Hand Hygiene in the Care Sector Certification

Hand Hygiene in the Care Sector

This comprehensive online course aims to promote understanding of performing hand hygiene in a healthcare setting.

Hand hygiene is of utmost importance. It is the single most effective measure to prevent the spread of infections in healthcare environments. By using straightforward techniques and complying with established procedures, healthcare workers can protect themselves and their patients from infection.

This course provides insights into the mechanics of infection transmission, infection control measures, and hand hygiene technique recommendations. It also offers tips on how to measure compliance with hand hygiene practices, and how to make improvements or overcome obstacles.

What You Will Learn:

• The significance of hand hygiene in healthcare settings, and the responsibilities of healthcare workers
• The impact of poor hand hygiene for patients and workers in care settings
• The principles of effective infection control in a healthcare environment
• What the chain of infection is, and how to break it
• The different situations where hand hygiene is essential in the workplace
• The correct technique for proper hand washing, and when the use of hand sanitiser is appropriate
• What the challenges are to performing hand hygiene, and strategies to overcome them
• Recommendations for hand hygiene when using gloves
• How to monitor hand hygiene practices in healthcare environments
• How to implement changes to hand hygiene procedures and measure their impact

Benefits of Taking This Course:

• Healthcare workers will gain useful insights into important aspects of hand hygiene
• Workers will also obtain a deeper understanding of infection transmission and control
• If you are a team leader you will gain awareness of the obstacles to performing hand hygiene, and how you can help your team overcome them
• If you are responsible for hand hygiene measures in your workplace, you will gain useful knowledge on how to evaluate compliance and implement positive changes