Interventions to improve hand hygiene compliance in patient care
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The quality of intervention studies intended to increase hand hygiene compliance remains disappointing and although multifaceted campaigns with social marketing or staff involvement appear to have an effect, there is insufficient evidence to draw a firm conclusion.About:
This article is published in Journal of Hospital Infection.The article was published on 2017-09-01 and is currently open access. It has received 503 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Psychological intervention.read more
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Measuring Post-Licensure Competence with Simulation: The Nursing Performance Profile
Janine E. Hinton,Mary Z. Mays,Debra Hagler,Pamela Randolph,Ruth Brooks,Nick DeFalco,Beatrice Kastenbaum,Kathy Miller,Dan Weberg +8 more
TL;DR: A collaborative multiagency research team developed and tested a criterion-referenced competency assessment process, using high-fidelity clinical simulation based on the Taxonomy of Error Root Cause Analysis and Practice Responsibility and the Clinical Competency Assessment of Newly Licensed Nurses.
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Is evidence guiding practice? Reported versus observed adherence to contact precautions: A pilot study
Mary Ann Jessee,Lorraine C. Mion +1 more
TL;DR: Low adherence to evidence-based practice guidelines for implementation of contact precautions remains, and ongoing efforts are needed both at the system and practitioner level to improve practice adherence.
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Hands washing, glove use, and avoiding recontamination before aseptic procedures at birth: A multicenter time-and-motion study conducted in Zanzibar
Giorgia Gon,Marijn de Bruin,Mícheál de Barra,Said M. Ali,Oona M. R. Campbell,Wendy J. Graham,Mohammed Hamad Juma,Stephen Nash,Claire Kilpatrick,Loveday Penn-Kekana,Sandra Virgo,Susannah Woodd +11 more
TL;DR: In this first study in a low‐ to middle‐income country to show the large contribution to poor HH compliance from hand and glove recontamination before the procedure, hand hygiene compliance among birth attendants in Zanzibar was poor.
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A Case Study and the Lessons Learned from In-House Alcohol Based Hand Sanitizer Production in a District Hospital in Rwanda
April Budd,Stephanie Lukas,Unarose Hogan,Kamugisha Priscille,Kanamugire Fann,Pauline Hill,Ndikumana Edouard,Jean Bosco Byukusenge,Ntigurirwa Placide,Mutayomba Aimable,Rex Wong +10 more
TL;DR: By producing hand sanitizer in-house, the hospital saved 71% when compared to purchasing commercial products, and the team is working with the Rwandan Ministry of Health to introduce the program to all public hospitals as a national program.
Dissertation
Social construction of hand hygiene as a simple measure to prevent health care associated infection
TL;DR: This study calls for junior clinicians for whom policy has the greatest impact to become more engaged in the policy making process and recommends trusts should adopt linguistic devices that recognise the dynamic nature of practice and a more educational, sophisticated approach to audit.
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Guideline for Hand Hygiene in Health-Care Settings. Recommendations of the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee and the HIPAC/SHEA/APIC/IDSA Hand Hygiene Task Force.
John M. Boyce,Didier Pittet +1 more