Get Hand Hygiene Competency

Follow these five steps every time. Wet your hands with clean, running water (warm or cold), turn off the tap, and apply soap. Lather your hands by rubbing them together with the soap. ... Scrub your hands for at least 20 seconds. ... Rinse your hands well under clean, running water.

Hand-hygiene Recommendations. Adapted from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. wash hands with either a non-antimicrobial soap and water or an antimicrobial. ... • If hands are not visibly soiled, use an alcohol-based hand rub for routinely.

To prevent the spread of germs during the COVID-19 pandemic, you should also wash your hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds: Before touching your eyes, nose, or mouth. After touching your mask. After leaving a public place.

Help your child develop handwashing skills Teach kids the five easy steps for handwashing—wet, lather, scrub, rinse and dry—and the key times to wash hands, such as after using the bathroom or before eating. You can find ways to make it fun, like making up your own handwashing song or turning it into a game.

On this page: The 5 Moments. Moment 1 - before touching a patient. Moment 2 - before a procedure. Moment 3 - after a procedure or body fluid exposure risk. Moment 4 - after touching a patient. Moment 5 - after touching a patient's surroundings.

Standard components of a handwashing station A clean enclosed container to hold drinkable water. The container should have a spigot that can be turned on and off, not a push-button spigot. Liquid or bar hand soap (does not have to be antibacterial). A greywater container to catch the water used to wash hands.

Hand washing with soap and water: Wet hands first with water (do not use hot water) Apply soap to hands. Rub hands vigorously for at least 15 seconds, covering all surfaces of hands and fingers. Rinse hands with water and dry thoroughly with a paper towel.