infection control on the ward
hi on my 1st practical as student nurse am told to follow the CNA which i do
one of the tasks is to clean bedside tables and overbed trolleys
so i do and because of previous experience working as a CNA i clean under the table as well
the CNA told me i didn't have to do that - special cleaning is done when pts quit the beds
at that moment in time i am looking at my cloth which is filthy[/u]
obviously the underside of the overbed trolley has not been cleaned for a long long time if ever

and so after evidence shows that this is the general case for all overbed trolleys on the ward i am wondering why bother with clean sheets and bedding when all the time CNA's are just wheeling back the overbed trolleys with a nice heady mix of any infection previous occupants have been kind enough to leave??