Hand hygiene compliance checklist 2025

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  1. Click ‘Get Form’ to open the hand hygiene compliance checklist in the editor.
  2. Begin by assessing the patient's demonstration of using alcohol hand sanitizer. For each behavior performed, check the appropriate box: Satisfactory, Unsatisfactory, or Not Performed. Add any comments in the provided space.
  3. Next, evaluate the handwashing process using soap and water. Follow the same procedure as before for each step listed, ensuring to comment on each action taken by the patient.
  4. Fill in the Date of Education, Time of Education, and Location of Education fields accurately to maintain proper records.
  5. Finally, indicate the Patient Status by selecting Inpatient, Outpatient, or Extended Care as applicable.

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Direct observation of hand hygiene adherence on hospital units, either by a designated hand hygiene monitor or by using a secret shopper, is the best way to capture the most information.
Key times to wash hands Before, during, and after preparing food. Before and after eating food. Before and after caring for someone at home who is sick with vomiting or diarrhea. Before and after treating a cut or wound. After using the toilet. After changing diapers or cleaning up a child who has used the toilet.
Hand hygiene compliance refers to the adherence to recommended handwashing practices, particularly in healthcare settings, to prevent the transmission of infections.
Improving hand hygiene among healthcare workers in acute care settings has been prioritised by the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care (ACSQHC) With the development of the National Hand Hygiene Initiative (NHHI).
Overall compliance as per WHO Guidelines was 78%. Nurses had an adherence rate of 63%; allied staff adherence was 86.5%. Compliance was 93% after patient contact versus 63% before patient contact. Nursescompliance before aseptic procedures was lowest at 39%.