Nursing2007 Infection control survey report

Nursing

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 28-36

  Delahanty, Kim M ^a   Myers III, Frank Edward ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SCRIPPS MERCY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANADA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS INFECTION; EDUCATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CANADA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS INFECTION; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF EFFICACY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34249818482     PISSN: 03604039     EISSN: 15388689     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.NURSE.0000271808.79788.6c     Document Type: Note

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