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Conducted on
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Prepared by
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Ward
Ward General Audit
Employee Hand Hygiene Compliance
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Employees Monitored
Hand Hygiene
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Sinks for hand hygiene are well stocked?
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Sinks are available in all areas as needed?
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Alcohol hand rubs are well stocked?
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Alcohol hand rubs are available in patient's rooms?
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Hand soap is available in all hand washing stations/bathrooms?
Clean Utility / Central Supply / Storage
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Clean linen is covered/stored away?
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Thrash cans or waste basket are not overfilled or overflowing?
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Floors are clean?
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Supplies are stored at least 6 inches off of the floor?
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Is this section free of additional findings?
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Please describe other findings:
Patient Rooms
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Horizontal surfaces are clean?
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Thrash cans or waste basket are not overfilled or overflowing?
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Bathrooms are clean?
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Hand hygiene products are available?
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PPE's are available as needed?
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Patient equipment is clean?
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No visible soil on vertical surfaces?
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Furniture (chairs, sleepers) are without tears or wear?
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Mattress pad is without tears or puncture holes?
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Floors are clean?
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Sharp containers are no more than 3/4 full?
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Dust not found in high places?
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General area is dust free?
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REFERENCE: General area is dust free
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IV pumps and poles, feeding pumps etc. are clean?
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There is no evidence of pest present?
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Clean / dirty linen handled appropropriatly?
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No needles, syringes, medications within reach of the patient?
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No signs of mildew or mold present?
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Is this section free of additional findings?
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Please describe other findings:
General Unit / Nurses Station / Medication Room
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Unused patient equipment/supplies are stored and handled appropriately?
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Medication, specimens, and food are handled appropriately?
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Biohazard trash is segregated from regular trash?
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Needles and syringes are disposed of properly?
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Out of date supplies are not present?
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Infectious waste in red bag or container?
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Halls are uncluttered?
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Restrooms clean?
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Trash basket are not overflowing?
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Biohazard symbol on door of biomedical waste storage?
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Medication cupboard locked?
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Medication Room refrigerator is clean and without ice?
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There are no expired products found(IV solutions, medications, reagents, nutritional supplement, sterile items, etc.)
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Is this section free of additional findings?
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Please describe other findings:
Logs
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Crash cart checked daily?
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Defibrillator checked daily
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Glucose meter strips dated
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Is this section free of additional findings.
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Please describe other findings:
Employee General Knowledge
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Employees know the procedure for blood exposure?
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Personnel can locate their Infection Control Manual?
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Personnel can locate the blood spill kit?
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Employees can state the WHO's 5 moments of Hand Hygiene.
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Is this section free of additional findings?
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Please describe other findings:
Completion
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Additional Comments
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Surveyor's Name and Signature