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Inside the June Issue |
APIC Recommended EVS Staff STRIVE to Maintain Clean, Safe Patient Zones
Through funding from the CDC for
the States Targeting Reduction in
Infections via Engagement (STRIVE)
program, the Association for Infection
Control and Epidemiology (APIC) expects
hospital environmental services departments
to identify more effective and efficient
technical procedures to deliver
cleaning services.
APIC says that cleaning staff should understand and know the rationale for all cleaning and disinfection processes, while cleaning managers must develop and maintain policy and procedures that include the areas, surfaces, and equipment that staff clean.
The policy and procedure should also specify the responsibility and frequency of cleaning and disinfecting.
For all environmental cleaning procedures, APIC recommends the following general strategies:
Proceed from cleaner to dirtier areas to avoid spreading dirt and microorganisms. Examples of this include cleaning lowtouch surfaces before high-touch surfaces. Or cleaning patient zones before patient toilets.
Environmental services staff are expected
to create a germ-free and safe environment
for all residents, employees,
and visitors by providing the following:
Cleaning and disinfecting resident and
non-resident areas.
Removing regular and medical wastes.
Washing soiled linen, distributing
clean linen, and removing soiled linen.
Any unscheduled or emergency housekeeping
services that fall under the routine
scope of services of the Environmental
Services Department or that is considered necessary for health, safety, or care.
Evaluating and monitoring the interior
of the facility for areas or items needing repair
and reporting items to the appropriate
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