The nurse is providing an educational session for a group of preschool workers.The nurse reminds the group that the most important thing to do to prevent the spread of infection is what?

A) Encourage preschool children to eat a nutritious diet.
B) Encourage parents to provide a multivitamin to the children.
C) Clean the toys every afternoon before putting them away.
D) Perform hand hygiene between each interaction with children.

The most important thing that individuals can do to prevent the spread of infection is to perform hand hygiene before and after eating,going to the bathroom,changing a diaper,and wiping a nose,as well as after cleaning toys or tables,after picking up after the children,and between touching each individual child.It is important for preschool children to have a nutritious diet;a healthy individual can fight infection more effectively.A physician,along with the parent,makes decisions about dietary supplements.Cleaning the toys can decrease the number of pathogens but is not the most important way to prevent the spread of infection.