{"id":5054,"date":"2017-04-26T16:40:48","date_gmt":"2017-04-26T20:40:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/weeklyrounds\/?p=5054"},"modified":"2017-05-01T16:53:42","modified_gmt":"2017-05-01T20:53:42","slug":"patient-safety-sentinel-proper-procedure-for-hand-washing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/weeklyrounds\/2017\/04\/patient-safety-sentinel-proper-procedure-for-hand-washing\/","title":{"rendered":"Patient Safety Sentinel: Proper Procedure for Hand Washing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The CDC encourages the use of alcohol hand sanitizer for routine hand hygiene in healthcare<\/strong> <strong>settings<\/strong>, however there are times when soap &amp; water should be used:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>When hands are visibly soiled<\/li>\n<li>For known or suspect C diff or Norovirus<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Lathering of soap and water MUST be a minimum of 15-20 secs and the following steps MUST be followed for proper hand washing per CDC Guidelines :\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Wet hands with clean running water.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5066 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/weeklyrounds\/files\/2017\/05\/wet-hands.jpg\" alt=\"Wet hands with clean running water.\" width=\"131\" height=\"58\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Apply enough soap to cover hand surfaces.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5055 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/weeklyrounds\/files\/2017\/05\/apply-soap.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"138\" height=\"61\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Rub hands palm to palm.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5064 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/weeklyrounds\/files\/2017\/05\/rub-palms.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"131\" height=\"52\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Right palm over left dorsum with interlaced fingers and vice versa.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5062 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/weeklyrounds\/files\/2017\/05\/right-over-left.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"133\" height=\"58\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Palm to palm with finger interlaced.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5061 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/weeklyrounds\/files\/2017\/05\/palm-to-palm.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"133\" height=\"52\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Back of fingers to opposing palms with fingers interlocked.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5056 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/weeklyrounds\/files\/2017\/05\/back-of-fingers.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"133\" height=\"50\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Rotational rubbing of the left thumb clasped in the right palm and vice versa.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5060 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/weeklyrounds\/files\/2017\/05\/left-thumb.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"133\" height=\"57\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Rotational rubbing, backwards and forwards with clasped fingers of right hand in left palm and vice versa.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5065 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/weeklyrounds\/files\/2017\/05\/tips.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"138\" height=\"58\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Rinse hands thoroughly under stream of water.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5063 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/weeklyrounds\/files\/2017\/05\/rinse.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"138\" height=\"58\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Dry hands thoroughly with paper towel to avoid recontamination of hands.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5057 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/weeklyrounds\/files\/2017\/05\/dry.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"136\" height=\"52\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Use towel to turn off faucet.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5058 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/weeklyrounds\/files\/2017\/05\/faucet.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"141\" height=\"46\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Protecting our patients is the top priority at Cooper University Health Care. We need 100 percent compliance with all patient safety procedures.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>One Team. 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