Infection can easily spread by contacting infected people or objects for the reason that hands are the main pathway for transmission between them and that will unfortunately help diseases to spread freely among the society and to be in the safe side there is a super solution for facing this issue which is hand washing.
Hand washing plays an important role in limiting the spread of infection in healthcare and community settings that’s why it is considered as an essential step that must followed by all healthcare providers to prevent infection spreading thus protecting self and patients from serious diseases.
It is critical and essential to put into practice frequent hand hygiene by using the usual soap and water or an alcohol-based …show more content…
(Coignard B, Grandbastien B, Berrouane Y et al, 1998)
Evidence-Based Practice "is the conscientious, obvious and judicious use of recent best evidence in decision making about the care of each patient". (Sackett D, 1996)
Importance of using evidence when performing hand washing versus doing it without any supporting evidence:
The importance of using evidence when performing hand washing involves the following: clarifies the purposes of hand washing, shows the proper way of it, gives a clear idea about when it should performed, explains the differences between hand washing which is usually done when hands are visibly soiled and hand rubbing with alcohol which used when hands are not visibly soiled, and also by using evidence the performer will be sure that he is correct in what is he