Adherence to Hand Hygiene in a Nephrology Service

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate adherence to hand hygiene in a nephrology service. Method: Descriptive study, performed in a public hospital in Teresina, Piauí, Brazil. Adherence percentage to five moments of hand hygiene was collected in a database of Center for Patient Safety in the period from March to April 2019. Results: Adherence rate varied in all the periods analyzed, reached 25% of adherence, and there were almost no stabilization periods. By relating the variation of adherence rate with the activities performed in the same period, it may be inferred that the greatest number of professionals who participated in educational activities on hand hygiene influenced in the increased adherence rate. Conclusion: The adherence was low; therefore, it is necessary that educational interventions be constant and not punctual so that hand hygiene becomes routine inherent in care.

Influencing factors of hand hygiene in critical sections of a brazilian hospital

“…Among them, the most recent, the "Multimodal Strategy for Improving Hand Hygiene Adherence" [4] has five components: system change, training/ education, performance observation/feedback, reminders in the workplace and institutional security environment [5]. This strategy proved to be successful in improving good practices of hand hygiene adherence [6][7][8][9]. However, hand hygiene (HH) adherence has been considerably lower than that recommended worldwide [7,8].…”

“…This strategy proved to be successful in improving good practices of hand hygiene adherence [6][7][8][9]. However, hand hygiene (HH) adherence has been considerably lower than that recommended worldwide [7,8].…”