A study of nurses' views about the prevention of nosocomial urinary tract infections

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 379-387

  Bridger, Jane C ^a  

^a MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Nosocomial infections; Prevention of infection; Urethral catheterization; Urinary tract infection

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS INFECTION; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; METHODOLOGY; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; WORKLOAD;

CROSS INFECTION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION CONTROL PRACTITIONERS; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; WORKLOAD;

EID: 0031230896     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.1997.tb00331.x     Document Type: Article

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