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Abstract Background: Diseases such as Hepatitis B & C, known to be transmitted through contaminated surgical instruments; there is a need to adopt stricter guidelines for disinfection and sterilization. Aim: improve the quality of work delivered in the central sterile supply department through: Assessment of the central sterile supply department staff (nurses, technicians and workers) level of knowledge and performance regarding to the standards disinfection and sterilization process develop and apply tailored training program based on the staff needs assessment and Evaluate the effect of the training program on the quality of the work delivered at the central sterile supply department. Design: A quasi experimental design. Setting: conducted in the central sterile supply department (CSSD), at El-demerdash Hospital, affiliated to Ain shams university hospital. Subject and Tools: Convenience sample include all of the available staff (12 nurses, 10 technicians and 8 workers) who are working in the central sterile supply department. There were five tools used for data collection: (1) A self administered questionnaire sheet, (2) Observation checklist for the central sterile supply department staff, (3) policy and procedure assessment sheet, (4) sterilization standards audit checklist and (5) nurse supervisor’s openionaire structure sheet. Results: there are highly statistically significant difference between total score for nurses, technicians and workers regarding level of knowledge pre and post, pre and follow up. There are highly statistically significant difference between total score for nurses and technicians regarding level of practice pre and post, pre and follow up. There are highly statistically significant difference between total score for workers regarding level of practice pre and post, pre and follow up. There are highly statistically significance difference in head nurses supervisors‘ opinion regarding services provided by central sterilization supply department, in the pre and post , pre follow up and post and follow-up implementation of training program. Conclusion: Highly statistically significant difference was observed among central sterilization supply department staff (nurses and technicians) related to level of knowledge and practice pre, post and follow up implementation of training program and this answer the research hypothesis. Recommendations; Periodic in-service training courses should be provided to central sterilization supply department staff (nurses, technicians) and workers in order to keep them with updated knowledge and practice regarding to surgical and medical equipment sterilization. Key wards: training program in CSSD, quality improvement. |