A manual for hospital central medical and surgical supply services.

  • United States. Public Health Service. Division of Hospital and Medical Facilities.
Date:
[1966]
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: A manual for hospital central medical and surgical supply services. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    FOREWORD This manual was prepared in response to a growing awareness of the need for procedural guidelines for the operation of Central Medical and Surgical Supply Services (CMSSS). A recent Public Health Service study revealed a lack of uniformity in functions and procedures of this service in a sampling of general hospitals. Both the supervisor and the personnel of the CMSSS will find this publi- cation a ready reference for day-to-day activities. The author has been very specific and detailed in her treatment of material, and the language has been chosen with particular regard for a special audience: the workers in CMSSS departments of hospitals. For the same reason, lists of instruments and the sample index of supplies and equipment, which ordinarily would be placed in an appendix, are presented in the text so that all material used together will be found together. This will facilitate its use in an active program of inservice education for CMSSS personnel. As a special service, the illustrations (along with their identification) of treatment trays and sets presented in chapter VI will be available on 5- by 8-inch cards for separate purchase from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Gov- ernment Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 20402. Such cards may be used in a visible index file, leaving the manual intact for ready reference in the department. Mrs. Marie M. Lech, R.N., M.A., Hospital Nurse Consultant of this Divi- sion, was project director for this publication. A major part of the work in- volved in developing and writing this manual was performed by Sister M. Diane, S.S.J., R.N., Nurse Consultant, Sisters of St. Joseph, Nazareth, Michigan. Se: Haran M. Grantine, M.D., Assistant Surgeon General Chief, Division of Hospital and Medical Facilities.