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Extreme dishwashers, with life or death stakes.
Maya and Chris kick off the series with the big picture: what sterile processing actually is, the one-directional workflow (the river analogy), the CRCST exam structure, and the 7 exam domains (the pizza analogy). Perfect first listen.
A vault, a nightclub bouncer, and a front door.
Critical, semi-critical, non-critical, explained with a vault, a nightclub bouncer, and a front door. High-level disinfection vs sterilization, and the exam traps that mix up the categories.
Trapped in an autoclave, the Bowie Dick test, wet packs.
The pressure cooker analogy, gravity vs prevacuum (jogger vs sprinter), cycle phases explained like baking a cake, plus the Bowie Dick test, BI/CI/PI monitoring, wet packs, and immediate-use steam sterilization.
Caller games, running gags, and every remaining exam domain. Enter your All-Access or Plus code above to unlock them all.
The oatmeal bowl confession. Manual vs mechanical cleaning.
Cleaning and decontamination: why cleaning is the whole game, manual vs mechanical methods, enzymatic cleaners, and the exam traps hiding in the sink.
Aromatherapy with extra steps. MEC strips and glutaraldehyde.
Disinfection levels, high-level disinfection chemicals, MEC test strips, contact times, and when disinfection is enough (and when it absolutely is not).
Wrapping a tray badly has higher stakes than a birthday gift.
Prep and packaging: instrument inspection, tray assembly, wrapping techniques, rigid containers, and labeling. The wrap is the promise the sterilizer keeps.
Why not steam everything? EtO, plasma, ozone.
Low-temperature sterilization for heat-sensitive instruments: ethylene oxide, hydrogen peroxide gas plasma, and ozone. When steam would destroy it, this is the answer.
FIFO pantry reorganization. Event-related sterility.
Sterile storage, transport, and distribution. Event-related sterility, FIFO rotation, environmental controls, and how a perfect sterilization can still end in a contaminated tray.
The break room moves. Instrument ID, inspection, care.
Surgical instruments: identification, inspection, and care. The hands-on heart of the job, and one of the most heavily tested topics on the exam.
The Sharpie heist. The unsexy stuff that still shows up.
Patient care equipment and immediate-use steam sterilization. Not glamorous, very testable. Maya wants her Sharpie back by the end of this one.
Red ink crime scene. The river only flows one way.
Department workflow, design, safety, and regulations. Physical barriers between dirty and clean, one-directional flow, documentation, and quality assurance.
The season finale. Test strategy, stamina, and the walk in.
Exam day: test-taking strategy, stamina, and everything you need walking into the testing center. The pep talk before the big day.
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