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Posts about Cleaning Protocols (2):
Sometimes a product comes along that breaks the paradigm. It is so innovative and unexpected that attempts to fit it into an existing market category...
Bacteria,
Science,
Infection Control,
Copper,
HAIs,
Cleaning Protocols,
Antibiotic Resistance,
Patient Safety,
Infographics,
Antimicrobials,
Design,
Microbiology,
Interventions,
Architecture,
Disinfectants,
Innovations,
Evidence-Based Design
3 min read.
Just how does copper kill germs?
COVID-19 and other infectious pathogens continue to make headlines, drawing our attention to the technologies being developed to fight these germs....
3 min read.
4 Ways to Improve Terminal Cleaning
In time for New Years resolutions, let consider ways we can improve terminal cleaning! Terminal cleaning is a thorough, deep-cleaning of a patient...
Patient Advocacy,
Contamination Statistics,
Infection Control,
Hospitals,
Environmental Services,
HAIs,
Cleaning Protocols
1 min read.
How clean is your Hospital Room?
When we enter a hospital room as a patient, we are seeing the room at its cleanest. The room has just been scrubbed down during what is called...
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, experts have warned about the relative risk of activities to both the individual and the community. At...
Surface disinfection has become the new normal. Today's post takes the concept of a high school geometry proof to connect contaminated environments...
4 min read.
Cleaning House, Part 3: Choosing a Disinfectant. What to Sic on the Bugs Making You Sick
There is an astounding array of cleaning products available at your local store, online, and probably just sitting under your sink. Does it matter...
It is the season of giving, with many of us exchanging gifts and well-wishes. Hugs are given. Kisses on the cheeks. Handshakes. Oh-so-many excellent...
2 min read.
KonMari in the Hospital Room
The newest Netflix break-out star isn’t an actress, a chef, or a comedian. She’s Marie Kondo, an expert at helping people declutter, organize, and...