The combined application of hand hygiene and non-sterile gloves by nurses in a tertiary hospital: a multi methods study

Table 2 Number of appropriate non-sterile glove and hand hygiene practice episodes

	proportion (percentage) [95% confidence interval]
Hand hygiene performed and non-sterile gloves donned directly before indication	21/81^a (25.9) [17.6–36.4]
Non-sterile gloves changed and hand hygiene performed during care episode when indicated	4/51^b (7.8) [3.1–18.5]
Non-sterile gloves doffed and hand hygiene performed directly after indication	50/81 (61.7) [50.8–71.6]
Total single procedure care episodes performed in accordance with both protocols	15/81 (18.5) [11.6–28.3]
Total multiple procedure care episodes performed in accordance with both protocols	1/51 (2.0) [0.3–10.3]

^a Number of episodes of care in which the application of hand hygiene and non-sterile gloves was indicated
^b Number of episodes of care in which at least one non-sterile glove change was indicated

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