An observational study of hand hygiene compliance in paediatric wards

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 22, Issue 17-18, 2013, Pages 2586-2592

  Randle, Jacqueline ^a   Firth, Joseph ^b   Vaughan, Natalie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children's and visitors' compliance; Hand hygiene compliance; Healthcare workers' compliance; Paediatric settings

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILDREN'S AND VISITORS' COMPLIANCE; HAND HYGIENE COMPLIANCE; HAND WASHING; HEALTHCARE WORKERS' COMPLIANCE; HUMAN; PAEDIATRIC SETTINGS; PEDIATRICS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

CHILDREN'S AND VISITORS' COMPLIANCE; HAND HYGIENE COMPLIANCE; HEALTHCARE WORKERS' COMPLIANCE; PAEDIATRIC SETTINGS;

ENGLAND; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HAND HYGIENE; HOSPITALS, PUBLIC; HUMANS; PEDIATRICS;

EID: 84880507846     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2012.04103.x     Document Type: Article

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