Auditing the Compliance of Nursing Staff on Hand Washing Technique during (COVID- 19) Pandemic

Background: Hand washing is a corner stone of infection control and the third precaution
mentioned alongside wearing a mask and staying six feet apart for the last year as the coronavirus
pandemic. Aim: auditing the compliance of nursing staff on hand washing technique during Covid -
19 Pandemic. Subject: Nursing staff who worked with at isolation departments. Design: A cross
sectional descriptive research design. Setting: The study was conducted in El- Rajhy Liver
Hospital, Neurological Hospital, Main hospital (chest department) and urology Hospital at Assiut
University Hospitals. Tools: Tool I: Personal data of nursing staff. Tool II: Observation checklist
for nursing staff about the proper technique of hand washing. Results: the highest percentage of the
studied subject was compliance with hand washing at September and October and there was
negative statistically significant correlation between compliance and not compliance items with
hand washing among nursing staff. Conclusion: Hand washing compliance rates have increased
significantly in last month only at Al Rajhy Liver Hospital and Neurological Hospitals where there
has been an increase in the number of coronavirus cases among nursing staff. Recommendations:
There must be announced strategies in hospitals for all nursing staff to note the extent of nurses'
commitment to washing hands. Penalties are also applied to those do not adhere to hand washing.