Implementation of environmental cleaning program

Back to basics: environmental cleaning.

The need for a clean perioperative environment is a basic principle for all perioperative team members. Recent evidence suggests that the environment plays a role in the occurrence of health care-associated infections (HAIs), including surgical site infections. Frequently cleaning high-touch surfaces helps prevent the spread of infections, and routinely cleaning and disinfecting the patient's e...

Cleaning up our "environmental footprints".

CLEANING UP OUR "ENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINTS" C atholic health care is a ministry to the community: healing the sick, serving the vulnerable, and leading by example. It follows in the footsteps of Jesus, who not only healed the sick but challenged and transformed the social norms of society. Through its strength as more than 2,000 Catholic health care sponsors, systems, facilities, and related org...

Implementation of innovative pulsed xenon ultraviolet (PX-UV) environmental cleaning in an acute care hospital

It is widely acknowledged that the hospital environment is an important reservoir for many of the pathogenic microbes associated with health care-associated infections (HAIs). Environmental cleaning plays an important role in the prevention and containment of HAIs, in patient safety, and the overall experience of health care facilities. New technologies, such as pulsed xenon ultraviolet (PX-UV)...

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Implementing AORN recommended practices for environmental cleaning.

In recent years, researchers have developed an increasing awareness of the role of the environment in the development of health care-associated infections. AORN's "Recommended practices for environmental cleaning" is an evidence-based document that provides specific guidance for cleaning processes, for the selection of appropriate cleaning equipment and supplies, and for ongoing education and q...