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IPC Inpatient Audit Checklist

by Ahmed Abdalrahman, from the Community

This IPC inpatient audit checklist helps hospitals and clinical teams assess compliance with infection prevention and control practices on inpatient wards. Sections include hand hygiene, PPE availability and use, patient hygiene, aseptic technique for blood sampling and cannulation, parenteral medication safety, isolation precautions, reprocessing of medical instruments and equipment, storage of supplies and medications, blood exposure management, linen handling, environmental cleaning and disinfection, waste segregation, playroom hygiene, and HVAC monitoring. Use it to standardize audits, identify gaps, and drive corrective actions to reduce healthcare-associated infections and improve patient safety.

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