Describe the objectives of your audit in relation to the ‘5 Moments for Hand Hygiene', and identify at least two other standards that might inform your practice audit
You have been assigned by your manager to investigate whether nurses in your operating suite are performing adequate hand hygiene before and after patient contact in the PACU in an effort to improve compliance and patient outcomes. You decide to conduct a practice audit.
What will be an ideal response?
Answer:
To identify whether nurses are correctly and consistently completing the ‘5 Moments for Hand Hygiene' in the PACU environment to ensure compliance and improved patient outcomes. Best-practice standards should refer to WHO/Hand Hygiene Australia ‘5 Moments for Hand Hygiene', ACORN Standards and NSQHS Standard 3.
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