Distribution of Materials Standard 1:
Students will understand storage, distribution, and management procedures. They will process incoming
and outgoing supplies and equipment and will initiate and maintain appropriate controls.
Examples of the types of work students should be able to do to meet the standard:
- Students survey the classroom and design a reorganization of storage areas.
- Students complete a report on what they learned about efficiency and effectiveness related to
organization.
Equipment and Instruments Standard 2:
Students will understand the various types, functions, and maintenance requirements of equipment,
supplies, and instruments. They will decontaminate, sterilize, and assemble packaged materials
according to standard protocol.
Examples of the types of work students should be able to do to meet the standard:
- Students identify equipment, supplies, and instruments used in support services and demonstrate the
use and maintenance of each item.
- Students develop an equipment-care criteria list based on use frequency.
- Students process instruments from sterilization to packaging using proper infection control procedures.
Environment Services Management Standard 3:
Students will understand the function of and required care for equipment and supplies used in the
environmental services department. They will utilize, store, and maintain equipment while providing
a safe health care environment.
Examples of the types of work students should be able to do to meet the standard:
- Students design a storage area that will provide for safe storage, use, and maintenance of the
equipment.
- Students create a procedure for maintaining a supply inventory system.
Patient Transport Standard 4:
Students will understand the procedure and equipment used when positioning, transferring, and transporting
patients. They will position, transfer, and transport patients with and without assistive equipment.
Examples of the types of work students should be able to do to meet the standard:
- Students demonstrate through a role play activity proper and safe transport of patients with various
disabling conditions.
- Students demonstrate proper body mechanics while assisting in transferring and positioning patients.
- Students demonstrate procedures used with assistive equipment, e.g., wheelchairs, gurneys.
Samples of specific activities or tasks that give students the opportunity to demonstrate that they can
meet the standard:
- Students assist the central service technician in ordering and receiving supplies in the Central Service
Department of the hospital. They write a summary of the activity describing the critical nature of central
service procedures and results that could occur if the procedures are not done properly.