Major ArticleMentor's hand hygiene practices influence student's hand hygiene rates
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Cohort definition
This was a prospective quasiexperimental study with single blinding of the participants. There were 2 study groups. Study group 1 consisted of 30 student nursing assistants, of which 22 were females, and 8 were males between the ages of 18 and 44 years, without prior medical employment, medical volunteer service, or medical education. Study group 2 consisted of 30 student nursing assistants consisting of 24 females and 6 males between the ages of 19 and 42, with prior medical employment,
Results
During observational period 1, student HH opportunities were 391, with 192 HH attempts and 199 HH failures. Mentor HH opportunities were 483, with 214 attempts and 269 failures. During observational period 2, student HH opportunities were 420, with 222 HH attempts and 198 HH failures. Mentor HH opportunities were 415, with 221 HH attempts and 194 HH failures (See Table 1).
Discussion
Observation and handwashing practices of Ingnaz Semmelweis32 and Oliver Wendell Holmes33 historically aided in establishing HH as one of the key elements for reducing nosocomial infection rates. Gallo reports that CNAs provide more of the hands-on direct patient care than any other HCP.34 HH is a critical behavior in preventing nosocomial infections for all HCP and especially for CNAs because of their staffing numbers, the large number of patients cared for, and their job tasks requiring
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