Discuss the importance of performing hand washing in nursing practice.

Discuss the importance of performing hand washing in nursing practice.

importance of hand washing for healthcare providers, statistics about the spread of infection by contaminated hands, what is the important of practicing hand washing that based on evidence based practice.

body:
define evidence based practice, hand hygiene and hand washing.
describe the importance of using evidence based practice when performing hand washing versus doing the procedure without any evidence.
discuss the importance of performing hand washing in nursing practice.
outline briefly the effectiveness of using alternatives to hand washing such as alcohol hand sanitizers. Compare the effectevniess of hand washing by using (water and soap) and using alcohol santizer.
conclusion (80 words) describe how the effective hand washing help the nurse to influence patient care.