Mentorship: Hand Hygiene and Asepsis
Hand hygiene serves as one the best methods for reducing the spread of infection. Simulated experiences in this presentation illustrate how our hands can spread pathogens and how hand hygiene reduces pathogen transmission. Elements of aseptic technique are reviewed and contrasted against clean technique.
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Hand Hygiene and Asepsis Educational Packet
This comprehensive packet gives an in depth background on hand hygiene and asepsis, simulations, and debriefing discussions. This packet will guide you through a train-the-trainer approach for you to gain the knowledge necessary to train your staff on the importance of best practice on hand hygiene and asepsis.
Hand Hygiene and Antisepsis Presentation
This presentation guides you through the hand hygiene module from background information to simulation, as well as debriefing. This guided presentation contains multiple media assets that can be used for hand hygiene and asepsis education.
Contaminated Glove Box Still Photograph Series
Learn the importance of hand hygiene with these still photos. See the invisible germs left behind on a glove box from healthcare workers who fail to perform hand hygiene before reaching for a pair of gloves.
Sterile Field Demonstration Video
Observe the opportunities for contamination and pathogen transmission as this healthcare worker sets up a sterile field. See if you can identify the errors and that broke sterility of that field.
Improper Hand Hygiene Video
Working in healthcare is demanding. Time is often stretched thin which sometimes leads us to be complacent. Watch as this healthcare worker misses a key opportunity for hand hygiene and appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) upon entering a patient’s room. The germs left behind can easily make another person ill.
Hand Hygiene-Boot Camp Video
Hand hygiene remains a steadfast way to reduce the risk of infection, but the moments of hand hygiene are crucial to follow. See how contamination of gloves and self-contamination during glove removal emphasize that gloves are not a substitute for hand hygiene.