2024 Volume 2 Article ID: 2024-001
The infection control team in our hospital has reported increased problems with organizing, zoning, and management of treatment supplies on a nursing cart. Thus, we determined the appropriate number of individual treatment supplies required for a well-organized cart with zoning. This was based on interviews with nurses with experience of 5 years or longer who had many opportunities to use such a cart as a leader.
The results permitted clarification of the frequency of use of a cart and the appropriate number of treatment supplies on the cart. Zoning of these supplies on the cart allowed easy use and a tidy cart, and this also permitted effective supplementation after use. A table of the appropriate number of supplies for a well-organized cart was prepared.
Zoning of the supplies was performed because treatment rooms in which carts are placed might be an infection source. Securing a working space in the treatment room allows the infection route to be broken. By determining the required number of individual goods and tools on a cart, overloading was prevented and efficiency of management was improved.
