FINAL DRAFT 9/6/95
UPDATED NOV. 1996
Narrative
Technical Considerations
Pharmaceuticals:
Waste:
Pharmaceuticals, including narcotics, are
Waste is collected by housekeeping staff
transported by pharmacy personnel to the
and is transported to the Soiled Utility Room
department in locked carts.
where it is disposed, as indicated by the
previous
paragraph
entitled
`Waste
Radiopharmaceuticals
are
delivered
Management.
directly from the vendor to the department on
a "just in time" basis.
Narcotics are delivered to a narcotics
locker which is usually located in a clean
supply or patient prep area that is remotely
alarmed to the nearest nursing station.
Materials:
Clean supplies are transported by
exchange carts which are stored in the Clean
Supply Room.
Supplies are transported by Service
Elevator and through corridors separated from
patient traffic where possible.
Deliveries are scheduled during hours
when patient visits are not scheduled.
Linen:
Disposable linens are delivered as part of
clean supplies.
Sterile Supplies:
The use of sterile supplies is minimal and
is accommodated by prepackaged or
disposable items delivered with clean
supplies.
Food:
Meal and Nourishment deliveries
to
Nuclear Medicine are not required.
VA DESIGN GUIDE
NUCLEAR MEDICINE SERVICE
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