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Patient Safety Toolkit: Hand Hygiene
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o 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 tools and resources,
putting them all in one place for user conve-
nience. The database contains tools for patients
and providers on all quality-related matters, in-
cluding general and specific infection prevention
and control, patient safety culture, change man-
agement, adverse event prevention and quality
reporting.
To access the database, navigate to beckersqual-
ity.com and locate the box reading "Patient Safety
Tools & Resource Database," which is located
directly above the channel menu on the site. Or,
visit the database directly at: www.beckersasc.
com/downloadable-patient-safety-tools-and-
resources.html.
The following are 10 of the most popular hand
hygiene patient safety tools on Becker's Health-
care's websites, listed alphabetically.
10 Hand Hygiene Awareness Posters: The U.S.
Department of Veteran's Affair's posters raise
awareness among clinical staff on proper hand
hygiene protocol and the advantages of following
adequate handwashing, such as saving lives and
reducing the spread of germs.
'C. the DIFFerence Handwashing Can Make'
Brochure: The New York State Department of
Health's brochure discusses what Clostridium
difficile is, who is at risk for infection and how
proper handwashing can help prevent the bacte-
ria from spreading.
CMS Surveyor Tool: The ASC Quality Collabo-
ration's assessment worksheet mirrors the one
CMS uses when assessing facilities on hand hy-
giene. The ASCQC suggests facilities use the tool
as a self-assessment as preparation for their actual
inspection.
Comedic Hand Hygiene Videos: The Medicare
Quality Improvement Organization for New York
state's videos emphasize the importance of fol-
lowing hand hygiene in a humorous, entertaining
manner.
Hand Hygiene Brochure: The Centers for Dis-
ease Control and Prevention and Kimberly-Clark
Corp.'s brochure discusses the importance of
hand hygiene, identifies when to follow hand hy-
giene protocol and clarifies when to use soap and
water versus alcohol-based hand rub.
Hand Hygiene Compliance Unit/Service Leader
Checklist: Johns Hopkins University's checklist
provides a self-assessment for unit leaders to re-
mind them of tactics they can spearhead to im-
prove hand hygiene on their wards.
Hand Hygiene Resources: Novant Health's re-
sources include posters, banners, computer wall-
papers and yard signs to remind patients and
providers to follow proper hand hygiene protocol.
My Five Moments for Hand Hygiene: The
World Health Organization's poster outlines the
evidence-based identified key moments when
healthcare providers should wash their hands.
PowerPoint Presentations for Hand Hygiene
Education: The Hand Hygiene Resources Cen-
ter's PowerPoint presentations educate health-
care providers on proper hand hygiene. They also
identify potential barriers to adequate adherence
and strategies to overcome those barriers.
Sample Hand Hygiene Policies: The Massachu-
setts' Coalition for the Prevention of Medical
Error's sample policies were developed and are
used in two Massachusetts hospitals, providing a
framework for other organizations to create and
implement their own hand hygiene policies. n
10 Most Popular Hand Hygiene Tools
Available Online
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