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Four Moments for Patient Hand Hygiene: A Patient-Centered, Provider-Facilitated Model to Improve Patient Hand Hygiene.
Sunkesula, Venkata C K; Knighton, Shanina; Zabarsky, Trina F; Kundrapu, Sirisha; Higgins, Patricia A; Donskey, Curtis J.
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  • Sunkesula VC; 1Division of Infectious Diseases,Department of Medicine,Case Western Reserve University,School of Medicine,Cleveland,Ohio.
  • Knighton S; 3Louis Stokes Cleveland Veteran Affairs Medical Center,Cleveland,Ohio.
  • Zabarsky TF; 4Case Western Reserve University,School of Nursing,Cleveland,Ohio.
  • Kundrapu S; 1Division of Infectious Diseases,Department of Medicine,Case Western Reserve University,School of Medicine,Cleveland,Ohio.
  • Higgins PA; 4Case Western Reserve University,School of Nursing,Cleveland,Ohio.
  • Donskey CJ; 1Division of Infectious Diseases,Department of Medicine,Case Western Reserve University,School of Medicine,Cleveland,Ohio.
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol ; 36(8): 986-9, 2015 Aug.
Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25857700
ABSTRACT
We found that a majority of hospitalized patients were aware of the importance of hand hygiene, but observations indicated that performance of hand hygiene was uncommon. An intervention in which healthcare personnel facilitated hand hygiene at specific moments significantly increased performance of hand hygiene by patients.
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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Patients / Personnel, Hospital / Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice / Patient Education as Topic / Hand Hygiene Limits: Humans Language: En Journal: Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol Journal subject: DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS / ENFERMAGEM / EPIDEMIOLOGIA / HOSPITAIS Year: 2015 Document type: Article
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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Patients / Personnel, Hospital / Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice / Patient Education as Topic / Hand Hygiene Limits: Humans Language: En Journal: Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol Journal subject: DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS / ENFERMAGEM / EPIDEMIOLOGIA / HOSPITAIS Year: 2015 Document type: Article