Maintaining cleanliness in a medical clinic works on slightly different principles than in any other place. Here, cleanliness and disinfection reach much higher standards. A medical clinic is a place where various people pass by, with various ailments and diseases. Persons assigned to keep such rooms clean must ensure that pathogenic microorganisms are neutralized. This is a difficult task and in order to be effective, it requires establishing and following certain strictly defined rules. Many rooms in a medical clinic have different purposes and are used for different purposes. So how to clean and disinfect them properly?
Rules for maintaining cleanliness in a medical clinic
As mentioned at the beginning, the medical clinic has many rooms and offices for various purposes. There are treatment rooms, doctor’s offices, warehouses, corridors, waiting rooms and bathrooms. In order to clean efficiently and maintain cleanliness and biological protection of all these rooms, the following rules should be followed:
- depending on the purpose of the room, cleaning equipment must be individually designed for it,
- cleaning and disinfection must have a planned time, because some preparations have a certain period of active action. In addition, the order in which the items should be washed should be determined.
- the cleaning, washing and disinfection process itself should be carried out using only professional agents intended for this purpose,
- cleaning rooms should start with the least dirty ones,
- The medical clinic cleaning process requires that cleaning accessories (e.g. mops) be used only once. They should not be cleaned yourself, but sent to the laundry and disinfection,
- Disinfection should be carried out after washing the floors using agents intended for this purpose. One such agent is, for example, Clinex Barren , a preparation intended for cleaning and disinfecting washable surfaces. If the surface is contaminated with biological fluids such as blood or the like, strict procedures should be followed:
- regular removal of medical waste and sending dirty clothes to the laundry,
- equipment and accessories used for cleaning and disinfection must have specific markings and places of storage,
- the rules for transporting cleaning and disinfection agents, as well as the use of protective clothing, must be followed,
- in case of contact with biologically infectious material, you should know the procedures for further action.
The rules that will help maintain cleanliness in the medical clinic are strict. However, only following them will protect against contact with viruses and bacteria and their transmission outside the clinic.
Detailed instructions for maintaining cleanliness in rooms for various purposes
When cleaning a room for various purposes, it is common to prepare appropriately for this activity. We start by putting on appropriate protective clothing and gloves. The next step is to prepare washing, cleaning and disinfecting agents. Cleaning activities are performed in the following order:
- removing stored and properly secured waste from the room,
- first, we remove biological contaminants,
- We start cleaning the surfaces from the walls and then move downwards. Window sills and desks can be cleaned with Clinex Nano Protect Silver Table . Don’t forget about windows and floors,
- carefully disinfect the garbage bin or bag rack using an appropriate preparation,
- after cleaning and disinfection, you should also wash and organize the items that were used to clean the room, i.e. the trolley and all accessories,
- After cleaning, remove protective clothing, throw away gloves and wash your hands.
Summary
Cleaning and disinfection in the medical clinic premises is carried out in accordance with strict standards and safety rules. However, that’s not all, cleaning according to a detailed work schedule is equally important. Only such behavior gives a hundred percent guarantee that each surface will be free of biological contaminants (viruses, bacteria or fungi). Such contamination may not only pose a threat to the health of people visiting the clinic, but may also negatively affect the treatments performed there. Improper cleaning of rooms may therefore expose patients to the exacerbation of their symptoms or even adversely affect the results of laboratory tests.
Compliance with the above-mentioned rules will provide sufficient protection for patients and bystanders. Equally important, it will ensure excellent cleanliness.
