HAND WASHING TECHNIQUE INDIVIDUAL HEALTH EDUCATION

HAND WASHING

HAND WASHING Definition Hand hygiene is a term used to cover both handwashing using soap and water, and cleaning hands with waterless or alcohol-based hand sanitizers. The hands are conveyers of microorganisms, By washing hands before after and often during a procedure transmission of pathogens are minimised.

Purposes

To protect the health care workers from the infection.Prevents infection to others (cross infection) .To teach client and family

Articles

Soap in a soap box /soap solution. Clean water from tap or container . Clean dry towel. A receptacle to receive wet towels

Tap with long handle

How to do medical hand washing Procedure Rationale Remove watch To protect it from contamination and against moistureTake soap, soapbox, small piece of paper and raised wooden plank .To set up the articles needed.Select a place where water will drain off.To keep the work area with less soiling.

Follow WHO 7 step hand washing technique.Certain areas of the hands are frequently missed in handwashing. The 7-step hand washing technique has been shown to ensure that all areas of the hands are thoroughly cleaned. WHO -7 STEP HANDWASHING TECHNIQUE

WHY- 7 STEP

Rinse the soap off lather and place it back in the box without touching the boxTo improve the aesthetic senseDry your hands with a clean towel or air dry themWet things are considered as contamination.Return to the work area immediately.To avoid unnecessary exposure.After Care

1. Replace the handwashing articles in the respective compartment.

2. Remove the wet towel and replace a clean dry towel.

HEALTH EDUCATION- : Individual approach

DEFINITION

Health education is a process that informs motivates and helps people to adopt and maintain healthy practices and lifestyles, advocates environmental changes as needed to facilitate this goal and conducts professional training and research to same end. WHOPURPOSES

To help people achieve health by their own actions and efforts.

It helps to improve their conditions of living

To develop a sense of responsibility for their own health betterment as individuals, and as members of families, communities, or governmentsPRINCIPLES Unless there is motivation, people will not learn.There should be an interest or a desire to learn. It should be a Two-way process in which you and the listeners should participate. start educating people from what they know already and then expose them to new knowledge. (known to unknown )should know the level of understanding, education and background of peopleEducation should be repeated. This is the greatest task.Imparting knowledge to people by positive approach will give better results than the negative approachPeople remember better while doing .so learning by doing .(Demonstrations)know thoroughly the existing practices, religious beliefs, habits, taboos, and customs of people prior to education programme. Establish good interpersonal relationships Adequate planning is essential, even if it is a five minutes talk.

PLANNING FOR HEALTH EDUCATION

It includes,Collecting information on specific problems seen by the community. Identification of the problemDeciding on prioritiesSetting goals and measurable objectivesAssessment of resources.Consideration of possible solutionsPreparation of a plan of action as to what will be done, when and by whom?Implementing the planMonitoring and evaluating the degree to which stated objectives have been achieved. Reassessment of the process of planning

ADVANTAGE:

The health personnel can discuss, agree and persuade the individual to change his behavior.Provides opportunities to ask questions in terms of specific.

DISADVANTAGE

We can educate fewer members in a given time.

Health education is given to only those who come in contract with us.

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