Ideas That Work: Let Patients See Your Staff Wash Their Hands

SEE ME SANITIZE Keep bottles of hand gel handy in the pre-op holding area so patients can see your staff practicing good hand hygiene.

Let Patients See Your Staff Wash Their Hands

The over bed table that nurses use to document in your holding area is a great place to store hand gel. Use Velcro to secure a small bottle of gel to the table. This way, when the table is at the foot of the stretcher, patients can see staff washing their hands. Also keep pump bottles of hand gel in IV kit baskets so patients can see your nurses sanitizing their hands before stepping up to their side.

Kate L. Oliver, RN, BSN, MMS
Park Place Surgical Hospital
Lafayette, La.
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