Question

Free discussion.! Do you think we wash our hands as well as we should? As often as we should? How well should a health care facility be cleaned? Do you think our patients and their families care about a clean environment? Have you ever walked into a health care facility and thought it not clean? What did you do? Does it matter? What do you think?

Answer 1

Ans) I do believe that Hand washing is the basic, simple & easiest method for infection control.

- Also the health care facility needed to cleaned on daily basis as it is the place where infection is more prone & patients are sick & already their immune system is weakened & if environment seems to be uncleaned may add fuel to the fire in patients as well as employees health status.

- Many of the patients and families are aware about infection control practices & are concerned about it.

- Many of the health care facility are aware about cleanliness & infection control practices due to continuous education & trainings but some are still lacking for such practices.

- Creating awareness about clean environment of health care facility is the first thing facility must do.

- Proper healthcare facility cleaning is absolutely vital in today’s world. The concern about HAI’s (Healthcare Associated Infections) is higher than ever, which has cause healthcare facility cleanliness to come under fire.

- “Cleaning for appearance” is often considered more important than “cleaning for health” due to budgetary constraints.

- Practice of 7 steps of hand hygiene, 5 moments of handwashing (Before touching the patient, after touching the patient, before any procedure, after the procedure, after touching body fluid) may combat infection & lead to safe environment for patients & safe working environment to employees too.

- Products—you must use hospital-grade disinfectants that will effectively kill the bacteria. And employees must follow directions for dwell time in order for the product to work. If not, they put everyone at risk.

- Procedures—create very clearly defined protocols for cleaning patient and surgical areas.

- Validation—request frequent feedback from facilities and monitor for compliance.

- Regular trainings for employees about HAI.