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Hand Hygiene- The Need to Standardize

Hand Hygiene- The Need to Standardize. by Matt Rohrbacker. OBJECTIVES. Upon Completion of the presentation, you will be able to: State when hand hygiene is appropriate Identify barriers in adherence to hygiene procedures Differentiate benefits of Hand Sanitizers

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Hand Hygiene- The Need to Standardize

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  1. Hand Hygiene- The Need to Standardize by Matt Rohrbacker

  2. OBJECTIVES Upon Completion of the presentation, you will be able to: • State when hand hygiene is appropriate • Identify barriers in adherence to hygiene procedures • Differentiate benefits of Hand Sanitizers • Describe ways to improve the quality of patient care with hand hygiene • Demonstrate quality hand hygiene

  3. Clean Hands Save Lives! Why Hand Hygiene is important • Nosocomial infections are on the rise • Infections transmitted mostly by hands • “Hand Hygiene is part of Standard Precautions” (Larson, 2006)

  4. When Should I Wash My Hands According to Boyce & Pittet, hands hygiene needs completed after:

  5. Overcoming the Barriers

  6. So Many Choices! According to the CDC, Evidence shows Alcohol –Based Sanitizers are superior to Regular Soap.

  7. Benefits of Hand Sanitizers (Paulson 2007)

  8. When NOT to Sanitize When: • Hands are visibly soiled • Grossly Contaminated (CDC 2002) Don’t Chance It!

  9. Improvement of Quality • Hand Hygiene Education • Availability of Resources • Hand Sanitizers • Positive Feedback • Relay of Observations • Progress Charts (Boyce & Pittet, 2002 )

  10. Role Modeling In accordance to the CDC, 2002 Hand Washing Guidelines, “role modeling: • Influences others. • Demonstrates quality to colleagues. • Demonstrates care to patients.”

  11. Summary • Hand Hygiene is appropriate after patient contact or with contaminated surfaces. • Barriers must be broken. • Hand Sanitizers increase the quality and participation in hand hygiene. • Hand Hygiene improves quality in patient care. • Teach benefits of Hand Hygiene.

  12. References Boyce, J., & Pittet, D. (2002 September). CDC Guidelines for Hand Hygiene in Health-Care Settings: Recommendations of the Healthcare Infection Control Practices advisory Committee and the HICPAC/SHEA/IDSA Hand Hygiene Task Force…. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology: the Official Journal of the Society of Hospital Epidemiologist of America, 23 (12 Suppl), 1-34. Larson, E. (2006 March). Hygiene of the Skin: When is Clean too Clean?. Emerging Infectious Disease, 22, 76. Paulson, D.S. (2007 October). Comparison of Hand Washing Products. Epidemologic Research, 11, 45-47.

  13. References Lawrence, J. (2007, January). Hand washing in today's hospital. Nursing 2007, 76-77.

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