Best Cleaning Practices
When cleaning a patient room, what is the difference between the blue and green microfiber cloths?
Green is for the patient room, blue is for the bathroom.
What brand of glass cleaner do we use?
GLANCE
After mopping, how do you prevent trips & falls?
Place a wet floor sign to warn others of the slip hazard.
Per Infection Control Guidelines, what personal item may not be placed on an XRO Cart?
Food and Drink.
Specialized equipment or clothing designed to protect you from injury or exposure to a patient's blood, tissue, or body fluids.
What is Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
How many microfiber mops go in the yellow bucket before you charge them?
20 Mops.
What is the dwell time for Virex Plus?
3 Minutes!
While on 1st Floor PB, you hear a Code Red for the Café, what should you do?
As part of the Fire Response Team, respond to the incident.
How long should it take to assemble or disassemble your XRO Cart for the day?
10 Minutes.
Frequently Touched Object or Surface.
What is High Touch
What part of the patient room/bathroom should be cleaned last?
The toilet. Always work cleanest to dirtiest!
What product is used to sanitize a room with a patient diagnosed with C-Diff?
Dispatch Bleach Wipes
If a Soiled Linen Bag is overfilled, you should...
With proper PPE, split the linen between two bags.
You are adding paper towel, Microfiber cloths, and Virex to your XRO Cart, what shelves do you place them on?
Paper Towel and Microfiber cloths on top shelf, Virex on Bottom shelf.
The amount of time required for a cleaning product to completely sanitize a surface.
What is the most effective and safest way to mop?
In an "S" Motion.
How much Stride product do you need to charge 20 mops?
4 Quarts!
What is the proper PPE for Droplet Precautions?
A Gown, face shield, and gloves.
What are the appropriate places to place your XRO cart while on break?
An EVS Cleaning Closet, A Patient Floor Cut-Through, or the EVS Department.
Thorough cleaning that is performed at the end of each day in a perioperative area.
What is Terminal Cleaning
When vacuuming using your XRO vacuum-hose should you work Top-to-Bottom or Bottom-to-Top?
Bottom to Top! (Per Xanitos Policy)
To clean a stainless steel elevator door, name the product used.
Emerel
When filling a bottle with a chemical solution, what PPE is required?
Gloves and safety goggles.
How long does the XRO UV Light Drawer take to disinfect a vacuum attachment?
2 Minutes.
The primary strategy for successful infection control and reduction of worker exposure to health care infections.
What is Standard Precautions