Example: follow procedures to handle and clean equipment to prevent exposure, contamination of clothing and transfer of pathogens
Mark has commenced his new position at the local hospital. One of Marks’s duties include the cleaning of rooms and equipment on the discharge of people from the facility. At orientation Mark was given education regarding the importance of correct cleaning to ensure infection control was effective. Mark is assigned to a ‘buddy’ for his first shift and assists with cleaning a room after discharge of the person. Mark is closely supervised and given directions during this first shift. All equipment was wiped down, even the lights and blood pressure cuff. Mark asked why it was necessary to wipe everything as he could not see any marks on the equipment. Mark was told that some infections could live outside the human body and were so small they were invisible to the naked eye.
