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

In medicine, from the level of cleanliness of offices, corridorsand other rooms depends on the health of patients. Therefore, it is not surprising that in medical institutions it is necessary to maintain order, guided by existing standards and regulatory documents. Today we look at the types of sanitization, as well as the algorithm for general cleaning of the treatment room.

Existing types of restoring order in treatment rooms

There are four types of cleaning in the treatment rooms:

1. Preliminary: daily restoring order, held before the start of work. Includes wet cleaning of all surfaces.
2. Current: restoring order in order to remove pollution, is carried out at least twice a day.
3. Final: restoring order at the end of the day. Procedures similar to the preliminary.
4. General cleaning of the treatment room: once every seven to ten days.

Features of general ordering

General cleaning of the treatment room (SanPiN2.1.3.2630-10) is carried out according to the schedule, which is the senior nurse, and claims the head of the department. Usually the frequency of restoring order is 7-10 days.

General cleaning of the treatment room consists of:

• thorough disinfection;
• performance of work in a protective uniform;
• the use of sterile wipes and clothing, as well as detergent-disinfectants, approved earlier.

Cleaning log

Each carried out general cleaning of the treatment room is recorded in the appropriate journal. It consists of a table in which it is filled:

• the name of the room in which the order was established;
• scheduled date of general cleaning (according to the schedule);
• actual date;
• the name of the solution with which the general cleaning was carried out, and its concentration;
• the last name of the person who performed the cleaning;
• the name of the person who controls the cleaning.

What you need for high-quality general cleaning?

The general cleaning of the treatment room involves the use of the following equipment and detergent-disinfectant substances:

• two sets of special clothes (one is sterile, the other is non-sterile);
• buckets for washing furniture, walls, and floor (one container is designed for 2 square meters of room space);
• mop for walls and ceiling;
• a solution of a disinfectant that 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 a disinfecting solution for used napkins, rags and two sets of workwear.

The process of general cleaning

The algorithm for general cleaning of the treatment room includes the following work sequence:

1. Preparatory stage:

• check the availability of all necessary equipment and detergent-disinfectants;
• disconnection from the power grid of all devices, including all lamps and UV irradiators;
• maximum exemption of the cabinet and furniture from medical instruments, various medicines and medicines, as well as from small equipment.

2. The first stage.

• You need to wear non-sterile special clothes and pour disinfectant solution into buckets.
• Garbage and waste are taken out and thrown out of the office.
• An antiseptic is applied to the surface of furniture, equipment, windows and doors from a sprayer. Everything is wiped with napkins. At the end, the radiators are cleaned.
• Lamp lamps are wiped. First, 70 percent alcohol, and then - dry rags.
• Disinfect the floor in the office.
• While undergoing disinfection, the door of the treatment room should be closed.
• Dirty clothes are removed, and hands need to be washed and sanitized.

3. The second stage of the general cleaning process:

• You must wear a set of sterile special clothes and wipe shoes with a disinfectant solution.
• Tap water is drawn into the tanks treated with decontamination solution.
• All previously disinfected surfaces are washed off using sterile wipes.
• Dry the table and the windows.
• Washes the floor.
• Air is disinfected (quartz) with UV irradiators (for one hour).
• Ventilated room (30 minutes).
• Air is again disinfected with UV irradiators (30 minutes).

four.The final stage: all inventory is disinfected, washed and dried, and napkins and clothing should be put in appropriate containers or containers and handed over to the laundry, and then sterilized if necessary.

After that, the general cleaning of the treatment room is considered complete, about which you need to make an entry in the appropriate journal.