As we evaluate the goals for hand hygiene compliance,
we must keep looking at the reality of the environment in the PACU. No PACU can sustain a 100% compliance because of a complex range of factors influencing health care workers’ behavior related to hand hygiene performance. Setting the goal too high may backfire because of frustration and eventual failure. Staff members in the PACU, both nurses and physicians, must view themselves as links in the infection control chain.
The ‘‘My 5 Moments of Hand Hygiene’’ of the
WHO still apply in all our health care work: hand
hygiene (1) before touching the patient, (2) before
cleaning/aseptic procedures, (3) after body fluid
exposure/risk, (4) after touching a patient, and
(5) after touching patient’s surroundings
With the rise of mutated pathogenic microorganisms
in the United States and abroad, it is imperative that we practice the highest quality of hand hygiene possible. An editorial discussing the role of anesthesia providers cross-contaminating patients in the OR stated: ‘‘We should not miss the opportunity as a profession to advocate for increased hand hygiene in the OR and support ongoing practitioner education in reducing Healthcare Associated Infections. With these efforts, we can change clinical practice and reduce preventable
complications in surgical patients.’’
Summary
Hand hygiene has been shown to be the best means of stopping cross-contamination of pathogenic microorganisms. Wall, bedside, and pocket alcohol-based dispensers are important instruments to improve hand hygiene in health care facilities. Now we can close the final gap and provide health care workers with a body-worn alcohol based hand rub dispenser that will improve hand hygiene compliance, especially for anesthesia, PACU, and ICU health care providers who work in an intense patient care environment
As we evaluate the goals for hand hygiene compliance,
we must keep looking at the reality of the environment in the PACU. No PACU can sustain a 100% compliance because of a complex range of factors influencing health care workers’ behavior related to hand hygiene performance. Setting the goal too high may backfire because of frustration and eventual failure. Staff members in the PACU, both nurses and physicians, must view themselves as links in the infection control chain.
The ‘‘My 5 Moments of Hand Hygiene’’ of the
WHO still apply in all our health care work: hand
hygiene (1) before touching the patient, (2) before
cleaning/aseptic procedures, (3) after body fluid
exposure/risk, (4) after touching a patient, and
(5) after touching patient’s surroundings
With the rise of mutated pathogenic microorganisms
in the United States and abroad, it is imperative that we practice the highest quality of hand hygiene possible. An editorial discussing the role of anesthesia providers cross-contaminating patients in the OR stated: ‘‘We should not miss the opportunity as a profession to advocate for increased hand hygiene in the OR and support ongoing practitioner education in reducing Healthcare Associated Infections. With these efforts, we can change clinical practice and reduce preventable
complications in surgical patients.’’
Summary
Hand hygiene has been shown to be the best means of stopping cross-contamination of pathogenic microorganisms. Wall, bedside, and pocket alcohol-based dispensers are important instruments to improve hand hygiene in health care facilities. Now we can close the final gap and provide health care workers with a body-worn alcohol based hand rub dispenser that will improve hand hygiene compliance, especially for anesthesia, PACU, and ICU health care providers who work in an intense patient care environment
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