Hand Hygiene Compliance In Nursing Care

Implementation The implementation plan or any change will be directed towards the infection control department, the nursing staff, upper management, and with the nurse manager of the facility. The project will take time involving the nurse manager in the initial steps and planning. A presentation in the form of a verbal presentation with visual aid posters and PowerPoint presentation to leadership and nursing staff. Feedback and opinions from leadership would demonstrate that the plan is on track and valid for the facility. Feedback from nurses will show their involvement and participation in benefiting the unit and optimal patient outcomes. The support by nursing is important for successful implementation. The current policy at the facility of this implementation holds every healthcare worker accountable for hand hygiene compliance. Their method to deal with noncompliance is accountability or it is reflected
At MetroHealth (2015), as part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, there was a program put into effect this year called the Hospital-Acquired Condition (HAC) Reduction Program. Hospitals that have high HACs will have a 1% reduction in their CMS payment, therefore hospital leaders will find ways to decrease the frequency of HCAIs because of the cost to the facility. HCAI still are a leading cause of mortality and morbidity. Nurses make up the largest group in the healthcare system and can make a significant difference in influencing the reduction of HCAI with proper hand hygiene. Researchers have found that many healthcare workers do not follow their facility’s protocols for proper hand hygiene; HCAIs develop in about one in every ten patients in the United States. About 15–30% of HCAIs are estimated to be prevented just by using proper hand hygiene technique, Biddle (2009) and Wilson, Jacob, & Powell