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Hand_Hygiene_and_Hospital_Acquired_Infections.docx Hand Hygiene and Hospital Acquired Infections HCS 493: Data Analytics for Health Care Managers Hand Hygiene and Hospital Acquired Infections Wh... en a patient is in the hospital their main concern should be to get well. However, being a patient in the hospital also means there is a chance of acquiring an infection. If a patient receives an infection during their course of treatment at a hospital it is known as a hospital acquired infection (HAI) or health care associated infection (HCAI)(Davis &Shiland, 2017, "5 Clinical Facility Data "). In the Journal of Hospital Infection, Role of hand hygiene in healthcare-associated infection prevention, the authors explain how just the simple task of hand hygiene can prevent healthcare-associated infections. Allegranzi and Pittet explain that the while this simple step is the leading measure it is also not practiced at its optimal level (Allegranzi et al., 2009 ). Hospital acquired infection is used in the article as healthcare associated infection throughout the article regarding an easy and common way to prevent it. The article refers to evidence-based data that shows how hand hygiene can minimize infections acquired while a patient is in the hospital. Hospital acquired infectionsnot only impact the patients, but impacts the staff, and the hospital. The obvious impact is of course the patient, it takes the patient longer to get well, it could provide a financial hardship on them if they are missing work or having to pay for ad. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . [Show More]

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