HAND HYGIENE PRACTICES TECHNIQUE:
- Recommended Hands Washing Times (4 Moments for Hand Hygiene)
- Before initial contact with the client or their environment
- Before a clean/aseptic procedure
- After body fluid exposure risk
- After touching a client or their environment
- Technique:
- Wet hands with warm water and apply enough soap to ensure all hand surfaces are lathered thoroughly (e.g. two to three pumps);
- Vigorously rub soap product over all the surfaces of the hands and wrists, including; palms, spaces between fingers, back of hands and wrists, fingers, fingertips, and thumbs for a minimum of 20 seconds;
- Rinse hands under warm running water;
- Pat hands dry with disposable paper towels;
- Turn off faucets and open door using paper towels;
- Discard disposable paper towels.