Hand Hygiene
One of the first things we learned in nursing school was the importance of hand washing. According to the Center for Disease Control, 2 million people each year become ill as a result of a hospital acquired infection. Proper hand hygiene is critical to prevent these infections, which contribute to death of nearly 90,000 hospital patients per year and $4.5 billion in medical expenses. Hand washing is one of the most essential skills of infection control especially in the hospital; yet many nurses and other health care personnels ignore this basic rule and contribute to many nosocomial infections. Therefore, I want to remind everyone to wash their hands especially when you enter a patient’s room and when you are leaving the patients room. There are many other occasions when the hands should be washed. These links will give you additional information please visit:
One of the first things we learned in nursing school was the importance of hand washing. According to the Center for Disease Control, 2 million people each year become ill as a result of a hospital acquired infection. Proper hand hygiene is critical to prevent these infections, which contribute to death of nearly 90,000 hospital patients per year and $4.5 billion in medical expenses. Hand washing is one of the most essential skills of infection control especially in the hospital; yet many nurses and other health care personnels ignore this basic rule and contribute to many nosocomial infections. Therefore, I want to remind everyone to wash their hands especially when you enter a patient’s room and when you are leaving the patients room. There are many other occasions when the hands should be washed. These links will give you additional information please visit:
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/hand-washing/HQ00407
www.handhygiene.org/
http://www.mass.gov/dph/cdc/handwashing/handwashing/_brochure.pdf
Good hand washing involves using soap and water or using an alcohol –based hand sanitizer. Follow these instructions for washing with soap and water.
Ø Wet your hands and arms with warm, running water and apply liquid soap, bar soap is not recommended because it may harbor microorganisms. Lather well.
Ø Rub your hands vigorously together for at least 15 seconds.
Ø Scrub all surfaces, including the backs of your hands, wrist, between your fingers and under your fingernails.
Ø Leave water running during the entire procedure.
Ø Holding your hands and forearms lower than your elbows, rinse thoroughly, starting at one moving down the arm
Ø Dry your hands with a clean or disposable towel.
Ø Use a dry towel to turn off the faucet.
www.handhygiene.org/
http://www.mass.gov/dph/cdc/handwashing/handwashing/_brochure.pdf
Good hand washing involves using soap and water or using an alcohol –based hand sanitizer. Follow these instructions for washing with soap and water.
Ø Wet your hands and arms with warm, running water and apply liquid soap, bar soap is not recommended because it may harbor microorganisms. Lather well.
Ø Rub your hands vigorously together for at least 15 seconds.
Ø Scrub all surfaces, including the backs of your hands, wrist, between your fingers and under your fingernails.
Ø Leave water running during the entire procedure.
Ø Holding your hands and forearms lower than your elbows, rinse thoroughly, starting at one moving down the arm
Ø Dry your hands with a clean or disposable towel.
Ø Use a dry towel to turn off the faucet.
1 comment:
good questions and images
however if you enlarge images they get blurrry
anna
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