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To increase compliance and awareness of hand hygiene among healthcare worker Changing the system-HCW are possible to clean their hands at the point of care either using ALCOHOL-BASED HAND RUB or HANDWASHING. To reduce the rate of Nosocomial Infection in hospital.
Definition of health care-associated infection (also referred to as nosocomial or hospital infection) An infection during the process of care in a hospital or other health-care facility which was not present or incubating at the time of admission. This includes infections acquired in the hospital but appearing after discharge, and also occupational infections among staff of the facility
Thousand of people die everyday around the world from infections acquired while receiving health care. Hands are the main pathways of germ transmission during health care. Hand hygiene is therefore the most important measure to avoid the transmission of harmful germs and prevent health care associated infections.
Any health-care worker, caregiver or person involved in patient care needs to be concerned about hand hygiene.
Hand hygiene must be performed exactly where you are delivering health care to patients (at the point of care) During health-care delivery, there are 5 moments when it is essential that you perform hand hygiene You must perform hand hygiene using the appropriate technique and time duration
Point of care - refers to the place where three elements occur together: the patient, the health-care worker, and care or treatment involving patient contact.
Clean your hands before touching a patient when approaching him/her! To protect the patient against harmful germs carried on your hands!
Clean your hands immediately after an exposure risk to body fluids (and after glove removal)! To protect yourself and the health-care environment from harmful germs!
Palm to palm
Telapak tangan kanan di atas belakang tangan kiri dan telapak tangan kiri belakang tangan kanan
Right palm over left dorsum and left palm over right dorsum
Jari jari kedua telapak tangan saling mencengkam dalam arah yang berlawan
Menggosok sekeliling ibu jari kanan dalam genggaman telapak tangan kiri dan sebaliknya
Rotational rubbing of right thumb clasped in left palm and vice versa
Jari jari tangan kanan dirapatkan dan dogosokkan sekeliling, kehadapan, kebelakang pada atas telapak tangan kiri dan sebaliknya
Rotational rubbing, backwards and forwards with clasped fingers of right hand in left palm and vice versa
You should wear gloves only when indicated otherwise they become a major risk for germ transmission