Today our topic of discussion is Terminal Cleaning Procedure.

Terminal Cleaning Procedure

Assemble the equipment in the utility room and take it to the patient unit.
Clear the bedside cabinet (and over bed table if used). Check for any personal articles left by the patient and turn them into the ward master. Place all utensils and any reusable treatment equipment on the cart. Discard waste in the wastebasket. Place any unused linen in the unit in the laundry hamper
Strip the bed. Remove the pillow, placing the pillow on the chair and the pillowcase in the hamper. Lower the Gatch bed. Loosen the bedding all around, walking around the bed and lifting the mattress edge to release the linens without snagging it on the bedsprings.
Check to see that no articles are concealed in the linen folds. Roll each piece toward the foot of the bed. Check the pocket of discarded pajamas and bathrobe. Place all linens in the hamper. Fold woolen blankets, if used, and place them on the cart for special laundry.

Clean the bed. Wash the top of the plastic mattress cover and inspect it for any tears. Rinse the cloth frequently and use it damp but not dripping wet. Replace any damaged cover. Turn the clean surfaces of the mattress together, toward the head of the bed. Wash the bottom half of the bed frame and all crevices. Lower the Gatch bed at the knee. By grasping the clean fold of the mattress, lift and swing its clean side crosswise on the clean half of the spring and wash the exposed surface.
Place the pillow on the unwashed upper half of the spring. Wash the top surface of the pillow. Place the pillow clean side down on the clean mattress surface and wash the other side. Wash the upper spring, raising the head portion of the bed, to complete bed cleansing.
Wash the cabinet, inside and out. Complete the unit cleaning by washing the chair, bed lamp (cord unplugged), signal cord, and over bed table.
If you are responsible for the floor, sweep and mop it and wash the windowsills. Wash hands when the cleaning is completed and remake the bed for a new occupant. Discard the waste. If cleaning cloths are to be reused, place them in the laundry hamper.

Wash the collected utensils and place them in the utensil boiler (sanitizer) for a 30-minute boiling period. Wash the utility cart and return it to the storage place.
Wash hands.
Remove the clean utensils from the utensil boiler. Dry and return them to the storage shelf.

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