Environmental factors and their association with emergency department hand hygiene compliance: An observational study

BMJ Quality and Safety

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 372-378

  Carter, Eileen J ^a   Wyer, Peter ^b   Giglio, James ^b   Jia, Haomiao ^a,c   Nelson, Germaine ^d   Kauari, Vepuka E ^d   Larson, Elaine L ^a,c  

^a School of Nursing ^*  (United States)

^b Department of Medicine   (United States)

^c Department of Medicine   (United States)

^d NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GLOVE; HAND WASHING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NURSING ASSISTANT; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT CARE; REGISTERED NURSE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CROSS INFECTION; CROWDING (AREA); ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HAND DISINFECTION; HOSPITAL EMERGENCY SERVICE; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; STANDARDS; STATISTICAL MODEL; TRENDS;

COHORT STUDIES; CROSS INFECTION; CROWDING; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HAND DISINFECTION; HAND HYGIENE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT CARE TEAM;

EID: 84964849657     PISSN: 20445415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjqs-2015-004081     Document Type: Article

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