Every year, May 5 marks World Hand Hygiene Day, an initiative by the World Health Organization (WHO) to remind everyone—from healthcare professionals to the general public—about the critical role that ...

Hand hygiene is one of the most effective, affordable and universal tools we have to prevent the transmission of infections and provide high-quality, clean and safe medical care. While medical gloves ...

Despite the knowledge that handwashing helps prevent healthcare-associated infections, hand hygiene compliance rates range between 25 percent and 51 percent, according to a study published in the ...

"Hand hygiene is a basic function of healthcare safety," said lead author Janet Glowicz, Ph.D., RN, CIC, with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. "By engaging healthcare personnel and ...

When Shanina Knighton began pursuing her doctorate in nursing in 2013, she set out to prove a theory. She'd noticed that, during the H1N1 pandemic, patient hand hygiene wasn't prioritized the same way ...

Five medical organizations are recommending updated best practices for hand hygiene to protect patients and staff in healthcare settings. The recommendations emphasize the importance of healthy skin ...