Resumen

SKODOVA, Manuela; GIMENO BENITEZ, Alfredo; JIMENEZ ROMANO, María Ramona  y  GIMENO ORTIZ, Alfredo. Evaluation of education and skills in hand hygiene using ultraviolet light lamp. Index Enferm [online]. 2014, vol.23, n.3, pp.144-148. ISSN 1699-5988.  https://dx.doi.org/10.4321/S1132-12962014000200006.

Objective: Hand hygiene (HH) is essential for a clean and safe healthcare. The future nurses have to acquire both, theoretical and practical, knowledge, competencies and skills on HH. Methods: The HH technique was evaluated using an alcoholic solution incorporating fluorescent marker and ultraviolet lamp, and recording regions of the hands with / without exposure. Results: We evaluated 71 students, 56.3% in the 2nd year and 43.7% of 3rd year of Nursing School. The 73.3% were women. The HH was performed very good or good by 45.1% of students. The areas that alcoholic solution didn't reached most frequently were thumbs (54.9%) and dorsal part of hand (46.5%). No significant differences between courses were found. Conclusions: The role of education is essential to lay the foundation of good technique in HH, in theoretical knowledge and in the development of skills and reinforcement of good practices.

Palabras clave : Nursing Student; Hand Hygiene; Skills y Evaluation.