Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus screening as a patient safety initiative: Using patients' experiences to improve the quality of screening practices

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 23, Issue 1-2, 2014, Pages 221-231

  Currie, Kay ^a   Knussen, Christina ^a   Price, Lesley ^a   Reilly, Jacqui ^b  

^a GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b HEALTH PROTECTION SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health screening; Infection control; Information needs; Patient experience; Research

Indexed keywords

AGED; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SAFETY; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

AGED; HUMANS; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SAFETY; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 84889632438     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jocn.12366     Document Type: Article

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