Exploring the factors associated with hand hygiene compliance of nurses during routine clinical practice

Applied Nursing Research

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 86-90

  Korniewicz, Denise M ^a   El Masri, Maher ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANCER CENTER; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HAND WASHING; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; IN SERVICE TRAINING; MALE; NURSING; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CANCER CARE FACILITIES; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; FEMALE; FLORIDA; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HANDWASHING; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; MALE; NURSING AUDIT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 77951142369     PISSN: 08971897     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apnr.2008.06.002     Document Type: Article

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