Here’s a look at the top news items and features of 2014 related to hand hygiene from the Infection Control Today staff.
- Expert Guidance on Hand Hygiene in Healthcare Settings Emphasizes Strategies for Improving Adherence
- Hospital Workers Wash Hands Less Frequently Toward End of Shift, Study Finds
- Hospitalized Patients Don’t Wash Their Hands Enough, Study Says
- Healthcare Workers Wash Hands More Often When in Presence of Peers
- Fist Bumping Beats Germ-Spreading Handshake, Study Reports
- Healthcare Worker Hand Hygiene Rates Increase Three-fold When Auditors are Visible
- Nearly 97 Percent of Health Professionals Wash Their Hands When Patients are Asked to Watch
- Some Hospitals Don’t Put Hand Sanitizer Everywhere Needed to Prevent Infections, Study Finds