Perceptions of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and hand hygiene provider training and patient education: Results of a mixed method study of health care providers in Department of Veterans Affairs spinal cord injury and disorder units

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 42, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 834-840

  Hill, Jennifer N ^a,b   Hogan, Timothy P ^a,c   Cameron, Kenzie A ^d   Guihan, Marylou ^a,b,d   Goldstein, Barry ^e,f   Evans, Martin E ^g,h   Evans, Charlesnika T ^a,b,d  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b HINES VA HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g LEXINGTON VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Patient education; Provider training; Spinal cord injury and disorders

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMERGENCY CARE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NURSING STAFF; PATIENT EDUCATION; PERCEPTION; PHYSICIAN; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SPINAL CORD INJURY; STAFF TRAINING; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; INFECTION CONTROL; INTERVIEW; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HAND HYGIENE; HOSPITALS, VETERANS; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 84905574862     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2014.04.026     Document Type: Article

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