Hand Hygiene
Hospital-acquired infections cause thousands of preventative illnesses and deaths each year. This toolkit is to assist staff in preventing infections by practicing good hand hygiene. It includes an observation template, a training course, proper hand hygiene techniques and a self-assessment tool. It emphasizes the importance of simple interventions staff can utilize to keep their patient free from unnecessary infection.
Toolkit Materials
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This I Vow – Importance of Hand Hygiene
A video sharing the detrimental effects that can occur from hospital acquired infections transmitted due to inadequate hand washing. It includes preventative measures and indicators corresponding to appropriate time frames staff are required to wash their hands when caring for patients.
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Hand Hygiene Monitoring Tool
A risk assessment tool to assist infection control in observing staff anonymously in the patient’s environment. It is a guide to assess for compliance while monitoring staff performing hand hygiene at the same time they are delivering patient care.
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CDC Webinar – Training Course
An interactive education course to prevent hospital associated infections. It defines standard precautions and the needs beyond standard precautions. It includes a question and answer session throughout the course and it explains why, when, how and what hand hygiene is and its role in preventing infection. It also includes a demonstration of appropriate hand hygiene technique. CDC Webinar – Hand Hygiene Training Course
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Hand Washing Procedure
A monitoring tool to assess the behavior of staff performing hand hygiene. It includes assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation and documentation of appropriate hand washing. It also contains rationales for each step being monitored.
Members-Only Toolkit Materials
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Hand Hygiene Staff Education Guide
This guide was developed as an educational guide to common hospital acquired infections that exist within healthcare facilities. This handout includes a definition of each organisms, risks for exposure, interventions for prevention, signs and symptoms associated with these illnesses, treatment and contraindications and is organized in a fashion for staff training.
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Self-Assessment Hand Hygiene Tool
A comprehensive self-assessment tool for staff to survey their facility and identify problem areas such as liabilities and risks related to hand hygiene. It assures that procedures in place are compatible with best practices. It is a good source to establish new performance improvement indicators to improve current processes and decrease risk for hospital acquired infections.