Infection Prevention and Control Programs in US Nursing Homes: Results of a National Survey

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 85-88

  Herzig, Carolyn T A ^a   Stone, Patricia W ^a   Castle, Nicholas ^b   Pogorzelska Maziarz, Monika ^c   Larson, Elaine L ^a   Dick, Andrew W ^d  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Health care associated infections; Infection prevention; Infection prevention training; Long term care; Nursing homes

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; MANPOWER; NURSING HOME; NURSING STAFF; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; UNITED STATES; CERTIFICATION; CROSS INFECTION; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARDS;

CERTIFICATION; CROSS INFECTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; NURSING HOMES; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84955104975     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2015.10.017     Document Type: Article

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