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Hand Hygiene

When to Practice Hand Hygiene in Patient Care? •Touchingapatient •Clean/asepticprocedure •GloveUse Before •Bodyfluidexposure •Touchingpatientorpatient surroundings •Gloveuse After

Why is Hand Hygiene so Important? Handsare themainpathways togerm transmissionduringhealthcare. Therefore,goodhandhygiene is themost importantmethodofavoiding spreadinggermsandpreventinghealth-careassociated infections.

Wash handswhen visibly soiled.Otherwise, use hand rub. Durationof handwashingprocess: 40 –60 seconds. Hand Washing Techniques

Hand Rubbing Techniques Rub handswith alcohol for hand hygiene.Wash handswhen visibly soiled. Durationof hand rubbingprocess: 20 –30 seconds.

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Applyapalmfulofproduct inacuppedhand,coveringall surfaces.

Wethandswithwater.

Applyenough soap tocoverallhand surfaces.

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2.Rubhands,palm topalm.

3.Leftpalmover rightdorsum (top sideof righthand)with interlaced fingers.Reverseandplace right palmover leftdorsum (top sideof lefthand)with interlacedfingers.

4.Placehandspalm topalmwith fingers interlaced.

5.Placebacksoffingers toopposing palmswithfingers interlocked.

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6.Clasp rightpalmaround left thumb and rotate.Reverse -clasp leftpalm around right thumband rotate.

7.Claspfingersof righthandand rub leftpalm rotationallybackwards and forwards.Reverse –clasp fingersof lefthandand rub right palm rotationallybackwardsand forwards.

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Rinsehandswithwater.

Dryhands thoroughlywitha single-use towel. Rinse withwater.

Use towel to turnoff faucet.

Oncedry,handsare safe.

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Alcohol hand rubs arepreferredover handwashing because alcohol removesmicroorganisms from handsmorequickly and effectively than handwashing.However, after caring for apatienton isolation forClostridiumdifficile infectionorNorovirus infection, hands shouldbewashedwith soap andwater. Alcoholwillnot kill these twomicroorganisms. •Alcohol is lessdrying to the skin than handwashing. •Hand careproducts shouldbe used regularly to keep skinof the hands ingood condition. •Finger nail tips shouldbe kept short—not longer than¼ inch (.6 cm) •Artificialnails should notbewornby healthcareworkerswho care for high-riskpatients Reminders

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