Critical incidents of nonadherence with standard precautions guidelines among community hospital-based health care workers

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 726-731

  Ferguson, Kristi J ^a,b   Waitzkin, Howard ^c,d,e   Beekmann, Susan E ^a   Doebbeling, Bradley N ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c REGENSTRIEF INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood borne pathogens; Inservice training; Needlestick injuries; Standard precautions

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; NEEDLESTICK INJURY; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE;

BLOOD-BORNE PATHOGENS; GLOVES, PROTECTIVE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; NEEDLESTICK INJURIES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK MANAGEMENT; UNIVERSAL PRECAUTIONS;

EID: 3242683983     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1497.2004.20424.x     Document Type: Article

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