques are an absolute requirement in a number of clinical settings and the majority of health care workers should have some idea on how to implement efficient asepsis measures. A field of the health care system in which aseptic techniques are especially important is represented by laboratory medicine. All employees working in this setting should undergo a proper aseptic techniques course. Read below to find out what you need to know about these courses for laboratory employees.
The Basics
Medical laboratories are in charge of a number of procedures, such as analyzing blood, urine, and stool samples, or performing cell cultures. The outcome of these procedures is heavily influenced by the lack of contamination within the work area, as well as the sterility of the maneuvers used in handling samples or cultures.
Because of this, it is highly important that any employee working in a medical laboratory attends an aseptic techniques course.
Risk Areas
There are several risk areas that can contaminate samples and comprise the final results. In a medical laboratory, these risk areas are represented by non-sterile supplies and equipment, unclean work surfaces, or lack of adequate hand hygiene.
The number of microorganisms that can potentially contaminate samples and cultures is virtually endless: viruses, fungi, and bacteria of all types and species.
Aseptic Techniques for the Work Area
Following are the steps any laboratory employee has to follow to ensure that the work area is as aseptic as possible:
� Cultures and samples meant for analysis have to be stored in areas which are away from drafts (created by doors and windows), humidity, and high traffic.
� All work surfaces have to be properly cleaned with solutions with a high concentration of ethanol (a disinfectant agent) both before and after use.
� The air and the work surfaces can also be sterilized by using ultraviolet light.
� Only supplies and equipment used during a specific procedure should be placed on the work surfaces. In all other times, they should remain clean and not used outside their storage units where applicable.
Aseptic Techniques for Employees
Apart from ensuring that the work area is as sterile as possible, employees will learn during an aseptic techniques course that they are required to engage in certain practices and procedures. They are presented below:
� Employees are required to engage in proper hand hygiene every time they handle supplies or samples.
� They are also required to wear their personal protective equipment at all times, which may include gowns, goggles, masks, and gloves.
� Employees should also refrain from talking, sneezing, or singing while performing any sterile procedures, so as to reduce the spread of air-borne microorganisms.
� Procedures should be performed as rapidly as possible, so as to avoid contamination caused by long exposure to the environment.
These are the most important things anyone should know about an aseptic techniques course for laboratory employees. Anyone in the medical field should undergo proper aseptic training, but this is especially important for employees working within medical laboratories.
About The Author: For more information, please visit our Aseptic Techniques Course website http://www.hipaaexams.com/aseptic-techniques-training.asp
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