Course Description
Effective linen management is crucial for infection prevention and excellent patient care. By making informed choices between reusable and disposable options, healthcare facilities can optimize resources while maintaining high standards of hygiene and patient safety.
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of the course, the learner will be able to:
- Identify the differences between reusable and disposable linen, rags and mop heads.
- Recall the laundering process for reusable linen.
- Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of using reusable versus disposable linen.
- Describe the chemicals used in cleaning reusable linen.
- Summarize effective strategies to enhance competency and education among laundry staff.
Intended Audience
This educational activity was developed for healthcare professionals.
Course Information
This is a microlearning course. Microlearning is an approach to learning new information in small segments of 3-15 minutes in length. This course is mobile-friendly!
There is no CE associated with this course. A certificate of completion is awarded, but no contact hours are awarded.
Course Authors
This course was written by Arlene Andrews, MSN, RN, CNOR, and edited by Brenda Kozak, DNP, MSN, RN, CNE.
Arlene is a certified operating room nurse with 30 years of clinical experience in nursing. She earned her Master of Science in Nursing with a focus on Informatics.
Brenda earned her doctorate in nursing practice and is a certified nurse educator. Brenda has over 20 years of clinical experience in nursing practice.