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The document discusses the central sterile supply room in a hospital pharmacy. It describes the central sterile supply area as a sub-department that is sometimes overseen by the operating room or nursing services. The pharmacy and central sterile supply area have joint responsibilities in preparing sterile solutions and packaging medical supplies. The document argues that as the pharmacy performs similar functions, the hospital pharmacist is well-qualified to manage the central sterile supply area. It provides recommendations on the location and layout of the central sterile supply area to minimize cross-contamination.
The document discusses the central sterile supply room in a hospital pharmacy. It describes the central sterile supply area as a sub-department that is sometimes overseen by the operating room or nursing services. The pharmacy and central sterile supply area have joint responsibilities in preparing sterile solutions and packaging medical supplies. The document argues that as the pharmacy performs similar functions, the hospital pharmacist is well-qualified to manage the central sterile supply area. It provides recommendations on the location and layout of the central sterile supply area to minimize cross-contamination.
The document discusses the central sterile supply room in a hospital pharmacy. It describes the central sterile supply area as a sub-department that is sometimes overseen by the operating room or nursing services. The pharmacy and central sterile supply area have joint responsibilities in preparing sterile solutions and packaging medical supplies. The document argues that as the pharmacy performs similar functions, the hospital pharmacist is well-qualified to manage the central sterile supply area. It provides recommendations on the location and layout of the central sterile supply area to minimize cross-contamination.
STERILE SUPPLY ROOM: THE CENTRAL SUPPLY DEPARTMENT OF THE HOSPITAL HAS BEEN DEFINED AS: - “A centralized unit which provide professional supplies and equipments (Sterile, Non-Sterile) to all specialized departments”.
The central sterile supply area in the hospital
organization: unlike pharmacy which has been accorded full departmental status, the central sterile supply area in many hospitals, considered as a sub- department. In these institutions the department may fall under the aegis of the operating room supervisor, or the nursing service • Under this type of organization the director, supervisor or manager of the unit doesn’t report to the administrator or his assistant but to some major departmental head.
• The head of central sterile supply area is
again operating at sub-departmental level. The pharmacy and central sterile supply area have a joint responsibility. • RESPONSIBILITIES OF PHARMACY & CENTRAL STERILE SUPPLY AREA: - • The pharmacy prepares the solutions in bulk and transport the task to the central sterile supply area for bottling and sterilization. • Pharmacy prepares and packages the solution for sterilization by the central sterile supply area. • Pharmacy prepares concentrated solutions which is then diluted, packed and sterilized in the central sterile supply area. • Pharmacy prepares a mixture of chemicals in the dry state which is then packed and sterilized by the pharmacy central sterile area personnel. • QUALIFICATION OF THE HOSPITAL PHARMACIST TO MANAGE THE CENTRAL STERILE SUPPLY AREA: - • The hospital pharmacist should be better qualified to manage the central sterile supply area than is the nurse. • The pharmacist as a part of his daily practice in the operation of hospital pharmacy, performs many functions which are either identical to or closely resemble those which are performed by his counter part in the central sterile supply area. These duties consist of. • Interviewing sales personnel. • Purchasing of supplies. • Meeting and discussing procedures or specific problems with medical staff. • Dispensing of supply in small lots. • Distribution of supplies to pavilions. • Receiving and storing of supplies. • Practices the principles of standardization. • Manufactures in bulk. • Manufacture in small lots, both sterile and non-sterile products. It appears that the pharmacist is qualified both by education and experience to supervise the activities of the central sterile supply area. LOCATION OF CENTRAL STERILE SUPPLY AREA: • The central sterile supply area should be located centrally, in relation to the areas requiring the greatest utilization of its services. The central sterile supply area must be able to supply large quantities of linens from the laundry, shipments of sterile intravenous and irrigating fluids, if these are not manufactured by the hospital.
• If the pharmacy and central sterile supply area
management are agree than it is possible that the two units should be combined or should be at least adjacent to one another. PLANNING THE CENTRAL STERILE SUPPLY AREA: • Central sterile supply area consists of a series of special work stations in a “dirty area” which is separated from the “clean area” by autoclaving and sterilizing equipment. • In this way all the contaminated, non-sterile and other supplies enters from one side of the room, passes through the various work stations, sterilizers and finally refer in the sterile storage area & becomes ready to be dispensed from the clean side of the room. • The purpose of such a layout is to minimize the cross flow of the non-sterile and contaminated goods with these of clean or sterile. There by eliminating the possibility of cross contamination. • The number, type and size of work stations depend upon the size and the nature of the hospitals because the planning of a central sterile supply area’s space requirements cannot be reduced to a square foot per bed formula. Any hospital pharmacist who undertakes to assist in the development, planning and construction of the central sterile supply area should avail himself to technical know how and experience that can be provided by the design staff of a reputable producer of such equipments. • GENERAL CONCEPT OF THE MATERIAL FLOW IN A CENTRAL STERILE SUPPLY AREA.