Atividade lúdica e educativa para higienização das mãos em tempos de pandemia: relato de experiência

Abstract

Objective: to describe the experience of a playful activity to reflect on the hand hygiene technique among nursing professionals regarding the care of patients with Coronavirus. Method: this is a study of a professional experience report about an educational activity carried out with 25 professionals who are on the front line of COVID-19. Result: the participants realized the flaws during the hand hygiene procedure and were clarified about the main doubts about the correct technique, friction time, amount of soap to be used, causing their practices to be put to the test. Conclusion: the permanent education is essential to encourage and carry out appropriate techniques, mainly those related to the barriers of exposure to the virus. The increasing in quality of hand hygiene requires investment in continuing education for health professionals and changes in the aspects related to the beliefs and culture of these professionals.