Notes and charts Waste Terminal cleaning
These should be kept outside the room / bay / area. All waste should be treated as hazardous / infectious waste. On the patient’s discharge, a thorough clean is required of all surfaces of the room / bed area, mattress, bed frame, call bells, duvets and pillows, with detergent and water and hypochlorite (Chlorclean). Care must be taken when cleaning electrical equipment. Curtains should be changed; this includes those curtains in the side room and any bed space curtains if the patient was cohorted in a bay.
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