Sarah Jones
Learn about University of Victoria biology and psychology student Sarah's Jones experience as a hand hygiene ambassador for Island Health.
About
This summer, UVic biology and psychology student Sarah Jones hasn’t been afraid to get her hands dirty. As a hand hygiene ambassador for Island Health, the co-operative education (co-op) student has been working to promote and analyze hand hygiene processes here in Greater Victoria.
Work term
Jones was part of the Infection Prevention and Control team, which has been working to improve patients’ quality of care and to support healthcare workers. She performed more than 2,000 hand hygiene observations at three different Island Health sites.