Unit 11 Cleaning‚ Decontamination and Waste Management 1. Understand how to maintain a clean environment to prevent the spread of infection. 1.1 State the general principals for environmental cleaning The general principals for environmental cleaning are to ensure the hospital environment is as clean as possible to reduce the risk of infection‚ and that all precautions are taken in accordance to legislation and Healthcare policy’s and guidelines. “To prevent the transfer of micro-organisms which
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Cleaning‚ Decontamination and Waste Management. Different types of contamination pose a different level of risk and therefore can require a different decontamination process. For example: Low risk contaminations usually require a simple cleaning process: A dusty surface on a shelf is a low risk as it is unlikely to cause harm to anyone and is easily cleaned. Although this would be classed as a low risk contamination‚ staff must still wear PPE as good practice to avoid any transfer of dirt causing
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Cleaning‚ decontamination and waste management (IC 03) The environment plays a relatively minor role in transmitting infection‚ but dust‚ dirt and liquid residues will increase the risk. They should be kept to a minimum by regular cleaning and by good design features in buildings‚ fittings and fixtures. National initiatives such as The Health Act 2006‚ Essential steps to Safe Clean Care (2006)‚ Towards cleaner hospitals and lower rates of infection (2004)‚ and NHS Estates Healthcare Facilities
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The purpose of this assignment is to discuss and rationalise the key requirements for decontamination of patient commodes in an Acute Hospital Trust‚ demonstrating the application of these requirements and how they impact on patient safety. Decontamination can be defined as the process‚ or combination of processes‚ that remove or inactivate contaminants‚ resulting in the prevention of these potential pathogens making contact with vulnerable areas and developing in to infection. The Health and Social
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UNIT CU1515-Introduction to communication in health‚ social care or children’s and young people’s settings. 1.1. Identify different reasons people communicate. A: People communicate for a variety of reasons. There are several different reasons why people communicate. People communicate each other to: express needs‚ share ideas‚ information‚ to express feelings‚ to give information and instructions. 1.2. Explain how effective communication affects all aspects of your own work. A:
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reflective report about hand decontamination. Hand washing is found to be the single most important clinical skill in preventing cross contamination and infection control (Dougherty & Lister‚ 2009) In this report I will reflect on my personal experience‚ after learning the theory and practicing the hand hygiene technique‚ reflecting on my feelings and areas for improvement. | Description of what happened.On the day we were firstly introduced to hand decontamination‚ using a power point presentation
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are the action register are reviewed. Project Execution (build) Construction begins. Equipment manuals are being developed and plant training for cleaning and maintenance begins. Project Commission (accept/installation) Equipment acceptance reviewed‚ special start-up procedures and timing is sequenced with the construction schedule. Cleaning manuals/procedures are reviewed. Outstanding items should be added to the main Project Action Register. Sanitary Design Signatures Identify the key
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RATIONALE To provide a clean decontaminated area of the skin in which to make the needle puncture. EQUIPMENT/SUPPLIES • Gloves • Commercially packaged alcohol pads or gauze pads soaked in 70% (isopropyl alcohol) • Blood culture decontamination kits/swabs (e.g.‚ Chlorhexidine‚ iodine) PREPARATION 1. Identify the patient properly. 2. Wash or sanitize your hands using appropriate agents‚ dry them‚ then put on gloves. PROCEDURE 3. Once the site is selected‚ cleanse it with a commercially packaged
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ADDING SHAPES IN THE DOCUMENT: Insert a drawing canvas. On the insert tab‚ in the illustrations group‚ click shapes and then click new drawing canvas . Under drawing tools‚ on the format tab in the insert shapes group‚ click more button Click the shape that you want‚ click anywhere in the document‚ and then drag to the place the shape LINES Open the microsoft word Under the ’insert’ tab select ’shapes’ and then choose ’line’ To draw just left click and drag and release the mouse to draw a
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House Cleaning Kelly P Kay GEN/200 March 14‚ 2001 Lynn What House Cleaning Keeping a house clean is a problem quite a few single working parents have‚ between taking care of children and working a full time job‚ house work seems to get the short end of the stick. Activities can be hectic upon the return from work and school for the parent and children. During preparation of dinner and completion of homework‚ vacuuming the carpet doesn’t seem that important. Too often homes fall into disorder
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