A 'stand-down' is when everyone stops what they're doing, so that an issue can be immediately addressed
Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, saw hand-hygiene compliance improve after a safety stand-down, according to an article on the Advance Healthcare website.
A "stand-down" is when everyone stops what they're doing, so that an issue can be immediately addressed.
Since the initiative, the facility's hand-washing compliance is above 90 percent.
The first step was increasing the number of sanitizer gel dispensers throughout the hospital and making sure they were easily accessible.
January 31, 2017
Topic Area: Infection Control
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