Hygiene Issues PACU

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Specializes in CPAN.

Hello everyone, I need some advise about how to go about a Situation that is bothering me for a long time.

I am a PACU Nurse, and we have a BIG Issue with our Recovery Room not being cleaned the Way it should . I have been working in this PACU for 5 Month, and in all this time I have only seen Houskeeping actually mopping the Floor ( with water and detergent or whatever they are using) 2 times max. Trash and soiled Linen management is also very poor. If my fellow Nurses and me would not make time during the Day to empty the containers, our Bins would be overflowing most Days, as houskeeping is nowhere to be seen during regular hours. My Co workers and me are really concerned about the lack of Hygiene. FYI I work 12 hour Shifts and am a "closer" meaning I am there until all Cases are done and therefore see when houskeeping comes in and what is being done. Reports were already filed with the director of houskeeping, which btw is a former RN!, but nothing changes. Our Infectious desease Nurse says there is not much she can do, other then talk to the director.... I become more disgusted every Day! Any advise on where else to Report these Issues??? Since I am from a foreign country, I have no Idea on what the Standart is on cleaning routines for Critical Care Units like PACU here in the US. All I know is that, where I come from, PACU gets cleaned at least 1 time every Shift ( 3 Shift Rotation) TIA

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