Moment 5: When exiting patient zone, after touching a patient’s surroundings in patient zone
WHY:
- To protect yourself and the healthcare surroundings from potential pathogens from the patient’s surroundings.
WHEN: (examples not a complete list)
- After touching the patient’s surroundings when the patient has not been touched: Rails, bedside chair when occupied by patient, over bed table, linen, infusion pump and tubing, medical equipment.
TO PREVENT: Infection in HCWs and/or cross contamination of the healthcare environment and HCWs
- After touching a patient the HCW has the patient’s micro-organisms on their hands; these micro-organisms can be transferred to whatever the HCW touches next.
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