(a) Medication work and storage areas shall be provided adequate to meet the volume of work to be accomplished.
(b) A shelf or desk shall be provided for a nurse's use in preparing and administering medications and recording information in patients' records and shall be within and readily accessible to all patient care areas for which a nursing station has responsibility.
(c) A medication storage and preparation area equipped with a sink with a gooseneck inlet and hot and cold water and locked storage for medications shall be provided. Such area shall include adequate space for the safe storage of medications, fluids and electrolyte solutions in a safe and sanitary manner.
(d) Space shall be available for the storage of clean linens, equipment, supplies, wheelchairs and stretchers.
(e) A soiled utility room shall be available for temporary holding of waste materials and cleaning of items to be reused.
(f) A janitor's closet with a service sink shall be available.
(g) Hazardous and toxic materials shall be stored in a safe manner.
(h) A central general storage room shall be provided with space necessary to meet storage needs of the facility.
(i) All areas, including janitor's closets, for storage of linens, cleaning equipment and supplies will be protected by automatic sprinkler heads coming off the house line.
(Ord. 1978-72. Passed 10-18-78.)