but was a
concern raised by our skin
care team. Because CHG baths
were not adopted, the ICU’s
shared governance council
decided to continue soap and
water baths and evaluate the
use of 2% CHG wipes applied
to patients’ hands 3 times a
day as a method of reducing HAIs. The intervention
was identified as the “patient hand hygiene protocol
(PHHP).” CHG was chosen because it provides
continuous microbial killing for up to 6 hours by
disrupting the bacterial cells and causing cytoplasmic
leak and cell death.