Today our topic of discussion is Type of Wards in Patient Unit .
Type of Wards in Patient Unit
- Private room: Bed room with all other toilet facilities
- Cubicles: Small or large, the partition may be a wall or curtains
- General ward: Where several patients are placed.
Principles of Cleanliness
- Plan your work for cleanliness, to avoid waste of your energy and time
- Do dusting after sweeping Dust with a clean duster
- Use a damp dusting for collecting dust Soap and water or phenol 1:60
- Dusting should be done from top to bottom Dusting should be done with firm and even stroke
- Use covered dustbin to collect the dust and waste material
- Growth of bacteria is high in dark, moist and unclean places. So care should be taken while cleaning the congested places
- Use brush when cleaning grooved surfaces Replace all the equipments used for cleaning
- Wash hands after dusting.
Types of Cleaning
- Daily cleaning: Two to three times a day (floor, articles, furniture, dustbin and cupboards)
- Weekly: Roof, walls, ceiling fans, cobwebs
- Annually: The ward should be emptied, repaired, white washed, painted, cleaned and washed.
Equipment
- Mops/Rags
- Brooms/Brushes
- Lotions (Detergents and disinfectants)
- Vim and glass cleaner Newspapers
- Basins.
Cleaning Activities
- Sweep and mop the floor at least twice a day Clean the floor with antiseptic solution
- Keep the unit well ventilated and do not close the top
- ventilating windows Dust the walls and roof from time to time in order to
- remove cobwebs Clean the windows and doors regularly.
Furniture
- Bed steads: Dust everyday while making the bed. Carbolize or wash with soap and water and dry well after discharge of the patients
- Lockers: Dust every morning and evening when tiding the ward. Keep the bed side locker always clean and neat
- Cupboards: Keep clean and tidy. Arrange the supplies after drying absolutely. Use naphthalene balls to protect Bed cradles, back-rests, over bed tables, chairs and stools are to be cleaned everyday. Iron furniture is cleaned with a dry duster to prevent rusting
- Bathrooms: Scrub and wash the floors everyday. Avoid stagnation of water on the floors. Dispose the waste material properly in dustbins
- Lavatories: Check the flushing system is in working condition. Clean it with cleaning powder using a brush. scrub and wash the floors daily. Teach the patients and En relatives regarding the proper use of lavatory
- Wash basins: Clean them twice a day with cleaning powder using a brush. Remove the spots with some spot removing agent. Pour boiling water down the wash basin
- drains everyday Cabinet for sanitary wares: Keep the racks clean, neat and tidy. Store the sanitary wares in racks neat and tidy and ready for use.
Vermin and Insects
- Clean the patients unit regularly. Eliminate all the breeding places. Keep garbage well covered and dispose of all refuse
- Store food properly. Use fly screens on windows and doors.
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