Improving Hand Hygiene in Healthcare - A Management Approach
CHALLENGE
There is often a lack of organizational consensus when it comes to infection control efforts.
RESEARCH QUESTION
What are the current management approaches on hand hygiene and the current management’s view on the influence of facility design, operations, and management on hand hygiene?
RESEARCH TECHNIQUES
Qualitative technique: Contextual inquiry and thematic analysis
FINDINGS
It is important to understand the unique workflow and processes of every unit.
Collaborations between departments may allow staff to decide on locations that may be more visible and/or accessible.
IMPLICATIONS FOR PRACTICE
To sustain hand hygiene interventions, stakeholders, e.g., management, architects, designers, infection control manager shoudl engage in dialogues to create a coordinated plan of action.
