• Encouraging staff to change gloves between patients (when glove
use is appropriate).
• Educating staff on how and when to use N95® respirators.
• Providing protective barriers and PPE for staff when they have to
dispose of bedpan contents in soiled utility rooms.
• Replacing cloth towels with single-use paper towels.
• Encouraging the cleaning staff to check each soap dispenser
daily in the morning.
• Ensuring that sharps containers are available at each patient’s
bedside and emptied frequently.
• Minimising cross-contamination by cleaning the equipment between
patients.