2. UNIT-VII
CONTENT
Material management TOTAL HOURS:10hrs
• Concepts, principles and procedures
• Planning and procurement procedures : Specifications
• ABC analysis,
• VED (very important and essential daily use) analysis
• Planning equipments and supplies for nursing care:
unit and hospital
• Inventory control
• Condemnation
• Application to nursing service and education
3. LEARNING OBJECTIVE
• Discuss the concept of MM
• Describe the principles of MM
• Explain the procedure for MM
• Discuss in detail about material planning
5. procurements
• Meaning
• Objectives of procurements system
• Procurement cycle
• Methods of procurement
• Point to be remember while purchasing
• Procurement of equipment
• Storage
• Issue and use
• Inventory control
• Function of inventory control
6. CONCEPT OF MM
• MM is concerned with providing the drugs, supplies
and equipment needed by health personnel to deliver
health services.
• The right drugs, supplies and equipment must be at
right place, at the tight time and in the right quantity in
order that health personnel deliver health services.
• Without proper material, health personnel cannot
work effectively ,they feel frustrated and the
community lacks confidence in the health services and
unless appropriate materials are provided in proper
time and is required quantity, productivity of personnel
will not be upto expectation.