APIC provides a free, downloadable brochure focusing on proper hand hygiene for healthcare workers. The brochure, titled “Hand Hygiene for Healthcare Workers,” spells out hand hygiene recommendations ...

The World Health Organization provides a free, downloadable brochure focused on the “why, how and when” of hand hygiene. The seven-page “Hand Hygiene Why, How and When Brochure” includes step-by-step ...

To supplement the material and analysis provided by Becker’s Clinical Quality and Infection Control, Becker’s Healthcare offers an online database of free and low-cost downloadable patient safety ...

The following are hand hygiene patient safety tools geared toward patient education and involvement, compiled from Becker’s Hospital Review and Becker’s ASC Review. 1. The New York State Department of ...

As the world approaches World Hand Hygiene Day on May 5, the World Health Organization (WHO) has emphasized that hand hygiene is not just a luxury but a fundamental element of safe and effective ...

Although proper hand-hygiene is considered the most important measure to prevent the spread of infections, nearly 1 in 4 hospitals fail to fully comply with recommended guidelines. But a new guide by ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Hand hygiene is described by many health care workers as the single most important tool in preventing the spread ...

Improving compliance with hand hygiene practices has been a challenge in all healthcare facilities including the long-term care (LTC) setting. One of the most common modes of transmission of pathogens ...

World Hand Hygiene Day is observed on the 5th of May every year and it aims to promote the importance of hand hygiene in preventing the spread of infection and promote good health. The theme for this ...

Importance of washing hands: Since childhood, people are taught to wash their hands and maintain some amount of hygiene, for it can keep infections and illnesses away. The habit of handwashing has ...

The history of hand washing as a medical practice for hygiene is some 130 years old. Until mid 1800, there was no practice of hand washing, Doctors would go from dissecting a cadaver to deliver a ...