Hand Washing: Importance, Steps, Economic Impact, Resources and Evaluation

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Hand Washing

HAND WASHING 2
Hand washing is essential, at homes, schools, hospitals, offices among other places. Medical
officers like nurses and doctors should observe hand washing in the medical facilities. We
understand that time to time nurses and doctors get associated with patients when giving them
medical attention like injecting; therefore they should always wash their hands. It will be a
corrective measure in that it will minimise chances of them transferring disease-causing
micro-organisms from one patient to another or even from them getting infected by the
patients. There are also diseases which originate from the dirty hand; the likes of cholera can
be a concern if hands are not washed especially when handling foodstuffs. We have some
accrued advantages in washing hands regularly like, preventing infection of diarrhea,
preventing diseases which can be transferred through a handshake, healthy growth of
upcoming infants, minimized rates of deaths among other benefits
Steps of Change
Here we are looking at the process to be followed for the hand washing practice to be perfect
and also useful at once, there are some steps which could be observed for it to work out.
These steps are recommended by health organisations to be helpful when it comes to
outdoing bacteria and any other microscopic organisms from our hands (Poti, Mendez and
Popkin, 2015). In the first step, we are advised to put enough soap to our hands so it can
cover the whole surface of hands. It will ensure even distribution of soap hence making it
useful; the second step is to rub the hands. Rubbing one arm to the other makes this process
more efficient. Interlock the finger ends to clean in between the figures and nails. Rub the
thumb fingers and finally rinse hands with clean water and then dry it thoroughly with single-
use paper.
Awareness of Economic Impact Involved