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Site conducted
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Conducted on
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Prepared by
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Location
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Are items stored at least "36 from electrical panels
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No items stored within 18" of ceiling
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Are electric panels switch labels accurate and are all spares in the off position?
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Are all mechanical and electrical rooms clean and have no storage? Indicate which rooms are not clean in the notes section
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Are medical gas zone shut off valves accessible and unobstructed?
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Are medical gas zone shut off valves properly labeled for area served?
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Do clean utility, sterile storage, medication rooms, and other clean/sterile areas have positive air pressure to the corridor/adjacent areas?
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Do soiled utility, trash, hazardous waste, and other dirty room shave negative air pressure to the corridor/adjacent areas?
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Clean utility rooms contain only clean/sterile items?
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Soiled utility rooms contain contaminated/soiled items only? Door is locked?
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All clean supplies stored off of the floor?
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Are supplies within expiration dates?
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Is clean linen covered?
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Is clean linen kept separate from the dirty linen disposal?
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Are patient food refrigerator logs maintained and up to date? Are temperatures within range?
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Are patient food freezer logs maintained and up to date?
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Are patient food freezer logs maintained and up to date? Are patient food freezer temperature within range?
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Are medicines and food stored in separate refrigerators?
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Patient food items have expiration dates and are not expired?
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The only items located under sinks are items allowed by policy?
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Return and supply air diffusers are free from dust?
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Countertops in good repair with no chips or missing laminate?
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Furniture is in good repair and not dirty or soiled?
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All Multidose medication vials are dated with a 28 day expiration date?
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Glucometers clean; Glucometer controls are dated with correct expiration date?
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No stained ceiling tiles noted
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No corrugated boxes noted in area
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No call bells looped around bars?
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Crash cart logs current with dates checked
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Crash carts plugged into red plug
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Egress hallways are free of clutter
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All oxygen cylinders secured
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Oxygen cylinders (full or partial) are kept separated from empty cylinders? If oxygen cylinders are kept in a supply room is a sign on the door to signify oxygen stored?
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No expired biomed stickers found
Department/Unit:
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Floors clean; wet floor sings placed appropriately
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Hallway AC grills and returns clean without dust buildup; no horizontal dust
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No wet ceiling tiles
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Linen carts covered
Central Station/Desk
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No unlabeled/unattended specimens
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No food or beverages in undesignated areas
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No soiled equipment on counters
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WOWs, desk computers, keyboards clean top to bottom
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No employee food or drinks on WOWs or outside designated "drink" area
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No unattended medications or syringes on WOWs
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No open unlabeled medication vials on WOWs
Clean Supply Storage
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All supplies stored in orderly fashion without danger for contamination
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Solid surface on bottom rack of supply racks
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Packaging not compromised by storage space, esp. sterile packaging
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Supplies not stored within 3 feet of water source or 18 inches from sprinkler head
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No corrugated boxes in room
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No soiled supplies or equipment in room
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No "expired" supplies
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No storage directly on floor
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Clean equipment marked as "clean" per policy
Clean Linen Storage
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Clean linen carts: linen covered, no items on top of cart, no soiled items
Patient Nutrition Room
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Patient non-refrigerated nutrition stocked in orderly fashion and without compromise to packaging
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No corrugated boxes in room
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No insects
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Ice machine clean
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Coffee makers clean
Medication Room
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Hand hygiene supplies available
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Only medications in med refrigerator
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Sharps containers not more than 2/3 full
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No expired supplies
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Pill crusher is clean
Soiled Utility Room
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Hand hygiene and respective PPE supplies available
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No pungent odors
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No clean supplies/equipment in room
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Negative pressure
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Door closed at all times
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Trash bags closed/tied securely and in appropriate trash cans
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No storage directly on floor
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Biohazard trash stored safely and regular trash stored separately
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Soiled linen stored separately from trash
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Reusable equipment stored appropriately for reprocessing
Clean Equipment Storage
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All equipment marked as "clean" according to policy
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No items stored directly on floor
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No unlabeled/soiled items in room
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No nicks, tears, or rust on patient care equipment
Unoccupied "Clean" Patient Room
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No patient items left dangling/touching the floor
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Oxygen "Christmas tree" connector changed between patients
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Over bed table clean without debris
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IV poles without rust and clean top to bottom
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All furniture surfaces intact
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Bed clean top to bottom, including under mattress/bed
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Hand hygiene supplies available; functioning hot and cold water
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Ceiling tiles free of stains
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Walls intact
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Bedside table clean without debris in drawers
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Window blinds clean
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Patient bathroom clean with appropriate supplies available
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Sharps containers not more than 2/3 full
Employees
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No obviously ill employees on duty; no open or draining wounds
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No missed hand hygiene opportunities
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No artificial nails or chipped nail polish
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No employees with arm/hand braces impeding hand hygiene
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Staff can state proper order for donning and doffing PPE
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Staff can state appropriate disinfectants and appropriate kill times
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Staff can state or demonstrate proper hand hygiene
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Staff can state appropriate action in the event of a BBP exposure
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No staff walking around with gloves on from one area to another
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Staff can locate IC policies