Research supports that innovation in evidence-based education can improve hospital-acquired infections by improving staff knowledge, thereby improving hand hygiene compliance; The proposed evidence-based practice (EBP) innovation involves reducing infections in the hospital by educating staff on the importance of hand hygiene through the implementation of an educational program . This proposed evidence-based practice (EBP) will allow nurses and other health care providers to obtain the information needed to integrate appropriate intervention to help eliminate hospital-acquired infections. There is ample supporting evidence on hand hygiene practices and their impact on nosocomial infections. infections. Research studies conclude that raising awareness of hand hygiene among staff appears to be the best way to help reduce the transmission of nosocomial infections (Mathai, George, & Abraham, 2011). An evidence-based study used a prospective before-and-after observational intervention study to explore the proposed innovation described below. The CDC and the World Health Organization (WHO) are committed to improving hand hygiene in healthcare settings. They are teaming up to create a hand hygiene self-assessment tool. This tool enabled health facilities to track their progress through the use of the WHO Hand Hygiene Self-Assessment Framework (HHSAF). The framework is a tool for obtaining a situational analysis of hand hygiene promotion and practices within an individual healthcare facility, based on a set of indicators. A 10-month research was conducted in 2011 with healthcare institutions around the world. They were invited to participate in a global survey based on the achievement of HHSA...... middle of paper ...... -income countries. The overall average score reflects an intermediate level of progress. Most installations were at intermediate or advanced levels, showing 65% progress. Compliance with hand hygiene was measured by direct observation in 59% of establishments and the consumption of hydroalcoholic hand solutions was regularly monitored in 53%. Posters presenting hand hygiene indications and techniques have been displayed in the vast majority of establishments. Works Cited Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2011). Hand hygiene in health care settings: CDC-WHO partnership to assess hand hygiene infrastructure in health care settings. Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/handhygiene/partners/who-partnership-assess-hand-hygiene.htmlWorld Health Organization. (2011). Global hand hygiene self-assessment framework survey. Retrieved from http://www.who.int/gpsc/country_work/hhsa_framework.pdf