Impact of teaching interventions on nurse compliance with hand disinfection

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 69-72

  Colombo, C ^a   Giger, H ^a   Grote, J ^a   Deplazes, C ^b   Pletscher, W ^b   Luthi R ^a   Ruef, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b Cantonal Pharmacy Canton of Zurich   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Alcoholic hand disinfectant; Compliance; Hand hygiene; Teaching intervention

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; DISINFECTANT AGENT;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISINFECTION; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PERSONAL HYGIENE; TEACHING; HAND WASHING; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; METHODOLOGY; NURSING CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE;

GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HANDWASHING; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; NURSING CARE; TEACHING;

EID: 0036585040     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jhin.2002.1198     Document Type: Article

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