Hand Hygiene Technologies; What a Nurse Should Know A General Overview from a Nursing Informatics Perspective

摘要

AbstractHealth Care Associated Infections (HCAIs) are currently a common issue in all health care settings. According to theCenter for Disease Control (CDC, 2016), about one in every 20 hospital patients will develop HCAIs and each day 270people die from these kinds of infections. There are new hand hygiene technologies evolving with numerous benefits,stemming from the field of health informatics. These may become promising sources to encourage hand hygienecompliance by healthcare professionals. Especially in clinical settings, there is less hand hygiene compliance from staff. Thispaper presents a literature review intended to present a comparison of different hand hygiene technologies includingbadge technologies, electronic auditing tools, video technologies and other advancements in the health care industry.These technologies can be used to monitor, measure and give feedback on hand hygiene compliance among healthcareworkers (HCWs). As well, within the reviewed literature, the competence of some emerging hand hygiene compliancetechnologies is evaluated. An evidence-based systematic approach to using hand hygiene compliance technologies helpedin minimizing HCAIs to some extent. Ultimately, teamwork with support from administration, management and staff isnecessary to fully implement the efficiency and effectiveness of hand hygiene technologies within healthcare.