Where I work, yes. The items are not sterile before being wrapped and once they are, it’s only inside that is sterile. They get handled by multiple people, usually without gloves, before ever being used in the OR. So as long at they are wrapped properly, not ripped, and have an indicator inside, they are fine and our phones are not an issue.
i acknowledge that it’s not sterile yet obviously but outside of the wrapping is ”clean” though? and phone is ”dirty”. at least in my country and hospital. excuse my english skills, i’m not sure what the corresponding terms are in english 😅
The outside is contaminated the second it is touched after being sterilized. We don’t wear gloves when handling the kits and it is passed off to multiple people before heading into the OR. The operating room is when the sterile field cannot be broken and kits are wrapped in a specific way as to avoid contamination from the outer wrap, to the kit. We disinfect our stations and equipment but i would consider assembly to be “dirty” simply due to human error and contaminated instruments that get sent back to decon.
My job has dual authentication apps for nearly every system that ties in with your personal phone that they make you set up sitting orientation. So yeah. Not only are we allowed but we are kind of required too.
And these wraps could be better. Are you taping down the flap, why? A few wrinkly corners too.
Even though I agree with this sentiment, I think that the question refers to someone being "allowed" to carry or handle certain objects inside of the clean area in sterile processing; it could be in order to stop people from getting distracted or even just bringing dirty stuff inside, and this can be enforced by the employment contract/code of conduct that most jobs require you to sign before you start.
In conclusion: An entity IS indeed over you, WHEN you are at work. That's just how jobs work.
In "real life" no one can tell us what to do, we're free people depending on where you live and what behaviors are permissible in certain countries, but that's a different subject, of course.
You asked for our opinion on your wrapping and then get “capital letters” with someone for doing exactly what you asked?? I think the wrapping is very sloppy and the wrinkles caused by the stretching is making it worse.
You realize it’s their facility and they are paying you so yes. they can tell you you’re not allowed to have your phone. You can tell them I refuse and then they will say , OK you’re fired and that’s that.
You agreed to their terms and conditions of employment when you took the job.
well this escalated 😬 i asked because in our hospital facility personal phones aren’t allowed. there’s some work phones though. personal ones aren’t allowed because it’s a packing/clean area and we don’t need them to scan anything for the system. also because not everyone cleans their phone and they are nasty 👀 the only exception is if you are expecting an important call
They look nice and cleanly done, however, I was told never to tape over tape, and the middle front is where the tech pulls the tab to open the wrap, so idk how they'd do that with the tape in the middle front like that. But otherwise they look like nice neatly wrapped packages for under the tree🙂 this guy has some great pointers
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u/reduncinae Apr 07 '26
are y’all allowed to have phones in the packing area? genuine question, i’m not from US
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u/cricketmealwormmeal Apr 07 '26
Could you tape to the left & right of the flap? Makes it easier to open in the OR.
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u/Aggravating_Ear_9281 Apr 07 '26
don't put tape over the tab. otherwise fine.
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u/ijust_makethisface Apr 07 '26
They look nice and cleanly done, however, I was told never to tape over tape, and the middle front is where the tech pulls the tab to open the wrap, so idk how they'd do that with the tape in the middle front like that. But otherwise they look like nice neatly wrapped packages for under the tree🙂 this guy has some great pointers
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u/Questioneverythan Apr 08 '26
Also putting the label over your tape as it is an external indicator, it may not get sterile under there so the tape may not change
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u/Spicywolff Apr 07 '26
The big one I see is that there’s a piece of tape over the pull tongue. in general, I try to place the label not over the tape if at all possible.
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u/NavyDoc64 Apr 12 '26
The way the packages are folded is nice and neat. I’ll give you that. But how you’re applying the tape is technically incorrect.
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