The Effects of the “JET IN TIME” Model of Receiving and Delivering Medical Equipment, Central Sterile Supply Department (CSSD),Tertiary Hospital

Abstract

             The Central Sterile Supply Department (CSSD) is responsible for making sterile medical equipment to distribute to the patient units in the hospital. Accuracy, efficiency in terms of ready for use, and timely manner of receiving and delivering sterile medical equipment lead to patientsafety and satisfaction of the personnel. This study was a one-group, pre-test and post-test quasi-experimental design. The purposeswere to compare between the traditional model (pre) and the Jet in Time model(post) if there were the differences in (1) The effect of receiving and delivering medical equipment with regard to accuracy, efficiency in terms of ready for use, and timely manner; (2)the personnel’s compliance of the receiving and delivering medical equipment protocol; and(3) the personnel’s satisfaction. The sample was the personnel involved in the delivery processincluding the ones from the patient units and the CSSD. Demographic data were analyzedby using descriptive statistics.The differences of the outcome variables between the groups were compared by using the Chi-square statistics and paired t–testdepending on the level of measurements of the variables.
              The study showed that receiving and delivering medical equipment usingthe Jet In Time model was more accurate and timely than that of the traditional model (p<.05), exceptthat of efficiency-ready for use.The personnel’s compliance to the protocol increased significantly (p<.05) and they were more satisfied with the Jet In Time model than the traditional model (p <.01).