Hand Hygiene EducationWASH IN, WASH OUT

FOR EVERY PATIENT, EVERY TIME

REMEMBER THE MISSION!

Decrease the Number of Hospital Acquired Infections

WASHED HANDS

SAVE LIVES

Las Manos Limpias

Salvan Las Vidas

BEFORE

HAND HYGIENE

Antes De Higiene

De Las Manos

AFTER PROPER

HAND HYGIENE

Despuess De

Higiene De Las

Manos

The Consequences of Hospital-Acquired Infection

• Potentially life-threatening condition

• Increased length of stay

• Re-hospitalization if already discharged

• Increased pain, discomfort, fever

• Potentially life-threatening condition

• Potential returns to operating room

• Increased length of time separated from new-born

if readmitted for surgical site infection status post-

cesarean section

• Increased exposure to antibiotics

• Increase cost to patient and family

• Lost time from work

• Loss of trust in their care providers

HOW TO HANDWASH

Use SOAP

and WATER.

Wash hands

when visibly

soiled

AND/OR

in the

presence of a

patient with

C-Difficile

infection.

HOW TO HANDRUB

Use hand rub when

hands are NOT

visibly soiled.

YOUR 5 MOMENTS FOR HAND WASHING HYGIENE

THE FACTS

1. Nationally 20 - 25% of Admissions develop a Hospital Acquired

Infection (HAI).

2. An estimated 2 million people are infected annually.

3. Approximately 75,000 die each year from a HAI.

4. National hand hygiene compliance rates are less than 50%.

5. Increasing hand hygiene compliance by 37.5% decreased HAIs by

40% and MRSA transmission by 54%. (Lancet. 2000 Oct 14;356(9238):1307-12.)

6. Increasing hand hygiene compliance by 128% decreased MRSA

bacteremia by 60% (65 fewer patients overall) and all MRSA

isolates by 47%. (Med J Aust. 2008 Jun 2;188(11):633-40.)

WASH IN, WASH OUT

EVERY PATIENT, EVERY TIME

KEY POINTS

Purpose of the initiative:

To decrease hospital acquired infections which cause:

• pain and suffering to the patient.

• a breakdown in their trust of us.

• an increased emotional, physical and financial burden to the patient.

To protect each other from the germs we are carrying.

Why is this needed?

95% of people DO NOT wash their hands properly.

Raritan Bay Medical Center is below our goal for hand hygiene.

What about the people I see who don’t wash their hands?

Speak up in a non-confrontational manner.

“Don’t forget to Wash In Wash Out” spoken as a reminder, not as a command.

What should I do if someone reminds me?

Say “Thank you,” and then wash your hands.

Even if I just washed my hands but they didn’t see?

Thank You for noticing and I’ll do it again for you if you would like! When you say, thank you and then

wash your hands, you have supported and validated the person who reminded you. They

will be much more likely to speak up again. In this way, your very simple response is helping

to change the culture one encounter at a time.

Thank you so much for your commitment to protect our patients and each other!

THE PLEDGE

Completion of this eLearning demonstrates that you have received this education and commit to practicing the principles laid

out above in the Hand Washing Pledge. Thank you for making this commitment to take these simple steps to protect your

co-workers and your patients.

CONTACT US: Jane Badaracco BSN, RN, CIC

Cara Hartman BSN, RN-BC

at ext. 5046