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Speak Up For Hand Hygiene And Decrease Healthcare Associated Infections, Bernadette Priya Pandya-Orozco
Speak Up For Hand Hygiene And Decrease Healthcare Associated Infections, Bernadette Priya Pandya-Orozco
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Background: Hand hygiene (HH) is one of the most cost-effective and simplest ways to reduce healthcare associated infections (HAIs). Incorporating Speak Up for hand hygiene enables healthcare workers (HCW) to communicate without fear when they observe noncompliance with HH requirements.
Objective: To increase HH compliance by utilizing Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) TeamSTEPPS education to encourage Speak Up for HH and lead to reduction in HAIs.
Methods: The researcher provided educational training on “Speak Up for Hand Hygiene” and performed regular audits to examine its effects on one hospital unit in a California Bay Area healthcare system. A …