The VA Sierra Nevada Health Care System (VASNHCS) has a current compliance rate of hand hygiene on the floor of less than 50% with bi-annual visual monitoring. This monitoring is carried out by infection control staff members on a 5-day bi-annual basis and may be inaccurate due to basis and visibility limitations. Reporting to the joint commission requires that the VASNHS show improvement with the goal being a compliance rate of 90% or better. The VASHCS has failed to show improvement of 10% each reporting period.
To bring the hospital into compliance by showing evidenced-based improvement and reducing hospital acquired infections requires a more regulated and protocoled hand hygiene routine on al medical floors. Implementing the Hill-Rom
To bring the hospital into compliance by showing evidenced-based improvement and reducing hospital acquired infections requires a more regulated and protocoled hand hygiene routine on al medical floors. Implementing the Hill-Rom