PRACTICE OF FIVE MOMENTS OF HAND HYGIENE AMONGTHE NURSES IN SELECTED HOSPITALS IN UAE

ABSTRACT :A Quantitative Research approach with a Cross sectional descriptive survey design was used in the study. 100 Nurses from Thumbay University Hospital, Ajman, UAE who met the sampling criteria were selected. Written consent was taken. A structured questionnaire to elicit the demographic profile, as well as a modified Self-reported hand hygiene practice scale, was used online to assess the practice of five moments of hand hygiene.The majority of the nurses 94-99 % of them had moderate to adequate hand hygiene practice during the five moments of hand hygiene of which 99% before touching the patients, 95 % before carrying out clean and aseptic procedures, and after body fluid exposure, 96 % after touching patient unit and 94 % after touching patient surroundings. Overall, 90 % of the nurses had good hand hygiene practice. No significant association was found between hand hygiene practices among the nurses with their demographic variables.

KEYWORDS: Five moments, Hand Hygiene, Infection, Nurses.