Introduction to Sterilising Technology

You will be able to apply this knowledge when reprocessing reusable medical devices under supervision to facilitate safe patient-centred healthcare.

Students who successfully complete this course will be able to

• Acknowledge their professional environmental context and how standards may apply when they reprocess reusable devices.
• Apply key standards for sterilising technology relating to reprocessing reusable devices.
• Describe how the reprocessing cycle for reusable devices is applied to facilitate safe patient-centred healthcare.
• Apply knowledge of infection prevention and control practices to control contamination when reprocessing reusable devices.
• Apply safe work practices to maintain a safe work environment when reprocessing reusable devices.

Assessment

This course is 100% internally assessed.

Textbooks

No textbooks are required for this course.

Computer and internet requirements

This course is delivered online, so you will access your course material and submit assessments online. Our online courses may include reading, videos, quizzes or activities, and you may need to download content.

For online learning you need:

• Access to a laptop or desktop computer
• Reliable internet and data plan.  

If you are unsure if your current computer, Windows or internet access will allow you to study online, please contact us before applying to enrol. 

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How to enrol

Before enrolling in this course you need to:

• choose the qualification you will study the course under
• check the order that courses in the qualification should be studied in the Qualification Structure table. This is in the Choose courses and apply tab on the qualification page.