Interventional patient hygiene model: Infection control and nursing share responsibility for patient safety

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 59-62

  McGuckin, Maryanne ^a   Shubin, Arlene ^a   Hujcs, Marianne ^b  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTISEPSIS; ARTICLE; CATHETER CARE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HAND WASHING; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL HYGIENE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MOUTH HYGIENE; NURSE ATTITUDE; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT SAFETY; RESPONSIBILITY; SKIN CARE;

CATHETERIZATION; CROSS INFECTION; DISINFECTION; HANDWASHING; HUMANS; HYGIENE; INFECTION CONTROL; ORAL HYGIENE;

EID: 38649103842     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2007.01.010     Document Type: Article

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