Culture change in infection control: Applying psychological principles to improve hand hygiene

Journal of Nursing Care Quality

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 304-311

  Cumbler, Ethan ^a   Castillo, Leilani ^a   Satorie, Laura ^a   Ford, Deborah ^a   Hagman, Jan ^a   Hodge, Therese ^a   Price, Lisa ^a   Wald, Heidi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical audit; culture; feedback; hand washing; infection control; psychology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CROSS INFECTION; EDUCATION; HAND WASHING; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INDWELLING CATHETER; INFECTION CONTROL; MEDICAL AUDIT; MICROBIOLOGY; ORGANIZATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REWARD; STANDARD; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

CATHETERS, INDWELLING; COLORADO; CROSS INFECTION; HAND DISINFECTION; HUMANS; HYGIENE; INFECTION CONTROL; MEDICAL AUDIT; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; PATIENT SAFETY; PEER GROUP; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; REWARD;

EID: 84883464844     PISSN: 10573631     EISSN: 15505065     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NCQ.0b013e31829786be     Document Type: Article

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