Are health care personnel trained in correct use of personal protective equipment?

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2016, Pages 840-842

  John, Amrita ^a   Tomas, Myreen E ^b   Cadnum, Jennifer L ^c   Mana, Thriveen S C ^c   Jencson, Annette ^b   Shaikh, Aaron ^c   Zabarsky, Trina F ^b   Wilson, Brigid M ^b   Donskey, Curtis J ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

^b LOUIS STOKES CLEVELAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Training

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; NURSE; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PHYSICIAN; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; STAFF TRAINING; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS INFECTION; EDUCATION; PROCEDURES; QUESTIONNAIRE; UTILIZATION;

CROSS INFECTION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; PRECEPTORSHIP; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84966616997     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2016.03.031     Document Type: Article

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