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Hi All,
The new mattresses we have, weigh in at 18kg and are difficult to manoeuvre by one person Eg ( the housekeeping staff when cleaning rooms on patient discharge)
Could anyone share what their housekeeping staff do on discharge of a patient unknown to have a multi resistant colonisation/infection. Is the mattress turned over and wiped with detergent on both sides or just the side the patient was lying on?
My thoughts were that the patient or nurse does not directly touch the underside of the mattress and therefore unless visibly soiled no need for it to be turned and wiped. Or is it that it is in the patient zone and all though not frequently touched should still be wiped over. Does anyone else have any views they can share with me.
Thank you and Kind Regards
Nicola Swindells Clinical Nurse Consultant
Infection Control / Skin Integrity
Mater Hospitals Central Queensland
Rockhampton Gladstone Yeppoonnswindells@mercycq.com
tel 07 49313420Clean Hands are caring hands, remember the five moments of hand hygiene
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Hi Nicola
My biggest concern would be fluid spillage. Can you really be assured that no fluid of any kind has been spilled under the mattress?
No idea what our mattresses weigh, but housekeeping staff do clean underside (and turn over mattress regularly).
Cheers
MichaelMichael Wishart
Infection Control Coordinator
Holy Spirit Northside Private Hospital
627 Rode Road, Chermside, Qld 4032
t: (07) 3326 3068 | f: (07) 3607 2226
e: Michael.Wishart@hsn.org.au
w:www.holyspiritnorthside.org.au
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[5may2014_top]Hi All,
The new mattresses we have, weigh in at 18kg and are difficult to manoeuvre by one person Eg ( the housekeeping staff when cleaning rooms on patient discharge)
Could anyone share what their housekeeping staff do on discharge of a patient unknown to have a multi resistant colonisation/infection. Is the mattress turned over and wiped with detergent on both sides or just the side the patient was lying on?
My thoughts were that the patient or nurse does not directly touch the underside of the mattress and therefore unless visibly soiled no need for it to be turned and wiped. Or is it that it is in the patient zone and all though not frequently touched should still be wiped over. Does anyone else have any views they can share with me.
Thank you and Kind Regards
Nicola Swindells Clinical Nurse Consultant
Infection Control / Skin Integrity
Mater Hospitals Central Queensland
Rockhampton Gladstone Yeppoonnswindells@mercycq.com
tel 07 49313420Clean Hands are caring hands, remember the five moments of hand hygiene
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Hi Nicola,
I am unsure what the weight of our mattresses are but they are maneuvered by hospitality staff so that the underside can be cleaned on discharge of all patients regardless of their known infectious status. They are also supposed to undergo a mattress turning regime so that they last longer without ‘saggy’ bits.
My concern with not wiping over the underside of the mattress between patients is that staff may come in contact with it when they make the bed and tuck the sheets in so it is possible to contaminate the underneath side of the mattress and also the bedding.
Kind regards,
Fiona De Sousa
Infection Prevention & Control Coordinator
Sydney Adventist Hospital
Fiona.Desousa@sah.org.au
185 Fox Valley Road, Wahroonga, NSW, 2076Hi All,
The new mattresses we have, weigh in at 18kg and are difficult to manoeuvre by one person Eg ( the housekeeping staff when cleaning rooms on patient discharge)
Could anyone share what their housekeeping staff do on discharge of a patient unknown to have a multi resistant colonisation/infection. Is the mattress turned over and wiped with detergent on both sides or just the side the patient was lying on?
My thoughts were that the patient or nurse does not directly touch the underside of the mattress and therefore unless visibly soiled no need for it to be turned and wiped. Or is it that it is in the patient zone and all though not frequently touched should still be wiped over. Does anyone else have any views they can share with me.
Thank you and Kind Regards
Nicola Swindells Clinical Nurse Consultant
Infection Control / Skin Integrity
Mater Hospitals Central Queensland
Rockhampton Gladstone Yeppoonnswindells@mercycq.com
tel 07 49313420Clean Hands are caring hands, remember the five moments of hand hygiene
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Hi Nicola
My biggest concern would be fluid spillage. Can you really be assured that no fluid of any kind has been spilled under the mattress?
No idea what our mattresses weigh, but housekeeping staff do clean underside (and turn over mattress regularly).
Cheers
MichaelMichael Wishart
Infection Control Coordinator
Holy Spirit Northside Private Hospital
627 Rode Road, Chermside, Qld 4032
t: (07) 3326 3068 | f: (07) 3607 2226
e: Michael.Wishart@svha.org.au
w:www.holyspiritnorthside.org.au
Please consider the environment before printing this email5th May 2014
[5may2014_top]Hi All,
The new mattresses we have, weigh in at 18kg and are difficult to manoeuvre by one person Eg ( the housekeeping staff when cleaning rooms on patient discharge)
Could anyone share what their housekeeping staff do on discharge of a patient unknown to have a multi resistant colonisation/infection. Is the mattress turned over and wiped with detergent on both sides or just the side the patient was lying on?
My thoughts were that the patient or nurse does not directly touch the underside of the mattress and therefore unless visibly soiled no need for it to be turned and wiped. Or is it that it is in the patient zone and all though not frequently touched should still be wiped over. Does anyone else have any views they can share with me.
Thank you and Kind Regards
Nicola Swindells Clinical Nurse Consultant
Infection Control / Skin Integrity
Mater Hospitals Central Queensland
Rockhampton Gladstone Yeppoonnswindells@mercycq.com
tel 07 49313420Clean Hands are caring hands, remember the five moments of hand hygiene
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Hi Nicola,
We clean all sides of the mattress and bed sides/base for all discharges, disinfection is added if required.
In the past I have found body fluids, other fluids, food, dust and pieces of equipment under mattresses.
For specialised beds/mattresses used in ICU i.e. electric beds with a mattress with a zip off washable ‘topper’, we send the topper for valet cleaning and disinfection.
Regards
Julie Hunt
Clinical Nurse Consultant
Infection Prevention & Control
Royal North Shore Hospital
Reserve Rd St Leonards 2065
Tel 02 99264339 or 99264490Hi All,
The new mattresses we have, weigh in at 18kg and are difficult to manoeuvre by one person Eg ( the housekeeping staff when cleaning rooms on patient discharge)
Could anyone share what their housekeeping staff do on discharge of a patient unknown to have a multi resistant colonisation/infection. Is the mattress turned over and wiped with detergent on both sides or just the side the patient was lying on?
My thoughts were that the patient or nurse does not directly touch the underside of the mattress and therefore unless visibly soiled no need for it to be turned and wiped. Or is it that it is in the patient zone and all though not frequently touched should still be wiped over. Does anyone else have any views they can share with me.
Thank you and Kind Regards
Nicola Swindells Clinical Nurse Consultant
Infection Control / Skin Integrity
Mater Hospitals Central Queensland
Rockhampton Gladstone Yeppoonnswindells@mercycq.com
tel 07 49313420Clean Hands are caring hands, remember the five moments of hand hygiene
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