Audit Period 1 - 2011 (March)
(NHHI Audit One 2011)
Data have been collected nationally from a total of 546 hospitals from both the public and private sectors. The average compliance rate was 68.7% .
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Overall Compliance Rate
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Correct HH Moments
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Moments Observed
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Compliance Rate
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Lower 95% CI
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Upper 95% CI
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Overall Rate
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193,336 |
281,231 |
68.7%
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68.6%
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68.9%
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Compliance Rate By Moment
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Moment
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Correct HH
Moments
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Moments
Observed
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Compliance
Rate
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Lower
95% CI
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Upper
95% CI
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Moment 1
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50,947
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79,794
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63.8%
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63.5%
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64.2%
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Moment 2
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15,193
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22,270
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68.2%
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67.6%
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68.8%
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Moment 3
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23,884
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29,942
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79.8%
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79.3%
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80.2%
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Moment 4
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61,559
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79,856
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77.1%
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76.8%
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77.4%
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Moment 5
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41,753
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69,369
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60.2%
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59.8%
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60.6%
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| Figure 1. National Hand Hygiene Compliance Rate By Moment |
Compliance Rate By Healthcare Worker Type
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| HCW Type |
Code |
Correct HH
Moments |
Moments
Observed |
Compliance
Rate |
Lower
95% CI |
Upper
95% CI |
Admin & Clerical
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AC |
651 |
1,025 |
63.5% |
60.5% |
66.5% |
| Allied HCW |
AH |
10,241 |
15,323 |
66.8% |
66.1% |
67.6% |
| Domestic* |
D |
3,069 |
5,702 |
53.8% |
52.5% |
55.1% |
| Invasive Tech |
BL |
3,921 |
5,799 |
67.6% |
66.4% |
68.8% |
| Medical Practitioner |
DR |
20,585 |
39,197 |
52.5% |
52% |
53% |
| Nurse/Midwife |
N |
138,665 |
187,659 |
73.9% |
73.7% |
74.1% |
| Other* |
O |
2,344 |
4,688 |
50% |
48.6% |
51.4% |
| Personal Care Staff* |
PC |
7,908 |
12,971 |
61% |
60.1% |
61.8% |
| Student AH |
SAH |
293 |
436 |
67.2% |
62.6% |
71.6% |
| Student Medical |
SDR |
854 |
1,419 |
60.2% |
57.6% |
62.7% |
| Student Nurse |
SN |
4,738 |
6,969 |
68% |
66.9% |
69.1% |
| Student Personal Care |
SPC |
40 |
57 |
70.2% |
56.6% |
81.6% |
| *Data Incomplete |
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Figure 2. National Hand Hygiene Compliance Rates by Healthcare Profession
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Figure 1 depicts the compliance rates for each of the 5 Moments. The highest rates of compliance were after completion of a procedure (79.8%) and after touching a patient (77.1%).
Figure 2 depicts the compliance rate by healthcare worker professional group. The highest compliance rates were nurses/midwives (73.9% for Registered Nurses and 68% for student nurses/midwives).
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