Use of a patient hand hygiene protocol to reduce hospital-acquired infections and improve nurses' hand washing

American Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 216-224

  Fox, Cherie ^a   Wavra, Teresa ^a   Drake, Diane Ash ^a   Mulligan, Debbie ^a   Bennett, Yvonne Pacheco ^a   Nelson, Carla ^a   Kirkwood, Peggy ^a   Jones, Louise ^a   Bader, Mary Kay ^a  

^a MISSION HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HAND WASHING; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE NURSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE; NURSING STAFF; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROCEDURES; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CRITICAL CARE NURSING; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HAND HYGIENE; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSES; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84930017903     PISSN: 10623264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4037/ajcc2015898     Document Type: Article

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