Central Sterile Processing Team Members: Charles Ristau (CPRE) Team Leader Theron Worthington (CPRE) Communication Liaison Yik Sen Tan (EE) Webmaster Mohd Tariq Azmy (EE) Document Manager Advisor: Dr. Daji Qiao Client: Iowa Health Des Moines User Friendly Requesting System

 At the hospital, Central Sterile Processing prepares instruments for the operating rooms to be used throughout the day.  Sometimes, additional or different instruments are needed, requiring nurses to call CSP, sometimes so much that the phone lines are completely tied up.  Need a better form of communicating and logging requests. Project Goal / Problem Statement

The Sterilization Process

Conceptual Diagram Coordinator processes requests Nurses’ Requests sent to coordinator via new visual communication system, possibly touch screen enabled Central Sterile Processing receives requests, prepares equipment Nurses receive specified surgical equipment from CSP, update the needed tools list

 Surgeon requires specific surgical equipment,  Nurse receives these requests from the surgeon verbally or written.  Nurse enters the needed equipment via a workstation.  CSP staff receives request from the nurse  CSP delivers equipment to the OR Use Case Scenario

System Block Diagram

 Interface  Input request with the database  Event Entry and Update  Set different levels of request Functional Requirements

 Easy to use  Organize requests accordingly (priority)  Reliability (CSP respond)  Maintainability Non-functional Requirements

Task Breakdown / Schedule

 Less than $5,000 (grant) Available Total  2 Monitors(< $1200)  Labor $3,000 (300 $10/hour)  Workstation computers available  Total: < $4,500 Cost Estimate

 Change of Project Requirements  Change of Management  Reaching Project Checkpoint in Timely Manner  Overbudget Potential Risks & Mitigations

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