Clean hands, healing hands: an unorthodox presentation.(EDUCATIONAL INNOVATIONS)

AORN Journal | December 1, 2006| | Copyright

Although hand hygiene is a critically important topic in health care, the excitement surrounding most educational presentations that deal with the subject is often under-whelming. For this reason, at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, Hamilton, NJ, we have taken a closer look at our hand hygiene presentations and have attempted to identify and alter various components of the program to enhance its overall value to audience members. These alterations include the use of humor, unorthodox perspectives on the topic, and some out-of-the-ordinary activities related to content ...

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