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Hand hygiene--when and how should it be done? 2013

Claire Kilpatrick, and Linda Hosie, and Julie Storr

Royal Berkshire Foundation Trust.

Practising hand hygiene at the right times to prevent healthcare-associated infections is one of the most important patient care practices health professionals can undertake. However, changing behaviour to ensure staff practise appropriate hand hygiene requires a multifaceted approach. This article highlights two important aspects of the message staff need--the when and the how of hand hygiene.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D009741	Nursing Staff, Hospital	Personnel who provide nursing service to patients in a hospital.	Hospital Nursing Staff,Hospital Nursing Staffs,Nursing Staffs, Hospital,Staff, Hospital Nursing,Staffs, Hospital Nursing
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D016357	Infection Control Practitioners	Physicians or other qualified individuals responsible for implementing and overseeing the policies and procedures followed by a health care facility to reduce the risk of infection to patients and staff.	Infection Control Practitioner,Practitioner, Infection Control,Practitioners, Infection Control
D017053	Infection Control	Programs of disease surveillance, generally within health care facilities, designed to investigate, prevent, and control the spread of infections and their causative microorganisms.	Control, Infection
D017757	Infectious Disease Transmission, Professional-to-Patient	The transmission of infectious disease or pathogens from health professional or health care worker to patients. It includes transmission via direct or indirect exposure to bacterial, fungal, parasitic, or viral agents.	Disease Transmission, Professional-to-Patient,Transmission, Dentist-Patient,Transmission, Health Care Worker-Patient,Transmission, Physician-Patient,Transmission, Professional-to-Patient,Dentist-Patient Transmission,Disease Transmission, Professional-Patient,Health Care Worker-Patient Transmission,Healthcare Worker-Patient Transmission,Infection Transmission, Dentist-Patient,Infection Transmission, Physician-Patient,Infection Transmission, Professional-to-Patient,Pathogen Transmission, Professional-to-Patient,Physician-Patient Transmission,Professional-to-Patient Disease Transmission,Professional-to-Patient Transmission,Transmission, Healthcare Worker-Patient,Transmission, Professional-Patient,Dentist Patient Transmission,Dentist-Patient Infection Transmission,Disease Transmission, Professional Patient,Disease Transmission, Professional to Patient,Health Care Worker Patient Transmission,Healthcare Worker Patient Transmission,Infection Transmission, Dentist Patient,Infection Transmission, Physician Patient,Infection Transmission, Professional to Patient,Infection Transmissions, Professional-to-Patient,Infectious Disease Transmission, Professional to Patient,Pathogen Transmission, Professional to Patient,Pathogen Transmissions, Professional-to-Patient,Physician Patient Transmission,Physician-Patient Infection Transmission,Professional to Patient Disease Transmission,Professional to Patient Transmission,Professional-Patient Disease Transmission,Professional-Patient Transmission,Professional-to-Patient Infection Transmission,Professional-to-Patient Pathogen Transmission,Transmission, Dentist Patient,Transmission, Dentist-Patient Infection,Transmission, Health Care Worker Patient,Transmission, Healthcare Worker Patient,Transmission, Physician Patient,Transmission, Physician-Patient Infection,Transmission, Professional Patient,Transmission, Professional to Patient,Transmission, Professional-Patient Disease,Transmission, Professional-to-Patient Disease,Transmission, Professional-to-Patient Infection,Transmission, Professional-to-Patient Pathogen,Worker-Patient Transmission, Healthcare
D063373	Hand Hygiene	Practices involved in preventing the transmission of diseases by hand.	Hygiene, Hand