The document provides guidelines for proper medical hand washing. It states that hand washing is the most important way to prevent the spread of infections. It should be done before and after contact with patients, equipment, and body fluids. The guidelines describe when hand washing should occur and the correct procedure, which includes wetting hands, applying soap, rubbing for 10-30 seconds, rinsing thoroughly, and drying with a paper towel. Following these steps helps remove microorganisms and prevents the transmission of infections.
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The document provides guidelines for proper medical hand washing. It states that hand washing is the most important way to prevent the spread of infections. It should be done before and after contact with patients, equipment, and body fluids. The guidelines describe when hand washing should occur and the correct procedure, which includes wetting hands, applying soap, rubbing for 10-30 seconds, rinsing thoroughly, and drying with a paper towel. Following these steps helps remove microorganisms and prevents the transmission of infections.
The document provides guidelines for proper medical hand washing. It states that hand washing is the most important way to prevent the spread of infections. It should be done before and after contact with patients, equipment, and body fluids. The guidelines describe when hand washing should occur and the correct procedure, which includes wetting hands, applying soap, rubbing for 10-30 seconds, rinsing thoroughly, and drying with a paper towel. Following these steps helps remove microorganisms and prevents the transmission of infections.
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The document provides guidelines for proper medical hand washing. It states that hand washing is the most important way to prevent the spread of infections. It should be done before and after contact with patients, equipment, and body fluids. The guidelines describe when hand washing should occur and the correct procedure, which includes wetting hands, applying soap, rubbing for 10-30 seconds, rinsing thoroughly, and drying with a paper towel. Following these steps helps remove microorganisms and prevents the transmission of infections.
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Medical Hand Washing
• The single most important procedure for
preventing the transfer of microorganisms, and therefore nosocomial infections, is correct and frequent handwashing. Properly done handwashing protects the patient, your co-workers, you and your family. Handwashing should be done: 1. Upon arrival at the unit prior to starting tour of duty and following completion of duty 2. Before and after performing personal body function such as eating 3. Before and after collection of specimens 4. Before and after handling used patient care devices or inanimate sources that are likely to be contaminated, e.g. urine measuring or secretion-collecting devices 5. Before performing invasive procedures 6. Before taking care of particular susceptible patients(e.g. patients with Leukemia, cancer, on steroid and radiotherapy, and neonates) 7. Before and after touching wounds,(surgical, traumatic or device associated) 8. After situations in which microbial contamination is likely to occur, especially those involving contact with mucus membranes, blood or body fluids, secretions 9. Between contact with different patients in high risk units Purpose: • To prevent or minimize the spread of infection. Equipment: A. Liquid or bar soap B. Orange wood stick C. Paper towels D. Soap dish E. Lotion (optional) F. Paper receptacle Suggested Action Rationale 1. Stand in front of the sink. 1. The sink is considered contaminated. Do not allow your uniform to touch the sink during the procedure. 2. Removal of jewelry facilitates proper 2. Remove jewelry. cleansing. Microorganism can lodge in the settings of jewelry. 3. Turn on the water and 3. Warm water removes adjust the flow so that the fewer oils from the skin water is warm. If the than hot water, and faucet is hand operated, removes microorganisms use a paper towel in more effectively than turning it on and off. cold water. 4. Wet the hands thoroughly 4. The water should flow by holding them under from least contaminated running water. Hold the area to the most hands lower than the contaminated area, and elbow so that the water hands are more flows from the arms to contaminated than arms. the fingertips 6. Dispense liquid or 6. Friction caused by firm powdered soap, rubbing and circular preferably with a foot motions helps loosen dirt control. If bar soap is & organisms that can used, get the soap without lodge between the touching the soap dish. fingers, in skin crevices Rinse the soap thoroughly of knuckles, on palms & before lathering and back of hands, as well as before returning it to the the wrist & forearms. soap dish 7. Continue this friction 7. Length of handwashing is motion for 10 to 30 determined by degree of seconds. contamination. 8. Use clean orange wood stick to clean under 8. Organism can lodge and fingernails. remain under the nails where they can grow. 9. Rinse thoroughly, keep 9. Running water rinses fingers pointed organisms and dirt into downwards. If a faucet is the sink. used, turn the faucet off with a paper towel 10.Dry hands and wrists with 10. Drying the skin well a paper towel. Use paper prevents chapping. Dry towel to turn off faucet. hands first because they are the cleanest and least contaminated area. Turning the faucet off with a paper towel protects the clean hands from contact with a soiled surface. 11. Use lotion on hands if 11. Lotion helps to keep the desired. skin soft and prevent chapping. END HAPPY HAND WASHING