Hand washing is the activities that must nurses know as well. Hand washing must be do before and after and after any procedure. It also prevent the infection from the first patient to another patient and to protect our self from any infection. Hand washing have two types. The type are medical hand washing and surgical hand washing.

Medical hand washing is hand wash from finger until radial. Medical hand washing for the usually procedure like vital sign. Medical hand washing can help us to prevent each other. Medical hand washing must be do when touch one patient to another patient. It can be prevent from cross infection.

Surgical hand washing is the hand wash for the some procedure that must be sterile. Surgical hand washing also for treatment before or after surgery. For the example that must be surgical hand washing are dressing. It must be sterile when do the procedure. Surgical hand washing is from finger to elbow.

In conclusion, hand washing is the important activity that must everyone know as well. Hand washing also can be protect our self from any infection. All the bacteria will not see with our eye but our hand must be clean and after do procedure.