After completing the two prerequisite modules, the learner must enrol in the Hand Hygiene Auditor (HA) Training Pathway in the NHHI LMS. The HA Training Pathway includes:
- Hand Hygiene Auditor eLearning module
- Hand Hygiene Auditor Practical Skills Training Session (face-to-face or online)
- Hand Hygiene Auditor Assessment
Hand Hygiene Auditor eLearning module
The learner must complete the Hand Hygiene Auditor eLearning module in the NHHI LMS within 12 months of completing the two prerequisite eLearning modules. The content of the Hand Hygiene Auditor eLearning module includes:
- The importance of hand hygiene auditing in improving the safety and quality of health care and reducing the risk of healthcare-associated infections
- The 5 Moments for Hand Hygiene and how to use this framework for auditing hand hygiene compliance
- How to use the Hand Hygiene Compliance Application (HHCApp) to record audit data
- The importance of providing effective feedback to improve hand hygiene compliance
- How to provide feedback as part of auditing hand hygiene.
This module prepares the learner for the Hand Hygiene Auditor Practical Skills Training Session.
Hand Hygiene Auditor Practical Skills Training Session
Completing the Hand Hygiene Auditor eLearning Module entitles the learner to undertake an online or face-to-face Hand Hygiene Auditor Practical Skills Training Session with a valid Hand Hygiene Auditor Educator. Learners can enrol themselves in the training session in the NHHI LMS or they can be enrolled by a Hand Hygiene Auditor Educator. This training session reinforces the:
- Concept of the 5 Moments for Hand Hygiene
- Audit process using the HHCApp
- Rules when auditing in a clinical area.
This training session also provides learners with the opportunity to:
- Practise applying the audit rules and recording audit data
- Discuss the application of the audit rules in a practical setting.
Hand Hygiene Auditor Assessment
The learner must complete the Hand Hygiene Auditor Assessment in the NHHI LMS within four weeks of the practical skills training session. The assessment includes five video scenarios of clinical encounters. Learners are required to audit these scenarios and record audit results on the HHCApp emulator in the NHHI LMS. A pass mark of 90% is required to complete this assessment.
The learner needs to complete this assessment within four weeks of completing the practical skills training session. Otherwise, they will not be able to complete the Hand Hygiene Auditor training pathway and will need to re-do the Hand Hygiene Auditor eLearning module and the practical skills training session before they can attempt the assessment.
Once the learner completes the Hand Hygiene Auditor training pathway in the NHHI LMS, an auditor profile will be automatically generated in the HHCApp and assigned to their nominated organisation for auditing.
