Factors impacting compliance with standard precautions in nursing, China

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 14, Issue 12, 2010, Pages

  Luo, Yang ^a   He, Guo Ping ^a   Zhou, Jijan Wei ^b   Luo, Ying ^c  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Third People's Hosp of Yueyang City   (China)

^c Central South University   (China)

Author keywords

Compliance; Hospital infection; Nursing; Standard precautions

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHINA; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; NURSING; QUESTIONNAIRE; SHARPS DISPOSAL;

ADULT; CHINA; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNIVERSAL PRECAUTIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78649632256     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2009.03.037     Document Type: Article

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