Influence of Role Models and Hospital Design on the Hand Hygiene of Health-Care Workers

Influence of Role Models and Hospital Design on the Hand Hygiene of Health-Care Workers

We assessed the effect of medical staff role models and the number of health-care worker sinks on hand-hygiene compliance before and after construction of a new hospital designed for increased access to handwashing sinks. We observed health-care worker hand hygiene in four nursing units that provide...

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Main Authors: Mary G. Lankford, Teresa R. Zembower, William E. Trick, Donna M. Hacek, Gary A. Noskin, Lance R. Peterson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2003-02-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Handwashing
hand hygiene
sink access
new construction
role model
infection control
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/9/2/02-0249_article

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https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/9/2/02-0249_article

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