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Outside to Inside

Clean to Dirty

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Remember the Cleaning Basics

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X-ray Room

PURPOSE: To provide a clean X-ray room for patients and staff

MATERIALS:• Disposable gloves• If needed:

-Disposable gown -Disposable mask with eye protection -Heavy duty or utility gloves

• Prepared Cleaner/Disinfectant in cleaning bucket and mop bucket • Container for dirty cloths (if using reusable cleaning cloths)• Cleaning cloths• Dusting wand• Dry mop• Brush and dustpan• Mop and wringer• Glass cleaner• Wet floor sign

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CLEANING STEPS

1 Do a Risk Assessment •Determineriskofexposuretogermsandthe

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) required for the task.

•WearthecorrectPPEtosafelydothejob.

2 •Putdirtylinensintolaundryhamper.

•Putlargepiecesoflitterintogarbagecan.

•Ifdangerousequipmentorsuppliesarefound,suchasneedles,handlethemcarefullyasoutlined

in the Sharps procedure.

3 •Cleanupanybloodandbodyfluidsspillsasoutlined in the Blood and Body Fluid Spills procedure.

•Removeyourglovesanddohandhygieneimmediately after cleaning a spill.

•ChangetheCleaner/Disinfectantsolution.

•Putonacleanpairofglovesbeforethenexttask.

4 •Checkforanyitemsthatmayhavebeenleftbehind by the patient and bag them before giving to the nurse.

5 •RemoveusedlinenfromX-raytableorroomandplace into the laundry bag; carefully roll up the used sheets to prevent dust and germs from getting into the air or put used paper cover carefully in garbage.

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6 •Startcleaningbyusingadustingwandtoreachitems such as a fan or ceiling light.

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Wall Attached Items•UsethecleaningclothswithCleaner/Disinfectantsolutiontowipedirtyareasonthewalls(spotclean)anditemsonthewallsuchasmedicaldevices,soapdispensers,phone,thefrontsofstoragecupboards,shelves,doorhandlesPLUSmirrors.

•Polishmirrorswithaglasscleaner.

8 •Checktheprivacycurtainsforvisibledirtandchange as necessary.

9 Other Surfaces •UsecleaningclothsandCleaner/Disinfectant

solution to wipe surfaces in the room such as a desk,tableandchairs,phones,sinksandtaps.

•Usecleaningclothstowipethecounter. You may need to move items for proper cleaning.

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10 •WipetheoutsidepartsofX-raymachinewithcleaning cloths and Cleaner/Disinfectant solution.

11 •WipetheX-raytable.

•Wipethetransferboardandputbackinits_storage area.

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•Wipetheitemsthatclientsmayhavetouchedduringtheirvisitsuchaschairs,stepstools,andIVpoles.

•WipetheprotectiveleadveststhatpatientsorstaffmayhavewornduringX-rays.

•Remember:Ifindoubtaboutcleaninganyitems-especiallymedicalequipment-- ask a nurse.

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•Removeusedlinenbags.

•UsecleaningclothsandCleaner/Disinfectantsolutiontowipethelinenhamper before putting in a clean linen bag.

•Emptyanygarbagecans.

•Usingcleaningclothstowipetheinsideandoutsideofgarbagecans.

14 •Setupthewetfloorsignbeforecleaningthefloor.

15 •Useabrushanddustpantosweepuplargepieces of dirt and place in garbage can.

•Scrapeanygum/stickyspots.

•Shifteasilymoveditemsoutofthewaytomake cleaning easier.

•Drymopfloor.

16 •Dampmopfloor.

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17 •Removethewetfloorsignwhenthefloorisdry.

•Putlinerbagsingarbagecansandputthemback in their right place.

•Setupthefurniturethatwasmoved.

18 •Followingyourfacility’sprotocol,recovertheX-ray table (use linens or paper cover).

19 FinishingUp •CheckandreplaceSharpcontainerswithnew

ones when they are ¾ full (up to the fill line).

•Checkanyhandsanitizerandsoapdispensersand replace the bags if necessary.

•RestockpapertowelsifadispenserisintheX-ray room.