Hand Washing Among Health Care Professionals Case Study 2022

Hand Washing Among Health Care Professionals 1
Hand Hygiene practices and Prevention of Nosocomial infections
Chika Q. Ugwu
Grand Canyon University: NRS-433V

Hand Washing Among Health Care Professionals 2
Clinical problem
Nosocomial infection often necessitates longer stay and hospitalization of patients.
The occurrence of this state leads to increased health care costs and management. There are a
high occurrence of this disease across the high, middle and low-income countries. Centre for
Disease Control estimates that costs average at $ 2,100 and vary depending on the associated
infections. Status is often critical at intensive care units due to the severity states of the
patients which require particular attention. Nosocomial infections remain largely a threat and
a cause for morbidity and mortality globally (Tolera, Abate, Dheresa & Marami, 2018).
Description
Nosocomial infections are systematic infections which result from adverse reactions
to infectious agents and toxins which develop during the first 48 hours or thereafter after
admission. The most prevalent forms of nosocomial infections are urinary tract infections,
surgical sites infections, primary bloodstream infections and pneumonia (Shoaei, Sali &
Yousefi, 2017). Transmission occurrence in hospitals often occurs through cross-
contamination of patients through hands especially among the health care staff who often
come into frequent contact with patients or through cross-contamination.
Picot statement
The PICOT statement of this literature review entails;
The effect of handwashing techniques on hospitalized patients compared to the usage
of hand gloves, alcohol sanitizers or not washing hands in reducing the occurrence of
acquiring hospital-associated infections during the hospital stay among health care workers
staff.
The most common form of nosocomial infections emanates from unhygienic washing
of hands among the health care providers. This study assesses hand hygiene practices given
reducing the rate of hospital-acquired infections thus reducing the cost of care and the length
of stay at the hospital.
Literature review
Hand hygiene practices in health care settings have been associated with reduced rates