Role Functions and Development Direction of Specialty Nurses in Central Sterile Supply Department

Xiuhui Wu; Tianyu Wu; Fenglan Zhang

doi:10.11910/j.issn.2791-2043.2025.1.08

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Role Functions and Development Direction of Specialty Nurses in Central Sterile Supply Department

MONOGRAPHIC STUDY | Updated：2025-12-02

- Role Functions and Development Direction of Specialty Nurses in Central Sterile Supply Department
- Sterile Supply Vol. 4, Issue 1, (2025)
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  WU Xiuhui, Unit: Central Sterile Supply Department, Jingmen Central Hospital, Jingmen 448000, China; E-mail: 37264453@qq.com
  WU Tianyu, Unit: Central Sterile Supply Department, Jingmen Central Hospital, Jingmen 448000, China; E-mail: 1548126331@qq.com
  ZHANG Fenglan at 479165585@qq.com
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- DOI：10.11910/j.issn.2791-2043.2025.1.08
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- Published：15 June 2025
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Wu Xiuhui,Wu Tianyu,Zhang Fenglan.Role Functions and Development Direction of Specialty Nurses in Central Sterile Supply Department[J].Sterile Supply,2025,04(01):57-62.
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Wu Xiuhui,Wu Tianyu,Zhang Fenglan.Role Functions and Development Direction of Specialty Nurses in Central Sterile Supply Department[J].Sterile Supply,2025,04(01):57-62. DOI： 10.11910/j.issn.2791-2043.2025.1.08.

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Abstract

The sterile supply specialty

driven by the rapid advancement of medical technology and the increasing complexity of surgeries

has evolved from a logistical support department to a critical infection control department within a hospital. As a result

specialty nurses in the Central Sterile Supply Department (CSSD) are essential to the specialty development. The present paper reviews the job requirements

role functions

and development direction of specialty nurses in CSSD

suggesting that it is critical to cultivate and improve their professional technical capabilities and comprehensive abilities.

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