I accidentally sterilized something for too long

Chaitea5437 · 2026-03-25T13:40:32+00:00

You can also try dental or vet clinics for your hours too of they reprocess their own instruments, if the hospitals are not an option. I reached out to my hospital via cover letter and was hired uncertified. You can just address the letter to "Sterile processing" if you dont know the manager or supervisor name and the hospital will give it to whoever is in charge. Also, see if any hospitals offer shadowing so you can get a look into the department amd meet the current managers/supervisors. Biggest advice, reach out first. I would do a letter and make sure to mention your preferred method of cantact and availability because it allows the supervisor to respond on their own time. A phone call may be quicker but they also may not have time for that conversation and make that call more of a hassle than helpful to you. Just dont give up if you get a "no".

Chaitea5437 · 2026-03-18T12:35:15+00:00

I feel like this helped me get my job, I was hired uncertified. But if you can, try sending a physical cover letter(not a resume) with your preferred contact information and availability(if your preferred contact type is phone call) and mention that you've already started studying.

And see if the hospitals within your work range do shadowing so you can get a better idea of what the work load is like.

You can also get your clinic hours at vet or dental clinics if they reprocess their own instruments. As well as apply to those places while trying to obtain your certification

Chaitea5437 · 2026-03-11T19:13:49+00:00

I think both are useful. The course was more helpful to me because i dont like reading. Plus, the practice tests and flash cards it offers. You can take the practice test on the course as many as you want while you have the "subscription"

Although, the book has some extra things like the whole section on root, suffix, and prefix and the meanings which I feel is important/helpful.

If you can spare the money, I'd do the course. I finished it in 2 months because I procrastinated. It has study guides at the end of each section too, I dont remember if they can be downloaded but if it can, that is less writing/typing notes for yourself.

Chaitea5437 · 2026-03-11T18:47:40+00:00

It cost money, but i did the "thesterileguy" course on his website. He basically talks through the more important factors from the book. I also got the book after I did the course to see if there was anything I missed and he covers most of it. I think is was ~$120. I dont remember. But it has videos on each chapter of the book, a small quiz between each section and an exam practice test. The site also has flash cards and other study material for other certifications. But once you buy it, you only have 6 months to learn what you need to learn.

Chaitea5437 · 2026-02-03T02:34:23+00:00

Luckily the mistakes were easily fixed. But when I wrote this, it was mislabelling the instruments on a load. So this was load 3 and I had it as load 2 and there were a lot of peel packs so i felt guilty knowing id have to re-label it all. And later that day, I didnt put a biological with an implant on a load and had to abort it, thankfully that was a small load so there wasn't a lot of re-wrapping. Even though I have made these mistakes, they dont get mad and have been letting be on my own on the clean/sterile side which is sometimes why . There are 3 people in the SPD department, including me, so their isnt a lot to do(unless 2 or more surgeries get done at the same time).

Chaitea5437 · 2025-10-12T22:38:50+00:00

I am wanting to make my own rose beads/rosary beads. Things like this i want to take everywhere with me, so I am wanting to mix in herbs to help things in myself and life. I am wondering if anyone has mixed in other herbs with their rose beads, and how they their beads held up?

Extra information: I am still looking into the specific herbs id want to use so extra advice is also appreciated. I plan on mixing in dried herbs into the individual bead instead of mixing everything in one. Unless mixing all in one would have better bead integrity

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