Assessing the thoroughness of hand hygiene: "seeing is believing".
The thoroughness of hand hygiene (HH) was evaluated using a simulation method in which health care workers (HCWs) rubbed their hands with a fluorescent substance, washed with water, and placed their hands under an ultraviolet detector to identify areas missed. Most residue points were located in the tips of the nails (38.6%), followed by fingertips (17.4%). This stress-free "seeing is believing" program can encourage HCWs' active participation in sustaining the HH culture of health care institutions.
Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Institute of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Sung-Ching
SC
Pan
Taipei American School, Taipei, Taiwan.
Evelyn
E
Chen
Center for Infection Control, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Kuei-Lien
KL
Tien
Center for Infection Control, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
I-Chen
IC
Hung
Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Center for Infection Control, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Wang-Huei
WH
Sheng
Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Center for Infection Control, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Medicine, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan. Electronic address: yeechunchen@gmail.com.
Yee-Chun
YC
Chen
Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Center for Infection Control, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Medicine, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan.
Shan-Chwen
SC
Chang
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes / Q000032:analysis; D063373:Hand Hygiene / Q000379:methods*; D006282:Health Personnel; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013194:Staining and Labeling; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays; D055815:Young Adult
D005456:Fluorescent Dyes
Infection control; Patient safety; Simulation