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Train your EVS staff on Hand Hygiene for EVS Staff
Hand hygiene is a core IPC practice. Review the moments for hand hygiene specific to EVS staff. Tailor the below trainings to your facility needs.
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āProject Firstline Hand Hygiene Module
āUse the following to provide a comprehensive hands-on training to EVS staff (e.g., onboarding or maintaining competency for experienced staff). Training focuses on the role of hand hygiene in stopping the spread of germs and maintaining a safe environment of care. Select topics from the instructor checklist and activity cards to customize your training. See additional resources in the
Project Firstline Training Toolkit for EVS staff
*.
Pre-/post-test questions with answer key in
English
(PDF), Spanish (PDF)
Curriculum slides in
English
(PDF), Spanish (PDF)
Curriculum slides with instructor notes in
Englishā
(PPT), Spanish (PPT)
Instructor checklist in
English
(PDF),āā
Spanish
(PDF)
Activity cards and worksheets in
English
(PDF),
Spanish
ā (PDF)
Hand Hygiene for Frontline Staff
Use the following introductory material to train and educate staff on the core infection prevention practice of hand hygiene. Note the following also includeāāpersonal protective equipment and environmental cleaning and disinfection trainings.
Hand Hygiene training slides in
English
(PDF) and
Spanish
(PDF)
Hand Hygiene flipchart: The flipchart provides hand hygiene content for on the go training. We recommend printing on ledger sized (11" x 17") paper, double-sided. Available in
English
(PDF) and
Spanish
(PDF).
Pre-/post-test questions with answer keys in
English
(PDF),
Spanish
(PDF)
Infection Prevention Fundamentals
The fundamentals course gives educators a comprehensive background on hand hygiene.
Webinar recording
(Opens in YouTube, 39 minutes, start at 6:33, from 05/04/2022)
Slides
ā(PDF)
Posters and Print Outs
Print and share any of the following materials for your staff.
Every EVS Hand Hygiene Moment Matters (June 2024) ā
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