Because of the complexities associated with use of equipment and devices, leadership is responsible to ensure that IFUs are available and used by staff to ensure consistency among all staff involved in these processes. Compliance with IFUs should also be an integral part of initial and ongoing staff education, policy/procedure development, and training/competency assessments. Examples of ways leadership can support the use of IFUs may include, but are not limited to:
Resource manuals provided by product and device manufacturers
Providing an alert to staff if specific equipment cannot be cleaned or disinfected with the commonly available disinfectant
Copies of IFUs maintained electronically
Subscribing to web-based resources that maintain IFUs
Educating staff on how to conduct internet searches to retrieve product IFUs
Educating staff on how to read and implement IFUs
Incorporating IFUs into Policies/Procedures and/or Standard Operating Procedures
Manual:
Home Care
Chapter:
Leadership LD
First published date: November 08, 2019
This Standards FAQ was first published on this date.
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