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	PURPOSE: To ensure that medical equipment used for patient care is clean, functional, safe, available and properly inventoried. POLICY: Infusion pumps for patient use are electrical with battery operation backup support. The infusion pumps are computerized which allows the delivery of specific doses of medications as ordered by the patient's licensed independent practitioner. All infusion pumps utilized in the facility will have free-flow alarm systems and dose-registration locking devices. These protocols are to be followed when cleaning and checking the unit: Activities to be performed...
Second excerpt:
	...may be required for new volume/dose methodologies/technology associated with pump usage. Competency assessment includes, but may not be limited to, the technical aspects of pump operation, including medication dose registration information, alarm system activation, keypad locking system activation, and the clinical aspects of medication delivery via infusion pump as they relate to patient need, and response. Perform pre-operation check of computerized volume/dose settings to assure...