How to wash hands of health care workers

Handwashing is a one of the most important step in infectious disease control.It is mentioned in standard precautions guideline.  

this is what mentioned in standard precautions about handwashing

HANDWASHING

The hands of health care workers are often colonized with hospital pathogens from patients and from environmental surfaces. Transfer of pathogens from patients to other patients or to the environmental surfaces occurs most commonly via the contaminated hands of health care workers. These bacteria are transient and can be greatly reduced in numbers by effective handwashing with soap and water. To prevent the transfer of microorganisms it is essential to wash hands before contact with any patient and after hands have become contaminated with microorganisms. Handwashing breaks the chain of infection transmission.

      Wash your hands before doing any invasive procedures and before handling any invasive devices.
     Wash your hands after contact with blood, body fluids, secretions or excretions and contaminated items irrespective of whether gloves were worn.
      Wash your hands immediately after gloves are removed.
      Wash your hands between patient contacts.
      Wash your hands between contact with „dirty‟ and „clean‟ sites on the same patient

Soap and water is used for routine hand washing to remove transient microorganisms.Nails must be clean and short. Remove watches and rings. Wet hands and apply soap on all surfaces of the hands. Rub hands systematically for 10-15 seconds covering all surfaces especially the tips of the fingers, the thumbs and the finger webs. Rinse hands thoroughly. Dry hands thoroughly using a single-use clean towel which is then sent to laundry for washing.

    HANDWASHING IS THE SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT PROCEDURE FOR
      PREVENTING THE TRANSMISSION OF NOSOCOMIAL INFECTIONS.