Assessment of compliance of hand hygiene in coronary care unit
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.19175/recom.v12i0.4618Keywords:
Infecção Hospitalar, Lavagem de Mãos, Unidades de Terapia Intensiva, Segurança do PacienteAbstract
Objective: To analyze the adherence of health professionals to the hand hygiene technique in a coronary care unit. Method: Cross-sectional study. All health professionals who work in the unit participated in the research. The observation was guided by an instrument of the World Health Organization which is in the public domain and which was adapted to allow the verification of which moments the professional performed hand hygiene. All opportunities for hand hygiene were computed and a ratio of the percentage of adherence was prepared. Results: 30 health professionals were evaluated, being six nurses, 18 nursing technicians, two physiotherapists and four physicians. 498 opportunities for hand hygiene were observed, with 190 actions carried out, resulting in 38.2% of compliance. Conclusion: The low compliance rates found evidence the need to invest in awareness programs about the importance of hand hygiene.