Thursday, February 19, 2009

Sterile Compounding Practical Exam


I'm feeling a real sense of relief today. The first major round of exams for this semester is officially wrapped up, having finished the sterile compounding practical exam earlier this afternoon. This was a simulated preparation of a sterile solution for IV injection. We had to scrub and suit up in the anteroom, then enter the simulated ISO-7 cleanroom and prepare a solution of growth medium in an IV bag, making 17 different manipulations, back and forth with the syringe, all in a sterile compounding hood. I feel like it went really well, but the final result will remain to be seen as the bag of growth medium is incubated now for the next two weeks. As long as nothing grows, I'm good.

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