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

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