Understanding infection prevention and control in nursing homes: A qualitative study

Geriatric Nursing

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 267-272

  Stone, Patricia W ^a   Herzig, Carolyn T A ^a   Pogorzelska Maziarz, Monika ^b   Carter, Eileen ^a,c   Bjarnadottir, Ragnhildur I ^a   Semeraro, Patricia K ^a   Cohen, Catherine C ^a   Travers, Jasmine ^a   Schweon, Steven ^d  

^a Columbia University School of Nursing ^*  (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d Steven J Schweon   (United States)

Author keywords

Healthcare associated infections; Infection prevention; Long term care; Nursing homes; Qualitative

Indexed keywords

CROSS INFECTION; HAND WASHING; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTERVIEW; NURSING HOME; PATIENT CARE; PROCEDURES; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STANDARDS;

CROSS INFECTION; HAND HYGIENE; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; NURSING HOMES; PATIENT CARE TEAM; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 84938751914     PISSN: 01974572     EISSN: 15283984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2015.02.023     Document Type: Article

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