Point-of-care hand hygiene: Preventing infection behind the curtain - 29/04/12

Doi : 10.1016/j.ajic.2012.02.009

Anson Kendall, MBA ^a,^⁎ , Timothy Landers, RN, PhD ^b, Jane Kirk, MSN, RN, CIC ^c, Elizabeth Young, BSN, RN, CIC ^d
^a University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
^b College of Nursing, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
^c GOJO Industries, Inc, Akron, OH
^d Infection Prevention Consultant, Vermilion, OH

^∗Address correspondence to Anson Kendall, University Health Network, Toronto, ON M5G 2C4, Canada.

Abstract

Best practices for hand hygiene provide indications for performance of hand hygiene at specific points in time during patient care. For hand hygiene to prevent infections, hand hygiene resources must be readily available to health care workers whenever required. This article reviews practices and recommendations intended to facilitate hand hygiene behavior at the point of care (POC) within the health care setting. Key aspects of POC hand hygiene include the provision of alcohol-based hand rub products, integration of dispensing solutions within the patient zone, consideration of patient care workflow, and dispenser designs that optimize acceptance and usage.

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Key Words : Patient zone, Hand hygiene, 5 Moments, 4 Moments, Health care–associated infection, Personal carriage

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Finding the optimal POC solution

Current POC solutions

Optimizing POC solutions

POC in the literature

Future research: A call to action

	Publication of this article was made possible by GOJO Industries, Inc.
	Conflict of interest: A.K. and T.L. received an honorarium or educational grant from GOJO Industries for their participation in the Consortium. J.K. is an employee of GOJO Industries, Inc. E.Y. is an independent infection prevention consultant under contract with GOJO Industries to assist in the preparation of this article.