Hand hygiene audit tools
There are a number of tools available to support hand hygiene auditing in acute and non-acute healthcare settings.
Hand hygiene programs should have a range of processes to monitor and report healthcare workers’ hand hygiene practices, including:
- Direct observational auditing of hand hygiene practices
- Auditing of hand hygiene product availability
- Conducting staff surveys on their knowledge of hand hygiene practices
- Conducting consumer surveys on staff hand hygiene practices
- Monitoring staff hand hygiene education uptake.
