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Environment of Care Rounding Checklist

by Angela Gray, from the Community

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Audit hospital environments for safety, infection control, and quality compliance with this Environment of Care rounding checklist. Sections cover building and maintenance, housekeeping and EVS, employee safety, medication and equipment storage, high level disinfection and sterilization, and infection prevention practices. Verify logs, signage, PPE availability, hand hygiene, isolation precautions, and code readiness. Use it to standardize rounds, identify issues, assign actions, and track follow ups across departments.

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EOC Rounding Checklist
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This Environment of Care Rounds checklist helps hospitals and clinics inspect critical safety domains across clinical and non-clinical areas. It covers review of previous inspections, fire prevention and door compliance, electrical safety, general safety and housekeeping, hazardous materials and biohazard controls, medication storage, security management, utilities and building systems, primary care office readiness, cleanliness of patient and public areas, and food and nutrition standards. Use it to document findings, maintain compliance, and improve patient and staff safety during routine rounds.
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