hand washing medical and surgical by harshit yadav agra

hand washing medical and surgical by harshit yadav agra

1. HARSHIT YADAV P.G TUTOR / LECTURER PUSHPANJALI COLLEGE OF NURSING AGRA HAND WASHING MEDICAL & SURGICAL

2. introduction SURGICAL :- During The 19th Century, Surgical Hand Preparation Consisted Of Washing The Hands With Antimicrobial Soap And Warm Water, Frequently With The Use Of A Brush. MEDICAL :- Hand Washing (Or Handwashing ), Also Known As Hand Hygiene, Is The Act Of Cleaning Hands For The Purpose Of Removing Soil, Dirt, And Microorganisms. If Water And Soap Is Not Available, Hands Can Be Cleaned With Ash Instead. Medical Hand Hygiene Refers To Hygiene Practices Related To Medical Procedures.

3. definition SURGICAL :- Hand washing is important in every setting, including hospital. It is an effective infection control measures, as it prevent spread of micro organisms. For routine client care, the CDC recommends a vigorous hand washing under a stream of water for at least 10 seconds using soap. MEDICAL :- Hand washing or hand hygiene is the act of cleaning one's hands with or without the use of water or another liquid, or with the use of soap for the purpose of removing soil, dirt, and/or micro organisms

4. Who Should Practice Hand Hygiene Hand hygiene practicing is not important only for health care Providers, everyone needs to practicing appropriate & effective hand hygiene to prevent spread of micro organisms.

5. Where Should You Perform Hand Hygiene 1. Busy health care providers need access to hand hygiene products where patient or patient environment contact is taking place. 2. Hand hygiene is important in all work settings, including Acute Care, Long Term Care Facilities Community and Corporate sites.

6. Cont.. 3. Providing alcohol-based hand rub at the point of care (within arm’s reach) is an important system support to improve hand hygiene

7. Why do we need to learn about Hand Hygiene 1. Hand hygiene is the most important way to prevent the spread of germs. 2. Hand hygiene helps keep you healthy by reducing the number of germs on your hands and helps reduce the spread of germs to your family, friends, co-workers, patients, residents or clients. 3. Using appropriate hand hygiene prevents contamination of the patient’s, client’s, or resident’s environment

8. When do you perform hand hygiene 1. Before initial patient or patient environment contact 2. Before aseptic or clean procedures 3. After body fluid exposure 4. After contact with patient or patient environment.

9. How to perform hand hygiene Proper technique is important when it comes to effective hand hygiene. Without proper hand hygiene technique, we can still spread many micro-organisms with our hands. This section will cover the proper techniques for the following procedures. 1. Wet hands under running water 2. Apply soap and distribute over hands 3. Rub hands together vigorously for 15 seconds to create a good lather: Palm to palm 4. Rub fingertips of each hand

10. Cont... 5. Between and around fingers 6. Rub each thumb clasped in opposite hand 7. Rub back of each hand with opposite palm 8. Rinse hands thoroughly under running water.opposite palm

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