Question

hand hygience

1. how to improve hand hygience?

2. what idea need to be change ( Plan-Do-Study-Act- cycles)?

3. Who do we need from support for hand hygience?

4. What is the barrier for success of hand hygience!?

5. list of any guidelines for the team ( boudaries) if any for hand hygience?

Answer 1

Hospital is a place where infections are possible at high level ,this can be prevented simply by following handhygiene or handwashing

1.Hand hygiene can be improved in the following way

• Educate regarding the necessity of hand washing
• Use of electronic device or sensors to monitor compliance
• Observe the staff
• Provide adequate material for hand washing
• Form a protocol and to strictly follow it
• Inform about the benefits of a patient to heal faster

2.Some of the idea which has to change to improve the hand hygiene are

• It is not only the responsibility of a nurse to practice hand hygiene but also the provider who see one patient to another

3.The management or the administration support is needed to inculcate hand hygiene

4.Some of the barriers in success of hand hygiene are

• Lack of training
• Lack of resources
• Staff wants to complete their quickly
• Heavy work or stress leads to forget hand hygiene in some cases
• Not aware when to wash hands

5.The guidelines for hand hygiene are

• Following the 5 movements of hand washing
• Hand hygiene techniques
• Aseptic hand washing
• Use of appropriate agents to wash hands