The efficacy of visual cues to improve hand hygiene compliance

Simulation in Healthcare

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 325-331

  Nevo, Igal ^a   Fitzpatrick, Maureen ^a   Thomas, Ruth Everett ^a   Gluck, Paul A ^a   Lenchus, Joshua D ^a   Arheart, Kristopher L ^b   Birnbach, David J ^a,b  

^a JACKSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior modifications; External cues; Hand hygiene; Healthcare associated infections; Patient safety; Simulation

Indexed keywords

TOPICAL ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DISINFECTION; HAND WASHING; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; METHODOLOGY; NURSE; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAFETY; STATISTICAL MODEL; TEACHING; UNITED STATES;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS INFECTION; CUES; DISINFECTION; FLORIDA; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HANDWASHING; HUMANS; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PROFESSIONAL-TO-PATIENT; LINEAR MODELS; NURSES; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SIMULATION; PHYSICIANS; SAFETY; UNIVERSAL PRECAUTIONS;

EID: 78650880195     PISSN: 15592332     EISSN: 1559713X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SIH.0b013e3181f69482     Document Type: Article

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