[Evaluation of procedures used for disinfecting patients' units in hospitals of the state of Sao Paulo].
The objective of this investigation is to evaluate the procedure used for disinfecting patients' rooms, as well as to detect and indicate possible mistakes in this process. The results obtained through interviews with nursing professionals responsible for the Nursing Services reveal that the procedures used in the studied hospitals are not following the principles required by the literature. As a consequence there is little reliability concerning disinfecting procedures in those hospitals.
Departamento de Enfermagem Geral e Especializada, Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto da Universidade de São Paulo.
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D004203:Disinfection; D006761:Hospitals / Q000592:standards*