A hospital patient room cleaning checklist is a detailed list of tasks to ensure patient rooms are thoroughly cleaned and sanitized.
- Patient Area
- Clean all high-touch surfaces
- Disinfect patient bedrails
- Sanitize over-bed table
- Disinfect call button
- Sanitize remote control
- Sanitize telephone
- Furniture
- Wipe down chairs
- Disinfect bedside table
- Dust and sanitize lamps
- Clean and sanitize shelves
- Disinfect room divider curtains
- Floor
- Sweep the floor
- Mop with disinfectant
- Clean under the bed
- Vacuum if carpeted
- Restroom
- Clean toilet bowl
- Disinfect toilet handle
- Sanitize sink and fixtures
- Disinfect doorknobs
- Clean and sanitize mirror
- Restock toilet paper
- Restock hand soap
- Restock paper towels
- Walls and Windows
- Wipe down walls
- Clean windows
- Disinfect window sills
- Sanitize blinds or shades
- Medical Equipment
- Sanitize IV poles
- Disinfect any monitors
- Wipe down medical carts
- Sanitize medical trays