| APIC [32] | CDC [15] | WHO-“My Five Moments for Hand Hygiene” [33] |
| 1. Just before touching a patient | 1. Before touching a patient, even if gloves will be worn | 1. Before touching a patient |
| 2. Prior to performing an aseptic task (e.g., placing an IV, preparing an injection) | 2. Before clean/aseptic procedure | |
| 2. After touching blood, body fluids, secretions, excretions and contaminated items (including front of the HD machine) | 3. After contact with blood, body fluids, excretions, or wound dressings | 3. After body fluid exposure risk |
| 3. Before leaving a patient station | 4. Before exiting the patient’s care area after touching the patient or the patient’s immediate environment | 4. After touching a patient |
| 5. After touching patient surroundings | ||
| 4. Before accessing or restocking supplies | 5. If hands will be moving from a contaminated-body site to a clean-body site during patient care |
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| 5. After gloves are removed | 6. After glove removal |