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HAND HYGIENE & INFECTION CONTROL
IT’S IN YOUR HANDSBY MICHELLE GRUENEWALD
GRAND CANYON UNIVERSITYAPRIL 14, 2016
HAND HYGIENE COMPLIANCE (HHC)WHY IS IT
IMPORTANT?HAND HYGIENE (HH) IS
THE SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT THING ANY
HOSPITAL EMPLOYEE CAN DO TO PREVENT
HEALTHCARE-ASSOCIATED INFECTIONS
(HAIS)
1 IN EVERY 25 HOSPITAL PATIENTS WILL CONTRACT A
HOSPITAL-ACQUIRED INFECTION 12% OF WHICH WILL BE C-DIFF
(CDC)
1 OF 9 PATIENTS OVER 65 DIE WITHIN 30 DAYS OF
BEING DIAGNOSED WITH C-DIFF
(ROOS, 2015)
IT’S LIFE OR DEATH
DO PATIENTS WASH THEIR HANDS AT THE HOSPITAL?
DO WE OFFER TO WASH THE PATIENTS’ HANDS AS MUCH AS
WE SHOULD?
DO WE WASH PATIENTS’ HANDS AFTER WE TOILET
THEM?
DO WE OFFER WIPES OR HAND SANITIZER AT THE BEDSIDE WITH
URINALS AND COMMODES?
ONLY RESPONDENTS 16.9%
HAD ASKED THEIRHCW TO PERFORM HH
(MCGUCKIN & GOVEDNIK, 2014)
*notes
DO VISITORS WASH THEIR HANDS?Not
always…
WHICH ONE IS CLEANER?
PUBLIC RESTROOM HOSPITAL
A recent observational study focusing on hand hygiene in five major U.S. cities found that 85% of adults will wash their hands after using a public restroom.This could mean they perceive them to be “dirty” however, passing up several wall or free-standing alcohol dispensers in the hospital would lead one to deduce that the public views hospitals as “clean”
BOTTOM LINE
WASH YOUR HANDSENCOURAGE
PATIENTS REMIND OTHERS
HOW CAN YOU HELP? THANKS FOR ASKING!
EDUCATE KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK BY
CONTINUOUSLY EDUCATING YOUR PATIENTS ABOUT THE
IMPORTANCE OF HAND HYGIENE.
EMPOWERREMEMBER KNOWLEDGE IS
POWER!…
USE IT!
ENCOURAGEENCOURAGE PATIENTS TO USE THE HAND HYGIENE PROTOCOL
ENCOURAGE PATIENTS TO ASK ANYONE TOUCHING THEM TO
WASH THEIR HANDS
INCLUDING: DOCTORS, NURSES, CNAS AND THERAPISTS
ENCOURAGE PATIENTS TO ASK THEIR VISITORS TO WASH THEIR
HANDS
“
”A TEACHER AFFECTS ETERNITY; HE CAN NEVER TELL WHERE HIS
INFLUENCE STOPS.~HENRY B ADAMS
THANK YOU
REFERENCESJournal of Community Nursing. (2014). The importance of hand hygiene in preventing the spread of infection. Journal of Community Nursing, 28(2), 75-78. Retrieved from https://lopes.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=107901586&site=eds-live&scope=siteMagill, S., Edwards, J., Bamberg, W., Beldavs, Z., Dumyati, G., Kainer, M., ... Emerging Infections Program Healthcare-Associated Infections and Antimicrobial Use Prevalence Survey Team (2014). Multistate point-prevalence survey of health care-associated infections. Retrieved from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24670166McGuckin, M., & Govednik, J. (2014). Patient empowerment begins with
knowledge: Consumer perceptions and knowledge sources for hand hygiene compliance rates. American Journal of Infection Control, 42, 1106-8. http://dx.doi.org/http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2014.06.007)
REFERENCES CONTINUEDRoos, R. (2015, February 15). CDC puts C difficile burden at 453,000 cases, 29,000 deaths. Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy. Retrieved from http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2015/02/cdc-puts-c-difficile-burden-453000-cases-29000-deathsSunkesula, V. C., Knighton, S., Zabarsky, T. F., Kundrapu, S., Higgins, P. A., & Donskey, C. J. (2015, August). Four moments for patient hand hygiene: A patient-centered, provider-facilitated model to improve patient hand hygiene. Infection
Control & Hospital Epidemiology, 36(8), 986-989. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/ice.2015.78