Improving hand hygiene compliance: A multidisciplinary approach

This article focuses on improving hand hygiene compliance using a multidisciplinary approach. Historically, hand hygiene compliance among health care workers and physicians has been far below an acceptable level. The facility discussed in this article uses an ongoing “Hand Hygiene” campaign, which i...

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Veröffentlicht in:	American journal of infection control 2010-09, Vol.38 (7), p.572-574
Hauptverfasser:	Helms, Brenda, BSN, MBA/HCM, RN, Dorval, Sue, ADN, RN, Laurent, Paul St., MSN, RN, ACNP, Winter, Melissa, MSN, RN
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Biological and medical sciences Compliance Cross Infection - prevention & control Disease control Education, Medical - methods Epidemiology. Vaccinations General aspects Guideline Adherence - statistics & numerical data Hand Disinfection - methods hand hygiene hand hygiene compliance hand hygiene monitoring Hands Handwashing Health Personnel Humans Hygiene Infection Control Infectious Disease Infectious diseases Medical personnel Medical sciences
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Zusammenfassung:	This article focuses on improving hand hygiene compliance using a multidisciplinary approach. Historically, hand hygiene compliance among health care workers and physicians has been far below an acceptable level. The facility discussed in this article uses an ongoing “Hand Hygiene” campaign, which is multidisciplinary and addresses numerous barriers to compliance.
ISSN:	0196-6553 1527-3296
DOI:	10.1016/j.ajic.2009.08.020