HAND WASHING
DEFINITION:
Hand washing is the single most effective way to prevent the spread of infections and communicable
diseases.
HAND HYGIENE MOMENTS:
1. Before
touching the
patient
5. After
touching
patient
surroundings 2. Before
clean/aseptic
procedure
4. Aftere touching
a patient 3. Aftere body
fluid exposre to
risk
PURPOSE:
- Protects the patient against harmful germs carried on your hands.
- Protect yourself and health care- environment from harmful germs.
- Good hand washing can prevent diseases, such as shigellosis, [Link], streptococcal disease,
influenza, and common cold.
HAND HYGIENE:
- Hand hygiene or hand rubbing is used for the routine method way, hand rubbing with alcohol-based
hand rub or sanitizer take into your hands perform the hand hygiene steps.
- These are:
HAND WASHING STEPS:
MEDICAL HAND WASHING
- To effectively perform the hand washing must
last 40-60 seconds and should be performed by
following all illustrating steps. SURGICAL HAND WASHING
- The hand washing divided into two types. These
are:
WHO Recommended 8 steps for hand washing. These are:
1. Wet your hands with water
2. Apply enough soap to cover the hands.
3. Rub the hands palm to palm together.
4. Use one hand to rub the back of other hand and clean in between the fingers. Do the same with
other hand. Rub your hands together and clean in between your fingers. It means the interlocking
the fingers.
5. Grip the fingers of each hand together with the backs of your fingers against the palms of your other
hand. Rub your fingertips together and rub the back of your fingers against your palms.(Interlacing
the fingers)
6. Rub one thumb using your other hand. Do the same with the other thumb.
7. Rub the tips of your fingers on the palm of your hand. Do the same with other hand.
8. Apply the soap with your hands from fingers to elbow.
9. Rinse your hands with water.
10. If you are doing medical washing rinse the water fingers to elbow, while you are using the surgical
hand washing rinse the water elbow to fingers.
11. Dry your hands completely with a disposable towel.
12. Use the disposable towel to turn off the tap.