Higienication of the hands of nursing professionals that act in surgical center: integrative review

Objective: To identify in the literature the execution and frequency of standardized hand hygiene techniques by nursing professionals who work in surgical center units. Method: Integrative review by primary studies indexed in online databases, in all languages. Results: Two articles were selected that answered the guiding question and met the inclusion criteria. The results pointed to the low adherence and frequency of hand hygiene. Conclusion: Therefore, it is important to seek strategies to train the professional, which makes him/her capable of identifying obstacles that impede the correct HM technique and orientate it in relation to the appropriate frequency of hand washing in an efficient way. Promotion of improved health care.