Promoting Hand Hygiene With a Lighting Prompt

Health Environments Research and Design Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 65-75

  Diegel Vacek, Lauren ^a   Ryan, Catherine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

HAI; handwashing; healthcare associated infection; infection control; medical surgical unit; nurses in design; quality improvement

Indexed keywords

ASSOCIATION; CORONARY CARE UNIT; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HAND DISINFECTION; HUMAN; ILLUMINATION; INFECTION CONTROL; MEDICAL STAFF; PILOT STUDY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES;

CORONARY CARE UNITS; CROSS INFECTION; CUES; HAND DISINFECTION; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PROFESSIONAL-TO-PATIENT; LIGHTING; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; PILOT PROJECTS;

EID: 84988407790     PISSN: 19375867     EISSN: 21675112     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1937586716651967     Document Type: Article

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