Infection control nurses' perceptions of the code of hygiene

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 218-225

  Randle, Jacqueline ^a   Clarke, Mitch ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Authority; Barriers to compliance; Code of Hygiene; Organizational change; Resources; Top down management

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; HYGIENE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NURSE ADMINISTRATOR; NURSING; ORGANIZATION; PERCEPTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ENGLAND; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; HYGIENE; INFECTION CONTROL PRACTITIONERS; NURSE ADMINISTRATORS; NURSING, SUPERVISORY; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PERCEPTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 79952344350     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: 1365263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2834.2010.01147.x     Document Type: Article

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