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Exx Cel Plus
About EXX CEL 2000 Plus
EXX CEL 2000 PLUS is a series of eight training kits. Each kit has been designed to be a "turnkey’ training resource with current, practical and critical information of importance to central service and materiel management staff members. It is designed for group training and can be used to provide initial and on-going training experiences for entry-level and other employees with responsibilities in these functional areas.
Training and motivating employees are two of the most critical responsibilities for any manager. Maintaining high performance standards requires staff who have the knowledge and confidence to excel at their jobs every day. EXX CEL 2000 Plus gives you the resources to improve your entire team's capabilities at a minimum expense.
Choose from eight training modules focusing on key central service issues or purchase the entire training program. You'll get all the resources you need for effective training, including:
- facilitator guidelines to prepare you to be a dynamic presenter,
- overheads and transparency masters to create your own slides for visual aids,
- trainee overview and handouts that can be customized to include information specifically for your facility and practices,
- review quizzes to ensure learning, and
- training evaluation form.
Take advantage of this complete system for integrating training into your staff development efforts.
Order online here or print book order form from the download section of
the website.
EXX CEL 2000 PLUS is the only in-house group training program that is easy to administer and covers all of the important topics crucial to achieving best practices in central service and related areas. You'll find everything you need to train new and experienced staff in benchmarking, the very latest sterilization techniques, management strategies, patient care and much more.
Beginning with detailed preparation pointers for the facilitator, each of the eight training kits offers in-depth training in a key knowledge area.
Every participant will leave your learning session with a solid understanding of the information needed to do his or her job. And, you can be confident that your staff has been trained to deliver the best possible service and care to patients.
EXX CEL 2000 Plus Training Material
In each individual loose-leaf Training Kit, you have all of the materials you need to conduct training on a single topic. Each Kit provides the components to help you:
- Plan and deliver productive learning sessions, drawing from practical training "how-to's."
- Expand your knowledge base in each topical area before you train others.
- Focus on the highest priorities/issues and your facility's specific training needs using the Instructor's Outline.
- Highlight critical discussion points through numerous Full-Color Overheads. Use Transparency Masters or a Power Point Format Disk - both are included.
- Encourage retention and use of important job information with an informative Trainee Outline and handouts. Trainees can spotlight key topics and will have space for note taking on practices and concerns specific to your facility.
- Measure participant understanding and knowledge through a ready-to-use Review Quiz.
- Evaluate the effectiveness of your training with the Training Evaluation Form.
Full Group Training Program or Select
Specific Kits
There are currently eight different training kits available which address eight different topics. Entire training program or Individual kits may be purchased.
Training Kit 1:
Benchmarking As Part of the
Total Quality Management (TQM) Process
Objectives
- Review the importance of TQM
- Define the term, "Benchmarking," and indicate how it is helpful.
- Review three common types of benchmarking strategies which can be used in healthcare facilities.
- Discuss the four phases in benchmarking; suggest typical questions/issues important during each phase.
- Provide recommendations about tactics helpful when planning and conducting competitive site visits.
- Consider specific tactics for a benchmarking activity applicable to the department.
- Recite some of the "basics" of successful benchmarking.
Member/Non-Member price $125 (single module) or $875 Full Kit (all 8 modules)
Order online here or print book order form from the download section of
the website.
Training Kit 2:
Low Temperature Sterilization: A Primer on Alternative Products and Processes
Objectives
- State the two types of chemical sterilants in common use.
- Provide a basic overview of liquid chemical sterilants.
- Explain common methodology necessary for use of liquid sterilants.
- Review the three types of liquid chemical sterilants commonly used and provide general information about each.
- State three chemical sterilant gases in use and provide basic information about each.
- Cite seven basic requirements important for any type of low-temperature sterilization and indicate special concerns applicable to each.
- State eight general usage guidelines applicable to low-temperature sterilization products.
Member/Non-Member price $125 (single module) or $875 Full Kit (all 8 modules)
Order online hereor print book order form from the download section of
the website
Training Kit 3:
Ethylene Oxide: A Close Look at the
Low-Temperature Sterilant of Choice
Objectives
- Briefly review the history of EtO.
- State factors which impact the effectiveness of EtO sterilization.
- Recognize that EtO has excellent compatibility with nearly all materials used in single-use and reusable medical devices.
- Explain the relationship between preliminary processing and the effectiveness of EtO sterilization.
- List regulatory and standard-setting organizations concerned with EtO in the United States and indicate their specific interests.
- State the key effects of inhaling EtO vapors or coming in skin contact with EtO.
- Review basic safety precautions applicable to the storage, transportation and use of EtO.
- Cite four factors which impact the effectiveness of EtO sterilization and provide basic background information about each.
- Review the ten steps required for proper operation of an EtO sterilizer.
- Review mechanical monitors, three types of chemical indicators and two types of biological indicators available for EtO sterilization.
Member/Non-Member price $125 (single module) or $875 Full Kit (all 8 modules)
Order online here or print book order form from the download section of
the website.
Training Kit 4:
Sterilization Principles for Medical Devices:
Flat and Pouch Packing Materials
Objectives
- State three responsibilities of central service employees applicable to knowledge about packaging materials.
- Explain eight primary requirements for effective packaging.
- Describe basic types of packaging materials including a description of the sterilization processes to be used with them.
- Review basic packaging concerns which should be utilized for all items to be packaged.
- State ten special precautions important to maximize the effectiveness of packaging materials used to sterilize medical devices.
Member/Non-Member price $125 (single module) or $875 Full Kit (all 8 modules)
Order online here or print book order form from the download section of
the website.
Training Kit 5:
Sterilization Principles for Medical Devices:
Rigid Container Systems
Objectives
- Describe physical aspects of a rigid sterilization container.
- Explain the purpose of a rigid container system and review how its design/material construction affect its use for sterilization.
- Review potential advantages and disadvantages to use of rigid container systems.
- Discuss necessary manufacturer’s documentation which should be studied as rigid container systems are evaluated, purchased and used.
- List factors important to consider as a rigid container system is selected.
- Review basic procedures relative to cleaning, inspection, packing and placement concerns when a rigid container system is used.
- Outline basic procedures important in proper quality monitoring when a rigid container system is used.
- State recordkeeping and control procedures important when rigid container systems are used.
Member/Non-Member price $125 (single module) or $875 Full Kit (all 8 modules)
Order online here or print book order form from the download section of
the website.
Training Kit 6:
Managing Safety Hazards in Central Service
Objectives
- Define the word "safe" and explain three types of hazards of concern to central service personnel
- Review safety precautions necessary in each central service area.
- List federal governmental agencies that have mandatory regulations for central service safety and additional organizations issuing voluntary standards.
- Review basic provisions of OSHA’s bloodborne pathogens rule and note procedures useful in reducing sharps injuries.
- Explain basic information about OSHA exposure limits to toxic chemicals and specific information about OSHA guidelines relative to ethylene oxide (EtO).
- Tell the purpose of a Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS), list the information which is commonly included and review why a MSDS is important.
- Review basic procedures for reporting employee accidents/injuries.
- Explain the importance of preventing patient injuries/accidents and review common ways that these can occur.
Member/Non-Member price $125 (single module) or $875 Full Kit (all 8 modules)
Order online here or print book order form from the download section of
the website
Training Kit 7:
Effective Use of Low- and Intermediate-Level
Disinfectants in Central Service Departments
Objectives
- Define the terms "disinfection", "sterilization" and "cleaning".
- Review the three basic levels of disinfectants and review the range of microorganisms with which they are effective.
- Discuss an instrument classification system including examples and the type of processing which is applicable to each classification.
- Review and distinguish between EPA and FDA regulatory responsibilities for disinfectants.
- Discuss the basic objective of surface disinfection, indicate why the process is considered non-critical and review the proper procedures typically used to disinfect surfaces.
- List six factors which affect chemical action of disinfectants.
- Provide basic information about four types of intermediate - level disinfectants and two types of low - level disinfectants.
- Review basic information contained on labels of disinfectants.
- Explain thirteen factors which should be considered as the proper disinfectant is selected.
Member/Non-Member price $125 (single module) or $875 Full Kit (all 8 modules)
Order online here or print book order form from the download section of
the website
Training Kit 8:
Proper Use of Chemical Cleaners in Central Service Operation
Objectives
- Define the term "cleaning" and indicate why cleaning is absolutely essential to the sterilization process.
- Indicate the three major objectives to cleaning and list the seven steps involved in the cleaning process.
- Review basic protocols for point-of-use cleaning/disinfection.
- Explain the purpose of pre-soaking and explain advantages/disadvantages of common pre-soaking solutions/chemicals.
- Describe each of the three basic types of cleaning processes and review basic strategies important when using each of these cleaning methods.
- Discuss ten general characteristics of chemical cleaners which should be considered as these products are selected for use.
- Review basic information about the five most common types of chemical cleaning products.
- Explain the importance of time, agitation, concentration and temperature in the proper cleaning of medical devices
Member/Non-Member price $125 (single module) or $875 Full Kit (all 8 modules)
Order online here or print book order form from the download section of
the website
