1. OBJECTIVE
The objective of this experiment is to establish and encourage hand hygiene in the hospital institution, with the aim of preventing and controlling healthcare-related infections (HAIs), aiming at the safety of the patient, healthcare professionals and all those involved in patient care.


At the end of this experiment, you should be able to:

understand the importance of hand hygiene;

perform simple hand hygiene and antiseptic hand rubbing with an alcoholic preparation;

understand good practices that eliminate or reduce infections related to nursing care;

help the employee remember the logical sequence required by the patient safety process.

2. WHERE TO USE THESE CONCEPTS?
The concepts that will be learned can be used in any type of healthcare environment.


3. THE EXPERIMENT
In this experiment, you will have to evaluate the type of hand washing that should be applied in each situation. Choosing the type of washing that suits the scenario.


4. SECURITY
When entering a hospital environment, it is very important to observe the mandatory use of personal protective equipment (PPE), in accordance with the safety plan determined by local management. This measure aims to preserve the physical integrity and health of people who are exposed to risks inherent to the environment, such as contact with bodily fluids and sharp materials, which can cause accidents and contamination of employees and/or patients.


5. SCENARIO
The hospital environment, especially in the case of Medical Clinic screenings, normally has a flow of dozens or even hundreds of people in a work shift. In the nursing office we carry out risk classification (triage), there we come into contact with all types of patients who present numerous pathologies. Always between one service and another, you must sanitize not only the equipment, but also your hands.