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Project Category
Nursing
Presentation Type
Research Paper
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Every individual is taught the importance of hand hygiene and how to properly wash hands in NURS 220: Clinical Skills for Nursing. While completing clinicals this semester, we have observed people using alcohol-based hand sanitizer products instead of washing their hands with soap and water. Arguably, it is done for convenience; however, is there a different level of effectiveness between the two? Does sanitizing the hands with alcohol-based sanitizer products kill more pathogens than the traditional method of washing with soap and water? Are there moments when one method is preferred over the other?
Paper
umberger et al_powerpoint.pdf (752 kB)
PowerPoint Presentation
NURS 230: The Effectiveness of Hand Hygiene: Handwashing vs. Hand Sanitizing
Every individual is taught the importance of hand hygiene and how to properly wash hands in NURS 220: Clinical Skills for Nursing. While completing clinicals this semester, we have observed people using alcohol-based hand sanitizer products instead of washing their hands with soap and water. Arguably, it is done for convenience; however, is there a different level of effectiveness between the two? Does sanitizing the hands with alcohol-based sanitizer products kill more pathogens than the traditional method of washing with soap and water? Are there moments when one method is preferred over the other?
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Faculty Advisor: Dr. Theresa Kennon