Hand Hygiene Compliance: “Going Back to Basics”

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, hand hygiene is the single most important means of preventing the spread of infection. Hand Hygiene compliance among healthcare workers is poor, with many healthcare-acquired infections being transmitted on the hands of health care workers...

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Published inAmerican journal of infection control Vol. 42; no. 6; p. S134
Main Authors McCalla, Saungi, MSN, MPH, RN, CIC, Thomas, Rowena, BSN, RN, Reilly, Margaret, BSN, RN
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published St. Louis Mosby, Inc 01.06.2014
Mosby-Year Book, Inc
Subjects
Compliance
Disease prevention
Hygiene
Infection Control
Infectious Disease
Medical personnel
Nosocomial infections
Occupational safety
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Summary:According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, hand hygiene is the single most important means of preventing the spread of infection. Hand Hygiene compliance among healthcare workers is poor, with many healthcare-acquired infections being transmitted on the hands of health care workers. We have had a very robust hand hygiene program at our institution which target patients, staff and visitors. Compliance is monitored and rates published. We were not meeting our goal- 95%.
ISSN:0196-6553
1527-3296
DOI:10.1016/j.ajic.2014.03.288