General cleaning of the treatment room: features and algorithm of the procedure

In medicine, the health of patients depends on the level of cleanliness of the cabinets, corridors and other facilities. Therefore, it is not surprising that in medical institutions it is necessary to maintain order, guided by existing standards and regulatory documents. Today we will consider the types of sanitization, as well as the algorithm of general cleaning of the treatment room.

Existing types of ordering in the treatment rooms

In the treatment rooms are four types of cleaning :

1. Preliminary: daily ordering, carried out before work begins. Includes wet cleaning of all surfaces.
2. Current: putting in order to remove contaminants, is carried out at least twice a day.
3. Final: putting things in order at the end of the day. Procedures similar to the preliminary ones are being carried out.
4. General cleaning of the treatment room: conducted once every seven to ten days.

Features of the general ordering of the order

General cleaning of the treatment room (SanPiN 2.1.3.2630-10) is carried out according to the schedule, which is the senior nurse, and the head of the department asserts. Usually the periodicity of ordering is 7-10 days.

General cleaning of the treatment room is:

• Thorough disinfection;
• Performance of work in protective uniform;
• Use of sterile napkins and overalls, as well as washing and disinfecting substances approved earlier.

Harvesting log

Each completed general cleaning of the treatment room is recorded in the appropriate journal. It consists of a table in which:

• The name of the room in which the order was put in order;
• The planned spring cleaning date (according to the schedule);
• Actual date of the meeting;
• The name of the solution with which the general cleaning was carried out, and its concentration;
• The name of the person who completed the cleaning;
• The name of the person responsible for cleaning control.

What do you need for a high-quality general cleaning?

The general cleaning of the treatment room implies the use of the following inventory and detergent-disinfectants:

• Two sets of specially clothing (one sterile, the other - non-sterile);
• Buckets for washing furniture, walls, floor (one capacity is calculated for 2 square meters of the area of the room);
• A mop for walls and ceiling;
• A solution of the disinfectant, which is prepared immediately before cleaning the room;
• Special wipes or rags necessary for cleaning surfaces with the use of disinfectants and wiping dry;
• A bucket or container with disinfectant for used napkins, rags and two sets of overalls.

General cleaning process

The algorithm of general cleaning of the procedural room includes the following sequence of works:

1. Preparatory stage:

• Check the availability of all necessary equipment and washing-disinfecting substances;
• Disconnection from the power grid of all devices, including all lamps and UV irradiators;
• Maximum release of the cabinet and furniture from medical instruments, various medications and medicines, as well as from small equipment.

2. The first stage.

• It is necessary to put on non-sterile special clothes and pour disinfectant solution on buckets.
• From the office is taken out and thrown away garbage, as well as waste.
• On the surface of furniture, equipment, windows and doors is applied antiseptic from the sprayer. Everything is wiped with napkins. At the end, the heating batteries are cleaned.
• Wipe lamps lamps. First with 70% alcohol, and then with a dry rag.
• The floor in the office is disinfected.
• While the disinfection is taking place, the door of the treatment room must be closed.
• Dirty clothes are removed, and hands need to be cleaned and disinfected.

3. The second stage of the spring cleaning process:

• It is necessary to put on a set of sterile special clothes and wipe the shoes with disinfectant solution.
• In the containers treated with disinfectant, tap water is drawn.
• Washing out with sterile wipes all surfaces previously disinfected.
• Drying the table and windows dry.
• The floor is washed.
• Disinfected (quartz) air with UV irradiators (for one hour).
• The room is ventilated (30 minutes).
• The air is re-disinfected with UV irradiators (30 minutes).

4. The final stage: all inventory is disinfected, washed and dried, and napkins and clothing should be put in appropriate containers or containers and put into a laundry, and then sterilized, if necessary.

After that, the general cleaning of the treatment room is considered complete, which should be recorded in the relevant journal.