Assessment of the appropriateness of hand surface coverage for health care workers according to World Health Organization hand hygiene guidelines

We monitored hand surface coverage technique in health care workers in a tertiary care hospital using a 5-item hand hygiene assessment tool based on World Health Organization guidelines. Overall hand hygiene compliance was 86.7% (4,300/4,960). Appropriate hand surface coverage was observed in only 7...

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Veröffentlicht in:	American journal of infection control 2014-05, Vol.42 (5), p.559-561
Hauptverfasser:	Park, Hee-Youn, RN, MPH, Kim, Sun-Kyung, RN, Lim, Young-Ju, RN, MSN, Kwak, Sun-Hee, RN, MPH, Hong, Min-Jee, RN, MSN, Mun, Hyang-Mi, MT, MPH, Park, So-Yeon, RN, Kim, Hyeon-Jeong, RN, Choi, Hye-Ran, RN, MPH, Jeong, Jae-Sim, RN, PhD, Kim, Mi-Na, MD, PhD, Choi, Sang-Ho, MD, PhD
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Appropriate hand surface coverage Biological and medical sciences Epidemiology. Vaccinations General aspects Guideline Adherence Hand hygiene Hand Hygiene - methods Hand Hygiene - standards Hand hygiene assessment Hand surface coverage Hands Health Personnel Health Services Research Humans Hygiene Infection Control Infectious Disease Infectious diseases Medical personnel Medical sciences Tertiary Care Centers World Health Organization
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Zusammenfassung:	We monitored hand surface coverage technique in health care workers in a tertiary care hospital using a 5-item hand hygiene assessment tool based on World Health Organization guidelines. Overall hand hygiene compliance was 86.7% (4,300/4,960). Appropriate hand surface coverage was observed in only 7.9% (182/2,297) of hand hygiene procedures.
ISSN:	0196-6553 1527-3296
DOI:	10.1016/j.ajic.2013.12.014