- Before patient contact
- After patient contact
- Before entering a patient room
- Upon leaving a patient room
- After contact with patient surroundings or items in the patient space
- Between caring for patients in the same room
- Before donning gloves
- Upon removing gloves
- When hands are visibly soiled
- Before a clean or aseptic procedure (drawing blood or starting an IV)
- After body fluid exposure
- After performing a “dirty” task (emptying a Foley, cleaning a patient)
- After using the restroom
- Before and after eating
Protecting our patients is the top priority at Cooper University Health Care. We need 100 percent compliance with all patient safety procedures.
A sentinel is one who stands guard or watch to protect others. We need all employees to be sentinels to protect our patients and keep watch to ensure all patient safety procedures are being strictly followed.
One Team. One Purpose.