Instruments for evaluating compliance with infection control practices and factors that affect it: An integrative review

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 23, Issue 11-12, 2014, Pages 1502-1519

  Valim, Marília Duarte ^a   Marziale, Maria H Palucci ^a   Richart Martínez, Miguel ^b   Sanjuan Quiles, Ángela ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Compliance; Healthcare worker; Infection control; Occupational health; Review; Standard precaution; Universal precaution

Indexed keywords

HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY CONTROL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARDS;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BENCHMARKING; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 84899630212     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jocn.12316     Document Type: Review

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