Abstract
The aim of the study is to evaluate how the hand hygiene procedure is performed by nursing residents, nursing students and patient caregivers. This is a descriptive observational study, with a quantitative approach, with a non-probabilistic type of sampling, developed in a university hospital. The study included 90 participants distributed as (G1: 30 residents; G2: 30 academics; G3: 30 companions). The results showed that G2 had the longest time in seconds of hand hygiene compared to the other groups, with a time of 122 seconds. As for the removal of adornments, 29(96.5%) from G1 and 100% from G2 did so, against 22(73.4%) from G3. 29 (96.5%) of G1, 100% of G2 used soap and water and 4 (13.4%) of G3 did not use it. The content deposited in the hands of the participants was visible in 19 (63.3%) of G1; 27(90.0%) from G2; 25 (86.3%) of G3. From the results found, failures were observed in the step-by-step hand hygiene technique and despite the understanding of the procedure by G1 and G2 in relation to G3, the result showed that none of the groups correctly followed the techniques of the procedure, evidencing check the presence of traces of contamination on your hands.
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