Learning Outcomes

Graduates of this program of study will:

1. Apply basic principles of infection control and microbiology for the preparation of supplies and equipment for patient care.
2. Explain the medical terminology and procedures involving flexible endoscopes.
3. Identify the agencies involved with the development of standards and their application to sterile processing.
4. Demonstrate the use of sterilization process monitors, including temperature and frequency of appropriate chemical indicators and bacterial spore tests for all endoscopes.
5. Explain the differences between cleaning and high-level disinfection.