We have to admit that the hospital is one of the dirtiest and most dangerous place to be in, as it is infested with bacteria and harmful micoorganisms. If you're staying in a hospital to tend a sick relative, you are compromising your health. Thus, it is important to still clean your own hospital room on top of the hospital cleaning service that the establishment provides.
Clean your hands
Germs reside on many surfaces in the hospital – including bed rails, stethoscopes, faucets and even the TV remote control. You and your healthcare workers can pick up these germs on hands. So it is important to keep hands away from your tubes, wounds and face, and wash or sanitize your hands frequently. Cover your cough or sneeze with a tissue or your sleeve. Watch the staff to make sure they wash or sanitize their hands with waterless sanitizer before providing care – and remind them if they forget. Ask for waterless hand sanitizer near your bedside.
Avoid Clutter
Limit personal items and reduce clutter to ease the critical job of cleaning hospital rooms. Keep personal items off the floor and away from waste containers. Ask for a trash basket near your bed and have visitors dispose of their trash promptly – including pizza boxes and take-out food containers.
Never Use Dirty Linens
Notify a staff member if your pillow falls on the floor or becomes soiled, the same goes with bed sheets.
Visitor Etiquette
To keep your environment as clean as possible, visitors should not sit on the bed of the patient or handle any equipment. Ask visitors to sanitize their hands when entering and leaving the room to avoid bringing in and carrying out germs. Guests should not visit if they are sick or have had any symptoms within the last three days including nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, fever (or feeling feverish), uncontrolled cough or rash.
