The VA National Center for Patient Safety offers a free, downloadable template that can be printed and used as buttons to promote hand hygiene. The “It’s OK to Ask” buttons are designed to encourage ...

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 ...

Some evidence shows hospital infection preventionists may be able to spend less time monitoring hand hygiene, according to a study published Dec. 19 in the American Journal of Infection Control.

— -- For doctors and nurses, hand hygiene is supposed to be as intuitive as breathing. But is this behavior really second-nature, or do health care workers need supervision to keep their hand ...

Hand hygiene remains a cornerstone of infection prevention in healthcare settings, vital for curtailing the transmission of multidrug‐resistant organisms and reducing the incidence of ...

In the realm of frontline healthcare, where the well-being of both patients and healthcare workers hangs in the balance, there is a heightened vulnerability of healthcare workers (HCWs) to ...

ATLANTA, June 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- GP PRO, a division of Georgia-Pacific and a leading maker of advanced dispensing solutions for commercial facilities, conducted a national survey that explored ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Objective:The purpose of this study was to explore the self-reported hand hygiene practices and the predictors of hand hygiene among ...

Why is hand hygiene important in the COVID-19 pandemic? Our hands can be a critical vector in the transmission of infectious organisms. Infectious viruses can persist on surface materials for several ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Oct. 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- On Global Handwashing Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF launched the first global guidelines for hand hygiene in community settings — a ...