HAND HYGIENE

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  1. 1. Studies show that some health care providers practice hand hygiene less than _____ of the times they should.(4)
  2. 3. Practicing hand hygiene is a simple yet effective way to prevent _______(10)
  3. 5. ________ use is not a substitute for cleaning your hands.(5)
  4. 6. C. difficile forms _______ that are not killed by an alcohol-based hand sanitizer.(6)
  5. 8. Clean hands save ______(5)
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  1. 2. Areas that are often missed by health care workers when using alcohol-based hand sanitizer are thumbs, fingertips and between ______(7)
  2. 4. You should wash your hands for at least 15 _________(7)
  3. 7. Unless hands are visibly______, an alcohol-based hand rub is preferred over soap and water in most clinical situations due to evidence of better compliance compared to soap and water.(6)