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Plan
With the help of the design team each area identified
was designed with a receiving area and a door large
enough to receive supplies on the appropriate
delivery cart.
Exchange Cart System
The team also looked at a new delivery system that
will be used to deliver supplies to the patient care
areas called the exchange cart system.
In the current system the Supply Aide from Materials
Management will fill a cart in Materials Management
with supplies and go to each patient care area at
least twice a day to fill the supply areas.
In the new exchange cart system there will be two
carts for each area. The cart will be filled in Materials
Management and brought up to the floor and
exchanged once a day.
This will be a more effective and efficient system.
Nurse Servers
The new facility will also have nurse servers in each
of the inpatient rooms. This nurse server will have a
door in the hallway where the Supply Aide from
Materials Management will be able to stock supplies
for each room without disturbing the patient or staff.
There will be a locked door inside the patient room
that will allow staff to grab supplies for the patient.
The locked door allows the nurse server to remain
stocked without replacing supplies after each patient
due to possible contamination.
Conclusion
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With each department getting a receiving area and
with the creation of the exchange cart system and
the nurse servers in patient rooms this will allow us
to keep our hallways clear of clutter and safer for
patients, visitors and staff.