Infection Prevention Manual

$ 66(66,1* 7 +2528*+1(66 $1' 2 7+(5 $ 63(&76 2) + $1' + <*,(1( It is as important to assess the technique with which health care workers perform hand hygiene as it is to measure when and how often they perform it. One way to assess and teach proper technique is to observe the staff periodically to answer the following questions: • Are staff members using the proper volume of liquid soap or alcohol-based hand rub? • Are they using these products for a sufficient amount of time? • Are they avoiding recontamination after hand washing by using a paper towel to turn off the faucet? • Are they donning and removing gloves correctly so as not to contaminate hands? In addition to exploring answers to these questions, it can be useful to observe and record information on the length of health care workers’ fingernails, their wearing of artificial nails, and their wearing of jewelry. Your Agency Name (PN System)