Hand Hygiene Project: Importance of Hand Washing in Healthcare Facilities

HAND HYGINE PROJECT
Name
Institution

Background and Rationale
 Hand washing is the cleaning of hands
 Healthcare facilities have some germs
 The germs contain diseases (Widmer,
2000).
 Germs can easily spread from one person
to the other
 All HCPs should thoroughly clean their
hands (Hartocollis, 2013).
 Survey important in studying the way
HCPs embrace hand cleanliness and
personal hygiene

Hand Cleaning Illustration

Aims and Objectives
 Survey is to:
 Study if the HCPs clean hands before
attending to patients
 Study if the HCPs clean hands after
attending to patients
 Study how often the HCPs clean hands when
attending to patients
 Study if the HCPs use clean water to wash
hands
 Study if the HCPs use soap and anticeptics
to wash hands