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Infection Prevention Rounds Checklist

by Cindy Teichroew, from the Community

This Infection Prevention Rounds checklist helps hospitals and clinics assess compliance with hand hygiene, PPE use, isolation precautions, environmental cleaning, storage of clean and sterile supplies, medication dates, and instrument handling. Use it during routine rounds to spot issues like overfilled sharps containers, unlabeled multi‑dose vials, cluttered hallways, and improper cart or instrument transport. Customize fields for location, date, and preparer; add photos; and track cart and instrument compliance across units to drive safer, cleaner care environments.

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