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INTRODUCTION:
Functional, accurate and safe clinical equipment is an essential requirement in the provision
of health services. Well maintained equipment will give nurses greater confidence in the
reliability of its performance and contribute to a high standard of client care.
MEANING
 EQUIPMENT: The term "equipment" means all items necessary for the functioning of
all services of the hospital including accounting and records, maintenance of building and
ground, laundry, nursing unit, public waiting room etc. Both movable and fixed
equipment's are required for the hospital.
 SUPPLY: Supplies are those items that are used up or consumed; hence the term
consumable is used for supplies.
DEFINITION OF PLANNING EQUIPMENTS AND SUPPLIES:
Planning of equipment and supplies is defined as process of selection and organization of the
articles or items used in the diagnosis, treatment, and monitoring of patients in order to
ensure that they are safe, available, accurate, and affordable.
NATURE OF EQUIPPING THE HOSPITALS:
 There are innumerable expandable items.
 It is an extensive and exhaustive work.
 There is no performed procuring system in the new hospital.
NEED OF PLANNING EQUIPMENTS AND SUPPPLIES:
 Manage safety and cost of articles.
 Overcome the problems in nursing care or other patient related activities due to
inadequacy in equipment and supplies.
 Provide reasonable level of client services

PHASES OF EQUIPMENT MANAGEMENT:

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PURCHASES AND SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT:
 General Store
 Dietary department
 Pharmacy department.
FACTORS AFFECTING SELECTION AND PLANNING OFEQUIPMENT
1. Type of service provided by the hospital 2. Age of patients 3. Sex
4. Degree and type of illness 5. Cost of items
GENERAL UTILITY SERVICES IN THE HOSPITAL
1. Electric supply and installations 2. Water supply 3. Disposal of waste
4. Refrigeration 5. Supply of medical gases, compressed air, hot water, vacuum
suction and gas plants:
6. Laundry 7. Fire hazard 8. Communication 9. Repairs workshop

TYPES OF MATERIAL USED IN HOSPITAL

1. Drugs and medicines 2. Supplies
3.equipments and instruments 4. facilities
ESSENTIAL EQUIPMENTS FOR A 50 BEDDED DISTRICT HOSPITAL (WHO)
1) Scope of service
2) Essential medical equipment
3) Electrical medical equipment.
4) Other equipment
5) Small, inexpensive equipment and instruments
EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES REQUIRED DURING EMERGENCY OR
DISASTER:
The categories are the following:
 Medicines,
 Water and environmental health,
 ROLE OF NURSING MANAGERS IN MAINTAINING EQUIPMENT AND
SUPPLY:
 The nurse manager should apply system approach for maintaining equipment and supply
in nursing unit.
 INPUT
 PROCESS
 OUTPUT