WATCH: A Rap Video on the Importance of Hand Hygiene

This article was republished with permission from SCRUBS Magazine.

Let’s take a look at the lighter side of infection prevention with this fun video about the importance of hand-washing!

In the video below, UAB Medicine employees, led by Craig Barton, a UAB RN in the heart and vascular unit, are rapping about the importance of hand hygiene to increase awareness among staff, patients and family members about the role of clean hands in reducing hospital-associated infections.

Watch the full video here:

What are the hand-washing rituals at your hospital? Let us know in the comments below.


This article was republished with permission from SCRUBS Magazine.

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