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HAND-HYGIENE-CLINICAL4 MIN READ

After Surroundings Is Not Optional

Recognize Moment 5 after contact with patient surroundings, even without direct patient touch.

Moment 5 closes the patient-zone loop after surroundings contact. The Common Miss Tasks like moving a bedside table, silencing a pump, adjusting a pillow, or picking up the call bell do not feel like clinical procedures. That is why they are missed. But they occur inside the patient zone and can move organisms outward. The Direction of Protection Moment 1 protects the patient as you enter the zone. Moment 5 protects staff, the shared health-care area, and the next patient as you leave after touching surroundings. It is the outward reset. The Practical Cue Before you touch a shared computer,…

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