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Hot central service topics are nothing new for Nyla "Skee" Japp. The president of the American Society of Healthcare Central Service Professionals, Japp comments here on goals to accomplish during her term, among them reducing CS/SPD worker turnover rates and urging colleagues to acquire more training. A registered nurse and Ph.D., Japp currently is infection control regional coordinator for Providence Medical Center, Kansas City, KS.
With Nyla "Skee" Japp
HPN: Many worry about low morale in CS departments. How does one best fight it?
Japp: Morale in the CS/SPD profession will not improve until the CS/SPD staff is looked at for the professionals that they are.
HPN: What is the greatest challenge facing central service departments today?
Japp: I believe that the greatest challenge facing central service departments throughout the nation is turnover of staff. The turnover in central service/sterile processing is a troubling issue and is due mostly to the salary people are paid for the work they are expected to do. To have knowledgeable staff takes a number of months in training for them to truly understand what...
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