Hand-hygiene practices and observed barriers in pediatric long-term care facilities in the New York metropolitan area

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 74-80

  Løyland, Borghild ^a   Wilmont, Sibyl ^b   Cohen, Bevin ^b   Larson, Elaine ^b  

^a OSLO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Norway)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

5 Moments for Hand Hygiene; behavioral and systemic barriers; Infection prevention; pediatric long term care facilities

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; HAND WASHING; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; NURSE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; INFANT; INFECTION CONTROL; LONG TERM CARE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEW YORK; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; STANDARDS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HAND HYGIENE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFECTION CONTROL; LONG-TERM CARE; NEW YORK CITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84960095629     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: 14643677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzv097     Document Type: Article

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