Standard Precautions Focus on Hand Hygiene Developed by
Standard Precautions: Focus on Hand Hygiene Developed by the: University of Wisconsin Oshkosh and Wisconsin Department of Health Services
Standard Precautions: Focus on Hand Hygiene • Learning Points – Review standard precautions and why they are important in your work – Learn more about common communicable diseases in healthcare facilities – Practice/review hand hygiene techniques
What are Standard Precautions? • Ways of doing your work to prevent the spread of disease • Name some common diseases that are bloodborne or spread through contact with people It is estimated that failure to practice proper hand hygiene is the #1 cause of the spread of disease in healthcare facilities.
Common Communicable Diseases in LTC* • Norovirus • MRSA (Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) • Influenza • Escherichia coli (E. coli) • Clostridium Difficile (C. diff) *and other health care settings
Hand Hygiene • Plays a strong role in preventing the spread of communicable disease • Hand hygiene includes washing with soap and water and also using hand gel • When should a caregiver perform hand hygiene?
Activity: Practice Hand Hygiene • Let’s watch a brief video first: http: //www. cdc. gov/cdctv/handstogether/ • Practice using soap and water • Practice using hand gel 6
More Information • • • Soap vs. Hand Rubs Using Hand Lotion Fingernails Personal Protective Equipment: Gloves Wrap-Up/Learning Points Review Practice Standard Precautions. It’s Contagious!
developed by The Wisconsin Caregiver Project University of Wisconsin Oshkosh Center for Career Development (CCDET) www. uwosh. edu/ccdet/caregiver
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