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3. The state or quality of being clean or being kept clean. [ noun ______________ ]

4. A quantity of liquid that has spilled or been spilled [ noun ______________ ]
5. Become or cause something to become covered or misted over with steam [ verb ______________ ]

6. An official inspection of an individual's or organization's accounts, [ noun ______________ ]

typically by an independent body.

7. Make an effort or attempt toward certain goal. [gerund _____________ ]

These are several objects around hospital that are very likely containing germs. How can we maintain their
hygiene and/or avoid the germs transfer?

Privacy curtain

Because of the constant flow of patients, healthcare workers, and visitors
in and out of patient’s room, privacy curtain which surround patient’s

beds can build up huge amounts of bacteria and other microbes.

Over-the-bed cart

This little rolling thing to set lunch tray and water cup on when patient is
in bed is what researchers call a “high-touch” object. That means
bacteria is getting deposited on—and picked up from— the surface of

over-the-bed cart multiple times a day.

Bed rails

Bacteria and other microbes can live for weeks on stainless steel and
other hard surfaces in hospitals. Since both patients and healthcare

workers handle bed rails very often, it may harbor large amounts of
potentially sickening bugs.

Discuss with partner, what measures to take to keep those object hygiene. Use the given information
as the starting point of your discussion.

Share your discussion result in front of the class.

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