HCAs PROPOSED TRAINING

Professional patient ward cleaning and arrangement

The purpose of this training is to equip, monitor and enhance professionalism in patient ward, observing clinical hygiene and
housekeeping standards leveraging minor complaints pegged on negligence enabling solutions to issues whenever they arise
Training Objectives

At the end of this training, the leaner should be able to:

i. Demonstrate best recommended housekeeping and clinical patient`s ward hygiene procedures
ii. Identify smart ways of making patient`s bed and set up
iii. Practice seamless carbolizing procedures including dusting, wiping and arrangement

iv. The merits of doing a good job

Training Methodologies
The training delivery will utilize both practical demonstration and theoretical back born of the training with an aim to accomplish an
understanding of the learning outcomes and concepts.

Tittle Objectives

Bed making  Best bed making practice

process  Bedsheet and pillow selection
Critical areas  How to dust and carbolize TV, table, couch, bed and
“must dust” the headboard
Arrangement  Stability and of good repair
of the bed area
Checks and  TV settings
settings i.e.  Air-conditioned settings
TV, mini-  Defrosting of the fridge
fridge and Air
cons
Team work  HCA and housekeeper working together
cleaning
 TRAINING REPORT AND OUTCOME FOR JUNE 2021

TARGETED GROUP: HCAs

TRAINERS: BENARD AND ESTHER
LOCATION/VENUE: SURGICAL WARD
Tittle Objectives Challenges/ hurdles Resolution & Training outcome
recommendation

Bed making  Best bed making  Lack of draw sheets which helps  Housekeeping/  The making of the
process practice. in moving a patient during bed linen to provide. bed was done
 Bedsheet and pillow bath. practically and was
selection  Requested for well received
 Too big bedsheets(new) bringing standardization
challenge during straightening though the
after making. promised to get
used to the big
 Over-delegation due to sheets unlike
understaffing rubber sheets.

 The nursing
department to
check on lapses

Critical areas  How to dust and  Was well demonstrated and no  Was well done and
“must dust” carbolize TV, table, serious/challenge was sited adopted
couch, bed and the
headboard
Arrangement of  Stability and of good
the bed area repair
Checks and  TV settings
settings i.e. TV,  Air-conditioned
mini-fridge and settings
Air cons  Defrosting of the
fridge
Teamwork  HCA and  A gain understaffing on the HCAs  HCAs requested to  Was warmly
cleaning housekeeper working mounting to over-delegation was have a common welcomed and
together sited meeting with further requested for
cleaners to the meeting to iron
embrace on the their work
teamwork spirit boundaries

Dear all,

This training was attended by approximately 65% of HCAs together with nurse in charge Esther and become so interacting and
everyone participating however due to time constraint, we couldn’t finish the whole training tittles. The titles with no comments were
not covered.

Warm regards
Benard