Hand hygiene compliance and nurse-patient ratio using videotaping and self report

Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 243-247

  Hassan, Zeinab M ^a,c   Pryor, Erica R ^b   Autrey, Pamela S ^b   Turner, Joan G ^b  

^a HASHEMITE UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^c NONE   (Jordan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HAND WASHING; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PATIENT RATIO; PATIENT CARE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURGICAL WARD; VIDEORECORDING;

EID: 68649107119     PISSN: 10569103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/IPC.0b013e318195e1bf     Document Type: Article

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