Information

  • Conducted on

  • Prepared by

  • Ward

Ward General Audit

Employee Hand Hygiene Compliance

  • Employees Monitored

Hand Hygiene

  • Sinks for hand hygiene are well stocked?

  • Sinks are available in all areas as needed?

  • Alcohol hand rubs are well stocked?

  • Alcohol hand rubs are available in patient's rooms?

  • Hand soap is available in all hand washing stations/bathrooms?

Clean Utility / Central Supply / Storage

  • Clean linen is covered/stored away?

  • Thrash cans or waste basket are not overfilled or overflowing?

  • Floors are clean?

  • Supplies are stored at least 6 inches off of the floor?

  • Is this section free of additional findings?

  • Please describe other findings:

Patient Rooms

  • Horizontal surfaces are clean?

  • Thrash cans or waste basket are not overfilled or overflowing?

  • Bathrooms are clean?

  • Hand hygiene products are available?

  • PPE's are available as needed?

  • Patient equipment is clean?

  • No visible soil on vertical surfaces?

  • Furniture (chairs, sleepers) are without tears or wear?

  • Mattress pad is without tears or puncture holes?

  • Floors are clean?

  • Sharp containers are no more than 3/4 full?

  • Dust not found in high places?

  • General area is dust free?

  • REFERENCE: General area is dust free
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  • IV pumps and poles, feeding pumps etc. are clean?

  • There is no evidence of pest present?

  • Clean / dirty linen handled appropropriatly?

  • No needles, syringes, medications within reach of the patient?

  • No signs of mildew or mold present?

  • Is this section free of additional findings?

  • Please describe other findings:

General Unit / Nurses Station / Medication Room

  • Unused patient equipment/supplies are stored and handled appropriately?

  • Medication, specimens, and food are handled appropriately?

  • Biohazard trash is segregated from regular trash?

  • Needles and syringes are disposed of properly?

  • Out of date supplies are not present?

  • Infectious waste in red bag or container?

  • Halls are uncluttered?

  • Restrooms clean?

  • Trash basket are not overflowing?

  • Biohazard symbol on door of biomedical waste storage?

  • Medication cupboard locked?

  • Medication Room refrigerator is clean and without ice?

  • There are no expired products found(IV solutions, medications, reagents, nutritional supplement, sterile items, etc.)

  • Is this section free of additional findings?

  • Please describe other findings:

Logs

  • Crash cart checked daily?

  • Defibrillator checked daily

  • Glucose meter strips dated

  • Is this section free of additional findings.

  • Please describe other findings:

Employee General Knowledge

  • Employees know the procedure for blood exposure?

  • Personnel can locate their Infection Control Manual?

  • Personnel can locate the blood spill kit?

  • Employees can state the WHO's 5 moments of Hand Hygiene.

  • Is this section free of additional findings?

  • Please describe other findings:

Completion

  • Additional Comments

  • Surveyor's Name and Signature

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