5 Moments
Name one of the 5 Moments for Hand Hygiene
1) Before touching a patient
2) Before a clean/aseptic procedure
3) After body fluid exposure risk
4) After touching a patient
5) After touching patient surroundings
How long should you scrub your hands with soap and water?
What is wash your hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, rubbing all surfaces like palms, backs of hands, between fingers, and under nails, then rinsing well and drying thoroughly. A good way to time it is to hum the "Happy Birthday" song twice.
What is the most common way germs spread in healthcare?
What is the through the hands of healthcare workers
Where can you find our HFH Hand Hygiene Website
What is One Henry - Department and Resources - Quality and Safety - Infection Control - HFH Hand Hygiene Website
What year did WHO launch the ‘Save Lives: Clean Your Hands’ campaign?
When should you perform hand hygiene after touching a patient’s surroundings?
What is immediately after touching any object or furniture in the patient's immediate surroundings, even if you haven't touched the patient directly
What part of the hand is most often missed during washing?
What are the thumbs, fingertips, between the fingers, and under the fingernails, with studies consistently showing these areas harbor the most germs because people focus too much on just the palms
True or False: Gloves eliminate the need for hand hygiene.
What is false. Gloves are a barrier, not a replacement for hand hygiene
What is the minimum compliance rate goal for hand hygiene?
Which day is World Hand Hygiene Day?
What is May 5.
True or False: Hand hygiene is required before putting on gloves.
What is TRUE
Name two steps in proper handwashing technique.
What are lather and scrub your hands with soap for at least 20 seconds, making sure to get between your fingers and under your nails, and then rinse thoroughly under clean running water to wash away the germs and soap.
Name one infection that can spread via poor hand hygiene.
Who monitors hand hygiene compliance on the unit?
Who are the US and stealth observers
How many steps are in the WHO handwashing technique?
Which moment applies after removing an IV line?
What is Moment 3: After a procedure or body fluid exposure risk, as you've just finished an invasive procedure with potential contact with blood/body fluids, protecting the patient from your potential contamination. You should clean your hands after removing the device, even after glove removal, to remove any microorganisms acquired during the removal process.
Which is better for visibly soiled hands: alcohol-based rub or soap and water?
What is soap and water are significantly better than alcohol-based rubs, as sanitizers don't effectively remove dirt, grease, certain germs (like C. difficile, norovirus), or chemicals, while soap and water physically wash them away
How long can some germs survive on surfaces?
Bacteria
E. coli Foodborne illness: A few hours to a day
Salmonella Foodborne illness: One to four hours on hard surfaces
MRSA (Staph)Staph infection: Days to weeks, up to a year
Clostridium difficile (spores)Diarrhea: Up to five months
Viruses
Cold viruses (Rhinoviruses)Common cold: Several hours up to 7 days
Flu viruses (Influenza)Flu: Up to 24-48 hours on hard surfaces
Norovirus Stomach flu/gastroenteritis: Several days to weeks (up to 2 weeks)
COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2)COVID-19: Hours to several days (up to 28 days in lab conditions)
Hepatitis C virus: Up to several weeks
What should you do if you see a colleague skip hand hygiene?
What is address the issue with colleague using use simple and direct language, avoiding shame or ridicule, to communicate the issue.
Which is faster: hand sanitizer or soap and water?
What is hand sanitizer is faster for quick germ killing, but soap and water are more effective overall because they physically remove viruses and germs, especially tough ones like norovirus, and sanitizer can't remove all types, making soap and water the superior, though slightly slower, method for thorough cleaning.
List all 5 Moments
1) Before touching a patient
2) Before a clean/aseptic procedure
3) After body fluid exposure risk
4) After touching a patient
5) After touching patient surroundings
Demonstrate the correct technique for using hand sanitizer.
What is apply a palmful to cover all hand surfaces, rub palms together, then interlace fingers, clean between fingers and thumbs, rub the backs of fingers, and continue rubbing until completely dry (about 20 seconds), ensuring you don't wipe it off before it dries to effectively kill germs
What percentage of healthcare-associated infections are preventable with proper hand hygiene practices
What is up to 50% of avoidable healthcare-associated infections (HAIs)
Name one consequence of poor compliance.
What is increased spread of infections, leading to healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) (nosocomial infections) in hospitals, prolonged patient stays, increased mortality, and the rise of antibiotic-resistant germs, as hands are the most common way pathogens transfer between people and surfaces.
Name one myth about hand hygiene.
hot water is significantly better for killing germs than cold water, but health experts say water temperature doesn't impact germ removal much, with comfortable warm or cold water being equally effective; the soap and friction do the real work.
hand sanitizers replace soap/water
gloves eliminate the need for handwashing
you only need to wash your palms.