Hospital Governance, Hygiene and Cleaning: Nurse Management Space

Abstract

Governance in hygiene and cleaning has shown to be a trend nowadays in hospital organizations. This is a reflective study that aimed at discussing and theoretically thinking over the implementation of governance services in hospital hygiene and cleaning, identifying possibilities, limitations and challenges posed to the current managerial work of nurses. The services implementation has huge potentials like quick cleaning of units, scaling the replacement of staff in public institutions by outsourcing workers, and appropriateness of the design which are aspects that impact on the safety of users. Limitations concern the human resources capacity-building and proper work in the hospital setting. This service makes room for the managerial work of nurses that are faced with the challenge of adapting the managerial tools used to forecast and provide human and material resources, planning, decision making, supervision and continued education on the specificity of the hospital hygiene and cleaning service.

Prevalence and Factors Associated With Musculoskeletal Pain in Hospital Cleaning Workers

“…1 Back pain has been highlighted as a result of unbalanced postures in the work environment and as one of the most common causes of MSP. 15 In the case of cleaning workers, this can be due to the fact that the spine is frequently injured, as it absorbs most of the body weight and the weights the workers carry.…”

“…1 This maintenance takes place through the removal of dirt, unwanted waste and microorganisms in the environment, contributing to the reduction of environmentrelated hospital infection 1 and occupational accident rates. Nevertheless, they belong to a category that is sometimes forgotten in the labor context but is exposed to changes in the job world and to a high risk of burnout and both physical and mental illness.…”

Planejamento estratégico situacional em uma instituição psiquiátrica

“…Entretanto, a tentativa de mudanças revelou problemas quanto à falta de comprometimento e resistência a mudanças por parte dos funcionários. Diante de situação como esta, o profissional enfermeiro deve ser capaz de intervir frente às dificuldades e exercer os conhecimentos bem como as habilidades e atitudes inerentes à profissão, que o tornam um gerenciador em potencial (20) . e físicos, bem como a falta de apoio da gestão (21) .…”

Patient satisfaction as health care in a surgical clinic unit / Satisfação do paciente quanto assistência de saúde em unidade de clínica cirúrgica

“…Due to the particularities and details of the cleaning of these places, there is a need for training of the cleaning staff. 11 The presentation of the unit routines also had an average grade, being this aspect important because if you know the routines you can make better use of the services offered, as well as making medical and nursing care easier and better. When the professional has scientific knowledge, he/she acts easily, providing care in a better way, taking into account even the structure of the unit and operation routines.…”