Bad habits that stick: adhesive tape use practices and beliefs

Tape rolls are often used for multiple patients despite recommendations by manufacturers for single-patient use. We developed a survey to query Health Care Personnel about their tape use practices and beliefs and uncovered behaviors that put patients at risk for hospital-acquired infections due to t...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Infection control and hospital epidemiology 2024-12, p.1-3
Hauptverfasser:	Fischer, Julia, Kleppel, Reva, Mathew, Manju, Gilmore, Morgan, Hegarty-Moore, Laura, Maryanski, Michele, Peters, Stacey, Smith, Kristin, Roncaioli, Steven, Smith, Jacob, Gallagher, Megan C, DelPilar-Morales, Esteban, Haessler, Sarah
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Sprache:	eng
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Zusammenfassung:	Tape rolls are often used for multiple patients despite recommendations by manufacturers for single-patient use. We developed a survey to query Health Care Personnel about their tape use practices and beliefs and uncovered behaviors that put patients at risk for hospital-acquired infections due to tape use.
ISSN:	0899-823X 1559-6834 1559-6834
DOI:	10.1017/ice.2024.175