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Cnl As Educator In The Emergency Department: Improving Hand Hygiene Outcomes, Michelle Batz
Cnl As Educator In The Emergency Department: Improving Hand Hygiene Outcomes, Michelle Batz
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Prevention of hospital acquired infections (HAI) is a National Patient Safety Goal. Proper and frequent hand hygiene (HH) prevents HAI and various cross-infections in any setting. Audits of visual adherence for HH generates low compliance scores. During a yearlong improvement project, low monthly compliance scores of 52% in the Emergency Department (ED) of a community hospital, were reported by hospital auditors and found to be inaccurate by ED staff due to lack of visibility of HH actions because they occurred behind curtains or closed doors. Low scores and challenges were associated with behavioral change among ED team members, requiring multiple …