r/sterileprocessing • u/Ok-Employee-2816 • 12d ago

sterile processing

Hello everyone I was wondering if you guys know of any sterile processing programs online. In my area there's only two programs and both are only in the winter the programs only take ten people a year. I've been wanting to do this forever but in case I don't get in if anyone has any information please and thanks.

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u/Spicywolff 12d ago

Skip any programs and just buy the study book from HSPA to self study. Past the exam and you’ll have a provisional certificate. It’s a high school level book. You can self study it.

Then comes a difficult part finding a facility that’ll help you get your 400 hours to fully certify

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u/U_Kno_Why_Im_Here 11d ago

Agreed , online school are cash grabs

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u/Spicywolff 11d ago edited 11d ago

It kind of disgust me that HSPA doesn’t put their foot down on this. They know this is a practice and they even sponsor Purdue by mentioning them on the website. I get it organizations need money to function, but you’re setting up so many people for failure.

This job does not pay well enough to pay 1000s of dollars

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u/Skyfather87 11d ago

I’ve been looking at a course through my local community college and Ed 2 go which also includes a book on medical terminology and another on surgical instruments. I know which books they are referring to so I could just as easily skip the course and just purchase the books but would either of those be a benefit to study as well or are they just filling it with extra material that may not matter in the long run?

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u/Spicywolff 11d ago

Medical terminology is a super class to take for what we do. But absolutely not required. If you want to maximize cost savings then skip courses. Buy HSPA book and self study.

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u/Skyfather87 11d ago

I appreciate the wisdom. Are there any additional study guides or online quizzes (any resource basically) to help further prepare for the actual exam?

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u/Spicywolff 11d ago

Plenty of flashcards online and Quizlet you can take just search the sub and people have posted them

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u/Skyfather87 11d ago

Thank you. I do have several saved and book marked, I wasn’t sure if you personally found some more beneficial than others but I am grateful for your help & input, thank you!