The effectiveness of a promotion programme on hand hygiene compliance and nosocomial infections in a neonatal intensive care unit

International Journal of Nursing Practice

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 315-321

  Picheansathian, Wilawan ^a   Pearson, Alan ^b   Suchaxaya, Prakin ^c  

^a CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Compliance; Hand hygiene; Neonatal intensive care unit; Nosocomial infections; Promotion programme

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EDUCATION; EMERGENCY NURSING; FEMALE; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HYGIENE; IN SERVICE TRAINING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; THAILAND;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS INFECTION; EMERGENCY NURSING; FEMALE; HANDWASHING; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; HYGIENE; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PROFESSIONAL-TO-PATIENT; INSERVICE TRAINING; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROBABILITY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; THAILAND;

EID: 58149121750     PISSN: 13227114     EISSN: 1440172X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-172X.2008.00699.x     Document Type: Article

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