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L’audit de l’hygiène des mains est le processus qui consiste à s’assurer que les techniques d’hygiène des mains pratiquées lors des soins de santé suivent les directives recommandées. L’audit de l’hygiène des mains vise à prévenir la propagation de l’infection entre les professionnels de la santé et les patients par des inspections d’observation des techniques de lavage des mains.
Hand hygiene compliance is a health and safety policy that is required of health care providers. This policy helps in reducing incidences of health-related infections, therefore protecting both patient and healthcare workers. It may seem like a simple policy, however, negligence to it will negatively impact a healthcare institution’s morbidity rate, duration of hospital stays, and treatment prices.
In a study about Antimicrobial Resistance & Infection Control, it was concluded that a good hand hygiene compliance is achieved when health care providers are well trained and have better knowledge and understanding of the hand hygiene guidelines and techniques. Other factors that affect compliance are the attitude of healthcare providers towards hand hygiene, and the presence of soap and water, and alcohol or sanitizers in the working area.
While easily avoidable, acquiring infection during the ordinary course of patient care remains a leading cause of death and disability worldwide – with over 1.4 million cases occurring at any given time. The simplest and most effective solution to prevent the spread of infection in healthcare is for healthcare workers to practice proper hand hygiene techniques during the five moments of patient care.
Healthcare facilities should perform regular hand hygiene audits to identify training gaps and remind staff of the importance of basic infection control.
Based on the World Health Organization (WHO) hand hygiene guidelines for 2019, the WHO recommends these key steps to follow when performing a hand hygiene audit of healthcare workers:
Contact the hospital administration before commencing the audit. Announce the period of observation and the purpose of performing the hand hygiene audit. Inform healthcare workers about the data documentation method (e.g. photo evidence).
Audit all areas where patient care is regularly undertaken. Introduce yourself to the head nurse, the chief doctor of the unit or the department manager and provide a general explanation of the role of the observer. Aim to perform a sufficient number of observations across various wards and departments.
Patient privacy must not be compromised during auditing. Written permission from patients may be required. Do not audit during extreme situations (e.g. emergency medical treatment, signs of uncontrolled stress in a healthcare worker).
Conduct the audit according to the WHO’s Five Moments of Hand Hygiene:
Before touching a patient
Before clean/aseptic procedures
After body fluid exposure/risk
After touching a patient
After touching patient surroundings
Indicate whether or not the healthcare worker used the following techniques:
Hand Hygiene Technique | WHO
Provide feedback to the healthcare worker if hand hygiene was not performed. Compliance scores can be determined by the ratio of the number of performed actions (hand hygiene) to the number of opportunities (moments). Results should be shared with management, department heads, boards as well as front-line healthcare workers.
Healthcare facilities can improve hand hygiene based on audit results by implementing a comprehensive strategy that addresses several key areas:
System Change
- Ensure handrub dispensers, soap, water, and towels are always available at the point of care, with reliable stock and easy access.
Education and Training
- Provide regular training to reinforce proper techniques, timing, and compliance, supported by refresher sessions.
Monitoring and Feedback
- Track compliance through observation or electronic systems. Share timely feedback, highlight trends, and address barriers to improve adherence.
Reminders and Visual Cues
- Use posters and visual prompts near dispensers and patient areas to reinforce hygiene practices.
Culture and Leadership
- Promote a safety culture where leaders model good practice and staff share accountability.
Patient Involvement
- Educate patients and encourage them to remind staff about hand hygiene.
Corrective Actions
- Act on audit findings by addressing gaps, targeting interventions, assigning responsibilities, and tracking improvements.
NRS Healthcare used Mitti (by SafetyCulture) for regular log of audits across a range of activities and equipment, which impressed an NHS commissioning group as part of an external audit of the business. NRS Healthcare was awarded a perfect 100% score as part of the audit for the first time in its history.
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Cette liste de contrôle de conformité à l’hygiène des mains est utilisée en interne pour évaluer les techniques d’hygiène des mains des professionnels de la santé. Utilisez cette liste de contrôle pour contrôler facilement la qualité des performances et fournir un retour d’information avec des preuves photographiques. Cette liste de contrôle peut être utilisée par les professionnels de la santé pour identifier les lacunes en matière de formation et améliorer la culture générale de la sécurité des patients.
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Un audit de contrôle des infections est utilisé pour garantir l’achèvement des mesures de contrôle de base contre les infections associées aux soins de santé. Utilisez ce modèle pour alerter instantanément vos collègues ou vos supérieurs sur les éléments non conformes. Les administrateurs des soins de santé peuvent personnaliser ce modèle en fonction des politiques de l’établissement pour mettre en œuvre les changements nécessaires au système.
