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Larson and Lusk (2006) give examples of when one should wash their hands and ranks activities from clean to dirty (pp. 46-47). An employee in any medical profession should always wash their hands after any activity that may cause contamination and spread germs. However, according to Larson and Lusk (2006), “The guidelines stated that handwashing was not required after brief, routine direct patient contacts such as shaking hands or measuring blood pressure (p. 46). Handwashing is a very important technique in the medical office or any medical profession because handwashing is the first line of defense against skin to skin contact contamination. As medical profession we must ensure the safety of the patients, other medical professionals and for ourselves. Handwashing is the most key step to ensure the safety and the cleanliness in the medical office. The information in the above slide gives a few examples of when an employee should wash their hands to ensure cleanliness and to avoid …show more content…
Naikoba and Hayward (2001) prove this by stating, “Handwashing is widely accepted as being key to the prevention-acquired infection but the frequency of handwashing by healthcare workers has been found to be low. The aim for a medical office is to help increase handwashing by educating the staff, providing written reminders, and to provide feedback. These actions help the medical professional gain understanding about the importance of handwashing and how this helps protect the patient and the medical staff. The process of adding reminders in exam rooms and in the restrooms, helps the professional remember to wash before leaving or upon entering the room. Another effective element to help increase handwashing in to add moisturizing soaps. A medical professional must wash his or her hands many times during the day and using hard soaps can cause dry, cracked hands that can be painful for the
Larson and Lusk (2006) give examples of when one should wash their hands and ranks activities from clean to dirty (pp. 46-47). An employee in any medical profession should always wash their hands after any activity that may cause contamination and spread germs. However, according to Larson and Lusk (2006), “The guidelines stated that handwashing was not required after brief, routine direct patient contacts such as shaking hands or measuring blood pressure (p. 46). Handwashing is a very important technique in the medical office or any medical profession because handwashing is the first line of defense against skin to skin contact contamination. As medical profession we must ensure the safety of the patients, other medical professionals and for ourselves. Handwashing is the most key step to ensure the safety and the cleanliness in the medical office. The information in the above slide gives a few examples of when an employee should wash their hands to ensure cleanliness and to avoid …show more content…
Naikoba and Hayward (2001) prove this by stating, “Handwashing is widely accepted as being key to the prevention-acquired infection but the frequency of handwashing by healthcare workers has been found to be low. The aim for a medical office is to help increase handwashing by educating the staff, providing written reminders, and to provide feedback. These actions help the medical professional gain understanding about the importance of handwashing and how this helps protect the patient and the medical staff. The process of adding reminders in exam rooms and in the restrooms, helps the professional remember to wash before leaving or upon entering the room. Another effective element to help increase handwashing in to add moisturizing soaps. A medical professional must wash his or her hands many times during the day and using hard soaps can cause dry, cracked hands that can be painful for the