title: Who is really caring for your environment of care? Developing standardized cleaning procedures and effective monitoring techniques.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Infection Control Program, Hospital of Saint Raphael, New Haven, CT 06511, USA. ddumigan@srhs.org
authors.forename: Diane G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Dumigan
authors.forename: John M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Boyce
authors.forename: Nancy L
authors.initials: NL
authors.lastname: Havill
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Golebiewski
authors.forename: Ola
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Balogun
authors.forename: Ramo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rizvani
mesh_terms: 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