00:04
Now let's take a few more
minutes to talk about some things
about hand hygiene that
we need to remember.
00:10
You want to make sure that you
wash your hands with soap and water
if we remember if
they're visibly soiled.
00:16
Now, I know we use gloves a lot,
but this does not eliminate
the need to wash our hands.
00:22
So we're going to use
gloves a lot for procedures,
but that still means we've
got to wash our hands after.
00:28
The gloves are not the end all.
00:30
Also, it's a great idea to talk to
your patients about hand hygiene.
00:35
So tell your patients
about hand hygiene.
00:37
The families also they can help keep
us accountable as health care providers
to make sure we remember
to do hand hygiene as well.
00:46
Now want to leave you
with a few more notes.
00:49
One thing we want to make sure
is that we keep our hands healthy
because we're going to
do a lot of hand hygiene.
00:56
So when we're
scrubbing our hands,
try not to do with something
like metal or hard or abrasive.
01:02
We need to keep our
skin integrity intact.
01:05
We don't want the openings
to open us up for infection.
01:09
Also artificial nails.
01:11
Okay,
so I know this is a big topic,
but if you've noticed a lot
of agencies have a policy
that nurses cannot
wear artificial nails.
01:19
You may think, "Okay,
well why is that?"
Well, that can harbor
a lot of bacteria.
01:24
We don't want to pass
this on to our patients.
01:26
So again,
check your agency's policy.
01:29
Lastly,
one more tip before we go.
01:31
Again, we talked about all the
hand hygiene you're going to do.
01:35
It's really common actually
that we get breaks in our skin.
01:39
It gets really dry,
our hands get really flaky.
01:42
Again that opens us
up for skin infection,
so make sure maybe use like a non
fragrance lotion, something gentle
to make sure we
moisturize hands.
01:53
Keep those in good conditions so you
can keep continuing with patient care.
01:57
Thanks for watching.