NURSING FOUNDATION

MACHINERY , EQUIMENT AND LINEN

SET 2
CARE OF PLASTIC ITEMS:-
• Items made up of polyvinyl chloride(PVC) are the plastic items.
• These items are heat sensitive and hence they should be protected from heat,
radiations, etc.
• List of plastic items
• Basin, bowl
• Kidney tray
• Bad pan, urinal
• Syringes
• Airways, connectors
• Oxygen hood
 Care of kidney tray/bed pan/urinals:-

• The contents of kidney tray, bed pan or urinals should be

discarded in appropriate area. Its contents should not be left
standing for a long time .
• Rinse it in cold running water .
• Wash with soap and warm water using a brush and rinse it
well to disinfect, soak them in Lysol 1:40 for one hour.
• They can be placed in direct sunlight for few hours
CARE OF FURNITURES:-
• Furniture is movable article in a room established to fit for living or working.
• In hospital setting, it is a collective term used for different types of portable
objects.
• TYPES OF FURNITURE
• Wooden furniture
• Table, chairs
• cupboard, locker
• stool, sofa
• bed, bench Metal furniture
• bed, trolley
• chair, wheel chair
• locker, back rest
• OT table
• Care and maintenance of furniture
• Always keep the furniture dust free, clean it with a piece of soft
cloth.
• They can be disinfected with glutaraldehyde or savlon and also
washed with soap and water.
• Hospital beds should be cleaned daily.
• Trolleys, lockers, IV stand and treatment table must be disinfected
after discharge or death of a patient.
• Iron furniture should be cleaned with dry duster.
• Repair of furniture must be done regularly.
• Stock record of furniture should be maintained and old damaged
furniture are sent for condeminization.
 Importance of maintaining furniture:-

• Maintenance of furniture is very important for preserving

its maximum usefulness.
• It gives aesthetic sense for patient.
• It prevents cross infection.
• It helps in prolonging the life of furniture.
• It provides favorable environment for the recovery of the
patient.
Care Of Machinery Equipments :-
Items using electric current are included in
this category:

• It includes
• Suction apparatus
• Defibrillator
• Nebulizer machine
• Refrigerator
• Monitor
• Ventilator
• Pulse oxymeter
Points to remember:
• Power off the equipments when not in use.
• Clean the equipments and its parts with wet soft cloth.
• In suction apparatus, the tubings should changed for every 24
hours.
• The working condition of the equipments should be checked
before using it.
• The equipments should be kept in safe and appropriate place.
• The defibrillator should be in the charge always.
• In refrigerator, unnecessary things such as food items, expired
medicines, opened medications, unused blood samples, etc should
not be kept.
 MAINTENANCE OF WARD
INVENTORY
 INVENTORY:-
• Inventory is a list of articles available in ward, their
characteristics, standard number.
• It is record of articles available in the ward. Inventory control
means stocking an adequate number and type of stores, so
that the materials are available whenever required.
• Inventory control is the process of maintaining the optimum
needed quantity that is sufficient for the smooth operation
of the organization.
Purposes/uses of maintaining ward inventory:

• To provide maximum supply of materials.

• To facilitate the smooth functioning of the ward.
• To avoid shortage and insufficiency.
• To determine the condition of articles and to order repair or replacement if necessary.
• To provide a cushion between availability of material and the actual demand for a
material.
• To reduce financial investment.
• Inventory helps to handle unforeseen circumstances.
• Inventory also helps to avoid workers and machinery being idle.
• To check the functioning status of article.
• To return the articles to its proper place.
INDENT
• Indent is a list of items made for availing in the ward.
• A list of items is made, which are not available in the stock.
Indent is done weekly/monthly basis depending upon the
shortage of items.
• After making the list, it is been sent to the main store.
• Record is maintained on register/note book know as Indent
Book.
MODEL OF INDENT IN HOSPITALS: