Hand Hygiene project - Generic Resources

Page content: Promotion | Credentialling package | Policies and standards | Project management | Media

The following generic resources have been made available from participating health services/hospitals. Each resource acknowledges the source author and has been made available for local project use and adaptation (with acknowledgment to the source health service/hospital).

Note: You may need to change your printer settings to A3 to print some of the brochures and posters.

Promotion

Activities

A range of activities which can be used with staff in order to promote awareness and interest in hand hygiene.

Crossword Flyer (51kb, MS Word)
Glow in the Dark Exercise (34kb, MS Word)
Avagard Crossword (81kb, PowerPoint)
Surveillance Swabs Exercise (614kb, pdf)

Posters

Samples of promotional posters and ‘Talking Walls’.

"It's in your hands" postcard (884kb, pdf)
"It's in your hands" poster (399kb, pdf)
"When to use alcohol hand rubs" poster (80kb, pdf)
"Alcohol handrubs reduce infection risk" poster (45kb, pdf)
"Are your hands clean?" poster (27kb, pdf)
"Bugs have no legs" poster (215kb, pdf)
"Have you got bugs on you?" poster (141kb, pdf)
"Did you clean that?" poster (500kb, pdf)
"Count the cost of infections" poster (68kb, pdf)
"Have you completed your hand hygiene credentialling package?" poster (75kb, pdf)
"Have you completed your hand hygiene credentialling package?" generic poster (83kb, pdf)
"Please leave your crown jewels at home" poster (34kb, pdf)
"Please disinfect your hands with the alcohol hand rub when you enter and leave the children's ward" poster (107kb, pdf)
"Please disinfect your hands with the alcohol hand rub when you enter and leave the maternity unit " poster (44kb, pdf)
"Please Use Alcohol Hand Rubs Before ENTERING AND LEAVING This Unit" poster (77kb, pdf)
"We are all partners in your care" poster (137kb, pdf)
"Your hands touch many lives" poster (98kb, pdf)
"Please disinfect your hands with alcohol handrub when you enter and leave the hospital" poster (128kb, pdf)
"Don't wear your heirlooms to work!" poster (35kb, pdf)
"Alcohol hand rubs, coming to a ward near you" poster (110kb, pdf)
"Alcohol hand rubs and alchol impregnated wipes, coming to a ward near you" poster (21kb, pdf)
"Look after your own hands: moisturise 3-4 times per shift" poster (69kb, pdf)
"It really is OK to ask" poster (234kb, pdf)
"Because we care... we use Alcohol Hand Rubs" poster (119kb, pdf)
"Caring hands are clean hands..." poster (188kb, pdf)
"Please disinfect your hands with alcohol handrub when you enter and leave the ward area" poster (106kb, pdf)
"Did you DeBug" poster (46kb, MS Word)
ICU chart table prompts (79kb, PowerPoint)
Preventing the spread of infection Poster (116kb, pdf)
Research Week Poster (189kb, pdf)

Brochures and Newsletters

Samples of brochures and newsletters aimed at informing staff and/or patients on hand hygiene.

Hand Hygiene Brochure (110kb, pdf)
"Hey, let's recycle" Brochure (206kb, pdf)
Hand Hygiene Brochure (681kb, pdf)
Base Bulletin - Preventing Spread of Infection (466kb, pdf)

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Credentialling Package

An example of a staff learning and questionnaire package.

Generic Hand Hygiene learning package (240kb, pdf)
Generic Hand Hygiene learning package - no cover (240kb, pdf)
Generic Hand Hygiene learning package questionnaire (91kb, pdf)
Generic Hand Hygiene learning package answer sheet (43kb, pdf)

Policies and standards

A range of hospital policies and standards related to hand hygiene.

Department of Human Services Statement on hand washing during a gastrointestinal disease outbreak (11kb, pdf)
Clinical Nursing Standard - Performing Hand Hygiene (136kb, pdf)
Clinical Nursing Standard - Cleaning Equipment (127kb, pdf)
Calculating Compliance in Access (109kb, pdf)
Glove Use Policy (146kb, pdf)
Artificial Finger Nails Policy (44kb, pdf)
Flowchart for addressing staff hand-care issues (31kb, pdf)

Project management

Useful hints to assist rollout of the hand hygiene program across a hospital

Hand Hygiene Roll out Steps (97kb, pdf)
Roll out Workshop presentation (1700kb, pdf)

Media

Examples of media articles published on the hand hygiene program.

"Hospitals take on infections" (314kb, pdf)
Cohuna Farmers Weekly, 21st June 2006
"Hygiene Campaign for MDHS" (407kb, pdf)
Maryborough Advertiser, 20th June 2006
"A handy way to keep clean (575kb, pdf)
Bendigo Weekly, 16th June 2006
"Hospitals take on infections: Hand hygiene project benefits the patients" (437kb, pdf)
Northern Times, 6th June 2006
"Region's Hospitals to benefit from hand hygiene project" (157kb, pdf)
Robinvale Sentinel, 1st June 2006
"Alcohol wash introduced" (192kb, pdf)
Riverine Herald, 31st May 2006
"Hand Hygiene now a priority" (44kb, pdf)
Bendigo Advertiser, 31st May 2006
"Hygiene promotion is hands-on" (129kb, pdf)
Frankston/Hastings Leader, 22nd November 2004
"Give patients a hand - a clean hand" (119kb, pdf)
Australian Nursing Journal, November 2004
"Group is hands above the rest" (53kb, pdf)
Bendigo Advertiser, 16th October 2004
"Hospital de-bug program" (90kb, pdf)
MX, 18th June 2004

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