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Am J Infect Control · Sep 2011
Cleanliness of portable medical equipment disinfected by nursing staff.
- Nancy L Havill, Heather L Havill, Elise Mangione, Diane G Dumigan, and John M Boyce.
- Department of Medicine, Hospital of Saint Raphael, New Haven, CT, USA.
- Am J Infect Control. 2011 Sep 1; 39 (7): 602-4.
AbstractIncreased attention has been focused on disinfection by housekeepers, but few data are available on disinfection of equipment by nurses. We used adenosine triphosphate bioluminescence assays and aerobic cultures to assess the cleanliness of portable medical equipment disinfected by nurses between each patient use. We found that the equipment was not being disinfected as per protocol and that education and feedback to nursing are warranted to improve disinfection of medical equipment.Copyright © 2011 Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. Published by Mosby, Inc. All rights reserved.
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