Using human factors engineering to improve the effectiveness of infection prevention and control

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 8 SUPPL., 2010, Pages

  Anderson, Judith ^a   Gosbee, Laura Lin ^a   Bessesen, Mary ^a   Williams, Linda ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

central catheterassociated bloodstream infection; checklist; delayed feedback; hand hygiene; hospital acquired infections; human factors engineering; infection prevention and control; RCA; simulation; usability

Indexed keywords

BIOENGINEERING; CATHETER INFECTION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COGNITION; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN FACTORS ENGINEERING; HUMAN FACTORS RESEARCH; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; PROGRESSIVE PATIENT CARE; REVIEW; ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS; TASK PERFORMANCE; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA; WORK CAPACITY; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKING TIME; WORKLOAD;

EID: 77954925921     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: 15300293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CCM.0b013e3181e6a058     Document Type: Article

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