Handwashing by healthcare staff using a modified Ayliffe technique to prevent infection transmission
An instructional video is an effective tool for improving hand hygiene technique. Adding the seventh step to the Ayliffe technique improves coverage of the dorsal hand so will increase the effectiveness of hand hygiene protocols.
Authors
- Karishma Nursiah
- Anirban Mandal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5046-8806)
- Maha Jamal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7641-8866)
- Luke Conway
- Emma Snashall
- Hamish Thomson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-0361-021X)
Institutions
- University of Liverpool (GB)
- St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (GB)
- Health Education North West (GB)
- Mersey Care NHS Trust (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- British Journal of Nursing
- Published
- 2025-09-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2025.0288
- Primary Topic
- Infection Control in Healthcare
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00