Who is really caring for your environment of care? Developing standardized cleaning procedures and effective monitoring techniques.
Health care facilities have procedures for cleaning patient care environments, but there is often confusion about the division of labor when it comes to cleaning responsibilities. In addition, systems to monitor cleaning effectiveness are frequently suboptimal. In 2007, a multidisciplinary task force revised policies outlining staff responsibilities for cleaning in-patient nursing care units and chose a monitoring system using a specialized adenosine triphosphate bioluminescence test.
Dumigan
Diane G
DG
Infection Control Program, Hospital of Saint Raphael, New Haven, CT 06511, USA. ddumigan@srhs.org
Boyce
John M
JM
Havill
Nancy L
NL
Golebiewski
Michael
M
Balogun
Ola
O
Rizvani
Ramo
R
D003666:Decontamination / Q000592:standards*; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000592:standards*; D004865:Equipment and Supplies, Hospital; D006272:Health Facility Environment; D006797:Housekeeping, Hospital / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D011050:Policy Making; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012941:Social Responsibility