I love Scrubs as much as anyone else but I will not bathing with Rowdy (the dog) or anyone else! When I get home from work I avoid everyone as much as possible! This is by no means the gold standard and of course, not perfect but this is what I do when I get home from work based on the information I have regarding the spread of COVID-19. If there’s anything else that I should be doing or anything you are doing when you are getting home from work, let me know!
Before I Go In The Door: I sanitise my hands if I have access to hand sanitiser (it’s a rare commodity, I know). I knock on the door using my elbow. I knock in an area that I hope people don’t normally touch. Luckily everyone is working from home and someone can let me in the house without me having to touch the door handle.
Getting in the Door: I take my shoes off – it’d be great if I could leave them outside but Redbacks are a thing in my courtyard and I don’t want any in my shoes! I leave my shoes in their special spot near the entrance. Everyone knows not to touch them. The lovely person that opens the door for me then escorts me to my bathroom and opens the door for me.
The Bathroom: They then turn on the tap and give me a big pump of soap to wash my hands (1). We are lucky enough to have two bathrooms in our apartment and the family agreed that they would all use one bathroom and I would use the other to avoid any cross contamination. I then lay out a disinfectant wipe and clean my phone and name badge. I dispose of that wipe and wash my hands again (2). A little privacy please! I get undressed and my work clothes go straight in the dirty clothes basket. Wash hands (3). Get straight in the shower!
Washing the Uniform: After getting out of the shower I take the whole dirty clothes basket straight to the laundry. I put the uniform straight in the wash! Don’t let it touch anything or you’ll have a world more of cleaning to do! I wash my hands again (4). Then turn the washing machine on. Wash hands… again (5). When the washing is done I usually put it straight in the dryer (and wash hands again (6)). Normally I would hang it out, but let’s not risk it.
Following the five moments of hand hygiene and taking these extra steps I hope will keep my clients, my family and myself safe! This routine isn’t a perfect art but it’s something that I can keep working on! Stay safe and if you have some free time check out Scrubs!
Daisy Azmi 
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