hand hygiene awareness day 5th may 2014

7/22/2019 Hand Hygiene Awareness Day 5th May 2014

http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/hand-hygiene-awareness-day-5th-may-2014 1/21

5 May 2014

Hand Hygiene

Awareness Day“HAND HYGIENE IS THE

SINGLE MOST

IMPORTANT MEANS FOR

PREVENTING THE

SPREAD OF INFECTION”



HAND HYGIENE

DEFINITION:

Hand washing for hand hygiene is a term referring to any action of hand cleansing

A SINGLE PAIR OF UNWASHED HANDS CAN PUT A WHOLE HOSPITAL OR

HEALTHCARE FACILITY AT RISK!!!



NORMAL BACTERIAL SKIN FLORA

Normal human skin is colonized with bacteria.

Different areas have varied total bacterial counts

Average number of individual bacteria living on one square

centimeter of human skin: 10 million



PHYSIOLOGY OF NORMAL SKIN

FUNCTION OF THE SKIN

1. Protects

2. Reduces water loss

3. Acts as a permeable barrier to the environment

STRUCTURE

1. Superficial region

2. Viable epidermidis

3. The dermis4. The hypodermis



FINGERNAILS

Studies have shown that nails, including chipped nail

polish and acrylic/gel nails can harbor potentially harmful

bacteria.

• Nails must be kept short and clean

• Nail polish must not be worn• Artificial/acrylic nails should not be worn

• Nail brushes should not be used as skin could become damaged



WHY IS HAND HYGIENE SO IMPORTANT?

•The most common way germs are spread is

by peoples hands

• Germs can be harmless but can also cause

illness – colds, flu, diarrhea, etc

• Washing your hand reduces the spread of

infection and protects you and those around

you

• People of all ages must be encouraged towash

their hands at appropriate times

e.g. all visitors to the hospital



WHO MUST WASH THEIR HANDS????

• All staff involved in patient care

• Kitchen staff – before and after

preparing meals

- after handling raw foods

- after handling refuse• Pharmacy before and after preparation

of medication

• Porters and General assistants

• Radiography staff

• Physiotherapists• Biokineticists and speech therapists



HAND WASHING INDICATIONS• When hands are visibly soiled

• After toilet use

• Before and after performing invasive procedures

• Before and after touching/treating wounds

• Before and after contamination of hands

with mucous membranes, blood or body

fluids, secretion or excretions

• Before and after gloving

• After touching contaminated objects and surfaces

• After caring for patients with MRSA, VRE, C.diff,

ESBLs

• Between contacts with different patients



NON-COMPLIANCE FACTORS• Lack of education or experience

• Lack of knowledge of guidelines

• Lack of discipline/sanctions for

non compliance• Being a “law unto their own”

• Agents cause skin irritation

• Hand basins are inconveniently

placed / lack of hand

basins/not dedicated just for

hand washing

• Often too busy/insufficient

time

• Too repetitive

• More important things to do

• Lack of soap and paper

• Understaffing / overcrowding

• Patient needs take priority

• Low risk of acquiring infection frompatient

• Can’t see germs

• Wearing gloves anyway

• Lack of role models

• Attitude

• Lack of responsibility

• Lack of providing a safety climate



DEDICATED HWBs???



STRATEGIES TO IMPROVE ADHERENCE

• Engineering controls: HWB, Water, sink:

bed ratio

• Availability of hand hygiene products –

budget?• Education of staff, patients and visitors

• Visible posters

• Monitoring tool used

• Efficacy and compliance of these

products• Enhance individual and institutional self -

efficacy



• Promotional reminders and posters of

effectivehand hygiene

• Annual HH surveillance

• Routine observation and feedback

• Standardized presentation used

• Links to videos provided

• Administrative

sanctions/rewarding

• Avoid overcrowding,

understaffing and

excessive work load• Multimodal and multidisciplinary

approach



THE POWER OF ONE



A FINAL QUOTE



For any enquiry contact-

Qualitas Diagnostics Health & WellnessTel no.: +91 22 65306532/33Email id:[email protected]@qualitasdiagnostics.com

Website: www.qualitasdiagnostics.com

hand hygiene awareness day 5th may 2014

Documents