Measuring Hand Hygiene Compliance A New Frontier for Improving Hand Hygiene

Positive deviance: a new strategy for improving hand hygiene compliance.

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effectiveness of a positive deviance strategy for the improvement of hand hygiene compliance in 2 adult step-down units. DESIGN A 9-month, controlled trial comparing the effect of positive deviance on compliance with hand hygiene. SETTING Two 20-bed step-down units at a tertiary care private hospital. METHODS The first phase of our study was a 3-month baseline pe...

Improving Nurses' Hand Hygiene Compliance using Gamification

Healthcare acquired infections are one of the biggest problems healthcare field is facing, which can end up in an increasing quantity of deaths, extra-days of hospital stay and costs for both the hospital and the patient. Performing hand hygiene is a simple and inexpensive prevention measure, but healthcare workers compliance with it is still far from desired. Recognized hurdles are lack of tim...

Hand hygiene compliance in India

Introduction / objectives Healthcare workers (HCWs) hands are the most common vehicle for the transmission of healthcare-associated pathogens. Evidence-based guidelines for healthcare workers’ hand hygiene practices exist, but compliance with these is internationally low. Monitoring hand hygiene compliance and providing healthcare workers with feedback regarding their performance are considered...

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Improving hand hygiene compliance in Singapore via innovation

Methods HH is a standard for NUH hospital accreditation. In 2007 it became an internal key performance area with alcohol hand rub fitted to the foot of all beds. HH audits, using the WHO toolkit were conducted by Infection Control Liaison Nurses across hospitals, medical students and staff from our partner health cluster. Ward-specific audit results were displayed publicly in wards. Poor result...