Hygiene Information and Courses from MediaLab, Inc.
These are the MediaLab courses that cover Hygiene and links to relevant pages within the course.
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| Joint Commission Patient Safety Goals Joint Commission adopted national patient safety goals for healthcare organizations, including specific goals for laboratories. 2009 Laboratory Services National Patient Safety Goals These goals are directly quoted. | View Page |
| Importance of Hand Hygiene Hand hygiene is the single most important method of preventing infections in the hospital and healthcare setting.It is expected of all healthcare workers by the public. | View Page |
| Gloves Gloves made of either latex or a latex equivalent material such as nitrile must be worn whenever there is a risk of contact with blood or other body fluids.Keep hand jewelry worn under gloves to a minimum to protect their integrity.Replace gloves: Between patient contacts If they are damaged or contaminated Before leaving the work area. Perform hand hygiene after removing gloves. Disposable gloves cannot be washed.Utility gloves or heavy-duty rubber gloves are useful when cleaning up spills or when there is a risk of damage from equipment handling.Utility gloves may be decontaminated and reused if their integrity has not been compromised. They should be inspected regularly, and must be replaced if damaged. | View Page |