Hand Hygiene
Publication Date: September 1, 2016
Last Updated: March 14, 2022
Key takeaways
Perioperative team members should:
- maintain healthy fingernail condition,
- maintain healthy skin condition by taking measures to prevent hand dermatitis,
- perform hand hygiene, and
- perform surgical hand antisepsis before donning sterilegowns and gloves for operative and other invasive procedures.
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Perioperative team members should not wear jewelry (eg, rings, watches, bracelets) on the hands or wrists.
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Patients and visitors should have access to hand washing stations and products and be involved in hand hygiene initiatives.
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Overview
Title
Hand Hygiene
Authoring Organization
Association of periOperative Registered Nurses
Publication Month/Year
September 1, 2016
Last Updated Month/Year
March 16, 2023
Document Type
Guideline
External Publication Status
Published
Country of Publication
US
Inclusion Criteria
Female, Male, Adolescent, Adult, Child, Infant, Older adult
Health Care Settings
Ambulatory, Emergency care, Hospital, Long term care, Operating and recovery room, Outpatient
Intended Users
Surgical technologist, nurse, medical techologist technician, epidemiology infection prevention, nurse practitioner, physician, physician assistant
Scope
Prevention, Management
Diseases/Conditions (MeSH)
D063373 - Hand Hygiene
Keywords
hand hygiene