Exploring inappropriate certified nursing assistant glove use in long-term care

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 45, Issue 9, 2017, Pages 940-945

  Burdsall, Deborah Patterson ^a   Gardner, Sue E ^a   Cox, Thomas ^b,c   Schweizer, Marin ^b,c   Culp, Kennith R ^a   Steelman, Victoria M ^a   Herwaldt, Loreen A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA COLLEGE OF NURSING   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross contamination; Glove use; Health care associated infection; Infection prevention and control

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTHCARE ASSOCIATED INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTIOUS AGENT; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MEDICAL DEVICE CONTAMINATION; NURSING ASSISTANT; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT CARE; PERINEAL CARE; RISK REDUCTION; TOILETING; TOUCH; ADULT; CROSS INFECTION; HAND WASHING; INFECTION CONTROL; NURSE; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROCEDURES; PROTECTIVE GLOVE; TRANSMISSION; UTILIZATION;

ADULT; ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; GLOVES, PROTECTIVE; HAND HYGIENE; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; NURSES; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC;

EID: 85033228657     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2017.02.017     Document Type: Article

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