1. Fingernail and Hand Condition .................................................................................................. 271 Fingernail length, artifical nails, nail lacquer, hand dermatitis
3. Performing Hand Hygiene .......................................................................................................... 278 Indications, hand hygiene protocols, alcohol-based hand rub
4. Surgical Hand Antisepsis ............................................................................................................ 281 Surgical hand rub protocol, surgical hand scrub protocol 5. Sinks, Faucets, and Drains .......................................................................................................... 284 6. Towel and Alcohol-Based Product Dispensers ......................................................................... 289 7. Product Evaluation ...................................................................................................................... 291 8. Education ...................................................................................................................................... 296 9. Quality .......................................................................................................................................... 297
MEDICAL ABBREVIATIONS & ACRONYMS
AANA - American Association of Nurse Anesthetists ANDA - Abbreviated new drug applications APIC - Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology
CDC – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CFU – Colony-forming units CHG – Chlorhexidine gluconate CMS - Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services CRE - Carbapenemase-resistant Enterobacteriaceae FDA - US Food and Drug Administration FGI - Facility Guidelines Institute GRAS/GRAE - Generally recognized as safe and effective IDSA – Infectious Diseases Society of America
NDA - New drug applications OR – Operating room Pae-MBL - Metallo-beta-lactamase producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa
PCMX - Para-chloro-meta-xylenol RCT – Randomized controlled trial RN – Registered nurse SHEA – Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America SSI – Surgical site infection TBC – Total bacterial count TEWL - Transepidermal water loss UV – Ultraviolet WHO – World Health Organization