Problem:
During a staff meeting, the nurse manager makes the following statement: Historically, medical errors were considered to be solely the clinician's issue, but now everyone realizes that system breakdowns with many failure points end up being the cause of many medical errors. The nurse manager also states that hospital acquired infection (HAI) measures can be used by all staff members to reduce the number of incidences. The housekeeper wants to know how her role affects HAIs. Provide a process or task that housekeeping completes and relate it to HAIs.