Units, Measurement, and Conversions
A technician who writes down ‘10’ has not recorded a usable quantity. Ten what — milliliters, minutes, degrees, packages, or pounds? A number only becomes safe when its unit and its source travel with it. Measurement mistakes have real consequences in sterile processing: the wrong dilution, an overloaded container, an incomplete exposure, or an inventory […]
Supply Distribution Systems Basics
Distribution is patient care at a distance. A nurse reaches for a dressing, a surgeon expects a complete case cart, and a respiratory therapist needs a specialty item right now — and the supply technician made those moments possible long before the patient ever saw the product. The job is not simply moving boxes. It […]
